Recipes
Classic roast chicken
You can't beat a tasty roast on a Sunday or during the week - serve it up with potatoes and veg
You can't beat a tasty roast on a Sunday or during the week - serve it up with potatoes and veg
(7 votes)
Cook: 2 Hours
Serves: 4
Price: £1.49 per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 621g serving contains
Energy
2677kj
640kcal
2677kj
640kcal
32%
Fat
21.1g
21.1g
High
30%
30%
Saturates
5.6g
5.6g
Med
28%
28%
Sugars
8.7g
8.7g
Med
10%
10%
Salt
2.67g
2.67g
High
45%
45%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
431kj/103kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
431kj/103kcal
Ingredients
1tbsp vegetable oil, plus 1tsp for greasing
1 Farm Stores Large Chicken (1.6kg)
400g potatoes, peeled and quartered
25g Asda Sunflower Spread, plus 10g for greasing
60g Smart Price Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix
350g frozen Scratch Cook Butternut Squash Chunks
350g frozen Scratch Cook Whole Leaf Spinach
350g frozen peas
25g Asda Smart Price Gravy Granules
Method
1
Preheat the oven to 200C/ 180C Fan/Gas 6. Grease a roasting tin with 1tsp oil, then put the chicken in it. Remove the string around the legs. Roast for 1 hr 30 mins, basting every 30 mins.
2
Cover the potatoes with water in a pan. Boil, then simmer, covered, for 3-4 mins. Drain, then return to the pan. Add 1tbsp oil, shake the pan to roughen the edges, then put on a baking tray and add to the oven when the chicken has been cooking for 1 hr.
3
When the chicken is done, remove from the oven, cover with foil and leave for 20 mins before carving. Increase the oven to 220C/ 200C Fan/Gas 7 and roast the potatoes for 30 mins.
4
Meanwhile, grease an ovenproof dish with 10g sunflower spread. Mix the stuffing mix with 140ml boiling water and put in the dish. Bake alongside the potatoes for 20-25 mins.
5
Boil the butternut squash for 6-8 mins, drain and mash with 25g sunflower spread. In a nonstick pan, Heat the spinach and 1tbsp water on medium, stirring, for 3 mins until thawed, then cook for 2-3 mins. Boil the peas for 3 mins and drain. Mix the gravy granules with 250ml boiling water.
6
Set aside 300g chicken meat for other meals. Serve the rest with the stuffing, veg and gravy.