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Roast Chicken Dinner

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roast chicken dinner

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
English
budget meals
,
cheap family recipes
,
chicken
,
roast
,
Sunday lunch
Dairy Free
,
Freezes Well
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per portion 64p
Calories: 653.08kcal
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Ingredients

  • 200 g chicken

For the stuffing

  • 150 g breadcrumbs
  • 160 g onion
  • 50 ml oil or 50g lard
  • 80 g lemon (1 small lemon) zested and juiced
  • salt & pepper to taste

For the gravy

  • 240 g onion
  • stock

For the bubble and squeak

  • 500 g carrots
  • 1 kg potato

Serve with

  • 160 g butternut squash cut into 1 inch cubes, leave the skin on, it is lovely!
  • 320 g peas

Instructions

to poach a chicken

  • First bring cold water and the bird to the boil, in a large saucepan, or stockpot, then drain that water and add freshly boiled water, so that the bird is covered. Then simmer for about 2 hours or cook in your slow cooker for 6 hrs. For more flavour add some onion quarters and any herbs you have available.
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gravy

  • Chop the onions into quarters, drizzle with a little vegetable oil and a pinch of salt and roast for approximately 25 mins until dark golden brown. Place in a saucepan with about a pint of stock, or (for better flavour) use the stock to deglaze the pan. Mix 20g flour with a little cold water to make a paste and add this to the gravy, stirring all the time to combine all the ingredients.
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  • Cut up the butternut squash, and roast these at the same time, but keep them separate from the onions, as the onions are for the gravy.

stuffing

  • In a food processor, finely chop 160g onions and 150g bread to make fine crumbs, with the juice of the onion, this will combine to make a dough. Add the fat and the juice of the lemon and it’s zest. Pulse until well mixed, and season with salt and pepper and dried herbs. Form into 12 balls/patty shapes and bake for 15-20 mins.
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bubble & squeak

  • Cut potato and carrot into inch cubes and boil for 15-20 mins until tender, don’t peel the potato, just wash it. Drain and mash coarsely (bits of carrot still visible). Shape into burger shaped patties about 2 cm thick, and fry in a non-stick pan until the top and bottoms are crispy.
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Serve With

  • peas and butternut squash

After lunch

  • If this is the first use of your chicken this month, carefully strip off all the remaining meat for use in other recipes this month and store in the freezer.
  • Use the carcass to make more stock, (even though the chicken was poached, you will still get a good stock) and store away ready for use in your next soup

Notes

 
 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
roast chicken dinner
Amount per Serving
Calories
653.08
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
19.21
g
30
%
Saturated Fat
 
2.64
g
17
%
Cholesterol
 
18
mg
6
%
Sodium
 
414.15
mg
18
%
Potassium
 
2201.76
mg
63
%
Carbohydrates
 
102.19
g
34
%
Fiber
 
19.38
g
81
%
Sugar
 
19.29
g
21
%
Protein
 
23.51
g
47
%
Vitamin A
 
30032.1
IU
601
%
Vitamin C
 
103.06
mg
125
%
Calcium
 
274.12
mg
27
%
Iron
 
12.57
mg
70
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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