Nicole Maguire, author of The Simple Dinner Edit , shares her favourite roast chicken recipe and reveals her tricks for the ‘ultimate’ roast spuds. On the first day of my son starting school, I tenderly got myself home after dropping him off and immediately started preparing this meal for him to enjoy when he got home. In actual fact, it was more of an attempt to comfort myself.
I don’t know how many chickens I roasted in the following weeks (lots!), but I do know that this roast chicken is one of our favourite meals to eat. You may have guessed that this is also one of our “core meals” (see page 11 to learn more). There is no marinating of the chicken required, no stuffing anything under skin, and no other intimidating preparation before you can get this dish in the oven.
The oven does all the hard work. The chicken is served with the ultimate roasted potatoes and a rich, nourishing, vegetable-filled gravy. The chicken and potatoes can be cooked simultaneously in the oven.
Roast chicken with ultimate roasted potatoes recipe Serves 4 Prep time 20 minutes.
