Tray-baked chicken with parsley, pesto and sourdough croutons

Method

1. Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Put the chicken breasts, butternut squash wedges and 3 of the garlic cloves in a roasting tin, season with salt and pepper and drizzle with a little olive oil. Pour over a splash of white wine (if you have some open) and roast for 25-30 minutes until the chicken is cooked (the juices will run clear when the flesh is pierced in the thickest part with a skewer) and the squash is tender.
2. Meanwhile, peel the remaining garlic clove and put in the small bowl of a food processor (or a pestle and mortar) with the nuts, herbs, lemon zest and juice, pecorino and 4 tbsp oil. Whizz/grind to a rough paste, then taste and season. Add a drop of water if the pesto is too thick to drizzle.
3. For the last 5 minutes of the cooking time add the bread to the tray of chicken, drizzle with oil and cook until the bread is crisp and browned. Drizzle over the pesto and serve.