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

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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?

Yeah but how much of that 1.1kg is edible?
I believe a good rule of thumb is 225g of meat per person, and you're not getting close to that with 5 people and 1.1kg chicken, some of is is bone (obviously) and then there's the weird chicken underneath it that I assume no one really eats.

Are the people who get the leg happy with just having a leg?

Are you planning on a vegetarian “feast” this year?

1KG for 5 people it seems a bit frugal. It can't be much more to get a bigger one

I agree with this.

I think Christmas is all about the sides, so could probably get away with NO chicken/turkey/nut roast, but obviously it depends what you want to eat.

I just buy chicken breasts, then everyone gets the same.

Don’t be stingy. It’s Xmas get a bigger bird. Nothing worse than a tight arse at the food table

Never mind the sarnies, they would not have had a decent sized meal for dinner!

I thought that the chicken breasts I saw in Aldi recently must have come off a very large, ostrich size, bird! The would probably be half the size when cooked and the was had evaporated.

I would suggest at least two chickens because then you might be able to make a chicken and veg pie or a curry .

Do two and use the extra for sandwiches, curry or whatever .

That sounds measly. Either buy an XL chicken or buy a pack of legs for £2 and cook those as well.

We have that kind of chicken for a picky tea with coleslaw and French bread and salad. I'd be absolutely devastated if that was presented to me as Christmas dinner!

Isn’t that a turkey?

OP, it’s always good to have some leftover meat for Boxing Day and beyond to go with your bubble and squeak. Get two chickens, or a chicken and something else.

You can get xxl chickens - you just need to usually order them from butchers . That’s what we do

You know xxl chickens get too heavy for their legs and their legs break?

I eat meat but I’d draw the line at that.

Horrendous. No one should be chicken like that
Disgraceful

Didn't know that where's animal welfare in that?

@Thesteinwaysyouvebeenleadingmeon Awful isn’t it
so many people mindlessly eat meat , they have to have it in every meal or it’s not a meal in their book, and they want it cheap, so some unscrupulous providers will do whatever it takes to supply as cheaply as possible and fuck animal welfare

Just get 2

You had me at ‘succulent’ 🫣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Larger chickens unless bought from a farmers shop / proper butchers or similar (i.e. not a chain store) tend to be full of water - try one out before Christmas and then decide. If your family likes leftovers then two smaller chickens might be the route to go.

Or you could roast a chicken and a gammon together, so there is a choice and naive ham for lovely Boxing Day sarnies

I would! Leg meat's so much tastier than breast.