Pesto Roast Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

olive oil
1 1/2 kg whole chickens
3 tablespoons basil pesto, homemade or 3 tablespoons store bought basil pesto
4 small red onions, peeled and sliced in half
2 green zucchini, sliced in wedges
4 garlic cloves, peeled
200 g cheery tomatoes

Preparation

Pre Heat oven to moderate. Loosen skin on chicken breast by sliding your fingers between the skin and the flesh. Rub about 11/2 tablespoons of Pesto under the skin over the breast.
Rub the remaining 11/2 tablespoons of pesto over the outside of chicken, breast, legs and wings.
Place halved onions in a roasting pan drizzle about 1 tablespoon of olive oil over and place chicken on top.
Roast, uncovered in moderate oven for 30 Minutes.
Add garlic and zucchini to roasting pan, drizzle with a little extra oil and return to the oven for about 1 hour or until chicken is coked through.
If using cherry tomatoes add to roasting pan about 20 min's before the end of cooking time.
Serve with fresh corn on the cob and roasted potatoes.