An excellent approach to give the family’s old hamburger a makeover while maintaining its deliciousness! To complement the flavor of a cheeseburger, I advise either muenster or provolone cheese.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 35 mins |
| Servings: | 2 |
| Yield: | 2 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 large red potato
- 2 (15×24-inch) pieces of parchment paper
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 10 fresh basil leaves
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- 2 whole chicken legs, skin and bones removed
- ½ cup prepared pesto
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Slice potato very thinly, about 1/8-inch thick. Place slices in a bowl of water to prevent browning.
- Fold parchment paper in half to create two 15×12-inch rectangles. Drain potatoes and arrange 1/2 of the slices on the inside fold of the parchment paper in an overlapping semicircle. Season with salt and pepper. Top with 5 basil leaves and 1/2 of the onion slices. Repeat with the second piece of parchment paper.
- Place chicken legs over the onion slices, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and top with pesto. Carefully fold the parchment paper around the chicken, starting from one end, to create sealed packets. Transfer packets to a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until juices run clear, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Transfer packets to plates and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes before opening and serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 620 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 37 g |
| Cholesterol | 102 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Protein | 39 g |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Sodium | 645 mg |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fat | 36 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This is a nice idea, but I had some issues with this recipe. An hour and 10 minutes is way too long at 400 degrees to cook this small amount of food. I stopped at 1 hour, and the chicken and potatoes were very overcooked. Also, it was too much pesto for the small amount. It tasted okay, but was very greasy from so much pesto, and it didn’t look very pretty.