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?

A 1kg chicken? You mean a pigeon?

we have a 2kg one for our normal Sunday dinner for 4 people and this gives a little bit of leftover for sandwiches.

I could cook a raw chicken. Hardly rocket science is it! However, I prefer the taste of this particular one from Sainsburys!

Leave her alone. That is the chicken she likes but definitely need a bigger one.

That is a pre-roasted chicken? I’m no Mary Berry but I absolutely wouldn’t serve that on Christmas Day.

In this case I would probably do two chickens-that way legs and wings to go round and good leftovers-which my family live for!

Edited to say I just saw the chicken you are talking about and I really hope this is rage baiting because warming that up for Christmas is tragic.

Just roast a lovely chicken which is so so easy and much nicer!!!

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Sainsbury’s do a nice range of turkey crowns for Christmas. It’s too small to me, my dh would think I’d bought it for a sandwich and a snack.

🤣🤣🤣. We’ve not had a Mumsnet chicken thread for a while. I’m sure I could make a 1kg chicken stretch for Christmas dinner, a buffet on Boxing Day, curry on the 27th and a hearty soup for the next week.

We're not a fan of turkey in our house!

The thing about chicken is that the smaller the bird the more proportion of bone to meat. I always buy the largest, free range, I can find which is better value.

I don't fancy a twice cooked tiny chicken .

This is why I keep returning to MN. Half of the people are shocked at the gluttony of anyone to expect more than one chicken breast, the rest aren't satiated by anything less than 1kg of pure meat to themselves. Golden.

It's funny isn't it!

I was wondering as well where did you find 1kg chicken, glad that you clarified. It does sound like you need 2 chickens as you might need 3 legs 😆
By the way are you sure this chicken will be available? I noticed that the stock of chickens is usually reduced at Christmas.

You could be right! Might not be on the shelves anyway!

The cooking instructions are on the Sainsburys website. You can check it out yourself from the link I provided!

Oh no that isnt equivalent. You cant get a good gravy from chicken breasts.

Rage bait but I’ll bite. What kind of weirdo prefers breast over leg/thigh?

just get a tray of chicken thighs and pop 4/5 in with the whole chicken. Thighs are the most economical piece as there is only one small bone. You'll need to pop them in 40 minutes- 50 minutes before you take the chicken out of the oven

'...our usual 1KG chicken might stretch to 5 people?
Am I being over optimistic?

Depends. Are you a magician? ✨🐓✨
😁

indeed - breast is dry and unflavoursome

Me, DH and 2 kids eat 1kg worth of chicken breasts on whichever meal calls for chicken lol. I'd cry if someone gave me a leg and that was my lot.

Yeah, I fucking love those cook in the bag ones - don't blame you for going for one of those at all - they always cook so nicely!

Whether or not it will be enough depends on your appetites, how many sides you are doing etc. It would absolutely be enough for me, mom and dad, exH and DD. We don't eat loads and would have probably been snacking on other stuff before we even got to dinner.

But no harm to get two if money isn't an issue - the cooked chicken stays nice for a couple of days after, or you can always freeze a few chunks of it cooked, and make coronation chicken at a later date (that's what I would do).

OR, maybe get one whole chicken and one crown?

In general I hate food waste, but you don't want to be mithering on Xmas day, so over cater if it is going to stress you out - leftover cooked chicken is lush, after all.

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Seems tiny. A kg chicken is 2.2 lbs

think I usually buy a large chicken for dd and myself for a roast and then left over chicken for pasta /sarnies etc

so double the size for half the people

edit to say a large from Aldi is usually 1.99 kg so double the meat you have

a breast is nice but a leg is quite small portion