AIBU to cook a 1KG chicken for 5 people at Christmas?

[ChickenChristmasDinner]

Our family have voted to have chicken at Christmas this year. We normally have a 1KG chicken for 4 people. Two people have a breast and the other two have a leg each.

However, at Christmas, there will be 5 of us at the table. I was thinking that as there will be starters, sides and a pudding at the feast , then our usual 1KG chicken might stretch to 5 people?

Am I being over optimistic?

Are you cooking for 5 adults or is there children in the mix too? That would make a difference for me.

I wouldn't buy it no, I don't think it's good value and it doesn't feel special enough for a normal sunday roast let alone Christmas day. I brought a 2kg chicken from the butchers yesterday for less that £11.

What's wrong with a chicken if that's what they'd prefer?

And I'm not being funny, but most of your alternative options there appear to involve turkey.

What a weird question.
Why not go for an extra large which would be double in size.

@ChickenChristmasDinner

Why don't you buy two chickens?

2 out of 4 include turkey

Why?

@ChickenChristmasDinner only you know the appetites of the people eating so it's pointless to ask on here.

Some people can’t imagine being so rude to someone just because they don’t like the same thing as them… but you do you I guess!

A three bird roast could easily include turkey also

A whole chicken (I’m sure there are normally about 1.6kg) does me and my 2 dc for a normal Sunday dinner with plenty sides. There might be a little left over for sandwiches or soup but never enough to make another meal. I can’t imagine trying to stretch 1kg (is that even a thing) between 5. Either get a bigger one, get 2 or serve a second meat such as a gammon joint

It doesn’t sound like it’s about money it sounds like it’s about OPs preference. They like the chicken they usually have

I usually roast a 2kg chicken for 3 of us, teenager and husband have a leg and thigh, i have the brown meat, we then all have lunch for two days from it and a main meal the next day. I think 1kg is enough, as i assume there will be sides.

Why wouldn’t you just buy a slightly bigger chicken?

I can’t believe the amount of people being rude and making jokes about OPs choice of chicken! They like a certain chicken and there’s nothing wrong with that 🤷‍♀️ Some people out there don’t even get a Christmas dinner, some people don’t even a home to spend Christmas in but let’s all laugh cos OP wants to buy a £6.50 chicken!

Op I would get two of the chickens you like just to make sure there is plenty for everyone. I never find there’s enough meat on a whole chicken for 4 of us so definitely go for two if money isn’t an issue.

As a family of 5, we buy a 1.3kg chicken for a normal Sunday roast and now the kids are teen/pre-teens it's not really enough. It'll do, but we do need bigger.
(I keep meaning to order the next size up but the 1.3kg is favourited and I forget.)

Id go for at least the 1.7kg chicken for 5 for Christmas.

Just... buy a bigger one...?

That happened to me one Christmas not many years ago. Thought it was just going to be me, DH and my mum, so got a chicken. Then sister and her partner announced they were coming last minute. I made it stretch, but just barely!!

I do 2kg for 3!!

You could easily fit 2 of those on same shelf in oven, so I would do 2. I follow Jamie Oliver recipe for chicken & it’s always brilliant & makes tasty gravy.

Depends on the appetites and ages, but I’d say no. If you went a bit larger you’d have enough and any left, soup/curry/pasta option.

Why is it rude to give your opinion?

1 kg chicken would be fine on any other day. But Christmas? seems a bit stingy to me (I’m also a huge fan of leftovers). But it primarily depends on your side dishes / the amount of courses etc.

If you have appetisers, first course/soup, chicken with sides followed by cheese and pudding? 1 kg chicken would be more than enough, I suspect. Unless you happen to be feeding 5 teenage boys / young men.

All breast here as well

An opinion isn’t always rude but the way you deliver it can make it rude. There’s plenty of opinions on this thread and more of them are rude than not rude

I certainly wouldn't serve up just a chicken leg and no white meat for Christmas lunch.

I don’t think it’s big enough.

Off topic but a leg each for two people and a whole breast each for the other two doesn’t seem like fair distribution? In our family, the leg lovers would always have a bit of breast too, because there’s not much meat on a leg.

If your chicken breast is dry, you're cooking it incorrectly