Ultimate Rotisserie

I checked this book out from the library:

Oh. my. oh. my. I. think. I’ve. died. and. gone. to. heaven.

I’ve had my rotisserie for years. I got it from my grandma when she passed away. I don’t think she even ever used it. But I had seen all those cool Ronco commercials stating that I can have a delicious rotisserie chicken for half the cost in the same amount of time it would take me to get to the deli and back, so I just had to have it.

Well. Those statements aren’t exactly correct because for some reason whole chickens uncooked in my meat department cost the same as the cooked ones in the deli. And it only takes me ten minutes to get to the deli and back, but, whatever.

I do love it. And the idea of all the things I can do (but never did). So I checked the book out. And now I’ve tried it. On a whole chicken no less (which happens to be on sale this week for half of the price of buying it already cooked in the deli, so I’ve saved some money there!).

Anyway, the recipe I picked is the It Isn’t Easy Being Green Basil Pesto Chicken. Which is really basic, but ohhhhhhh….so yummy!

So basically, take 1/2 cup of store bought or homemade basil pesto and smear it under the skin of your whole chicken. Roast according to your rotisserie instructions. Ummm…yum.

We served this with Zucchini Parmesan Rice. It was good. Really good. I’m actually surprised it lasted long enough for me to take pictures.

Anyway, I need to go to the store and buy a bunch more chickens so I have a frugal reason to make my own rotisserie chicken. Because $4 for a chicken is sooooooooo much better than $8.