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Roast chicken dinner recipe
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Roast chicken dinner recipe

8 ingredients 6 steps nhs_uk
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

598
Calories
42g
Protein
18g
Fat
69g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Savoy Cabbage 1 cup shredded (89g) 22

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole 2kg chicken
  • 1.2kg potatoes, peeled and quartered
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 4 carrots, sliced
  • 2 leeks, sliced
  • half a savoy cabbage, sliced
  • 150g frozen peas
  • 4 teaspoons reduced-salt gravy granules

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 190C (170C fan, gas mark 5). Put the chicken into a large roasting tin and roast in the centre of the oven for 90 minutes (or for the cooking time shown on the packaging). Information: To add extra flavour, stuff the chicken with half an onion, half a lemon or a few garlic cloves before roasting.

2

Put the potatoes into a separate roasting tin and add the oil. Toss to coat, then roast on the oven shelf above the chicken for 60 minutes, turning after 30 minutes.

3

Start to cook the vegetables when the chicken is almost done. Cook them together in a covered saucepan with a small amount of boiling water. The carrots will take 10 to 15 minutes. The leeks, cabbage and peas will take 5 to 8 minutes.

4

Take the chicken out of the oven when it's ready. Check it's completely cooked by piercing the thickest part of the leg with a sharp knife or skewer – the juices should be clear if the chicken is done. Transfer to a carving board and cover the chicken with foil, allowing it to rest for 10 minutes before carving.

5

While the chicken is resting, make the gravy according to the pack instructions.

6

Serve 150g of chicken per portion, without skin. Serve with the roast potatoes, vegetables and gravy. Information: Leftover chicken is so versatile! It goes brilliantly in a lunch sandwich or chicken and salad wrap , or you can use it in our four seasons pizza or spiced chicken and vegetable soup .

Recipe sourced from nhs_uk

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