ideas for my whole chicken.....

[RememberToPlaywiththeKids]

I either roast it and mix it with rice, herbs and A lovely dressing as warm chicken salad, or I roast it as a trad roast dinner.
I need more meal ideas please!!

Ooohh we make a roast chicken last 4 days (Four of us, but DTs only 18 mos, though they do still eat a lot!!).

Roast chicken with stacks of roast veg. Carve off what's left and put it in the fridge in two dishes.

Then... Chicken Korma and rice (we use a Patak's Korma paste with onions, cream and veg)

Then... Chicken, pasta, fresh pesto and peas (so, so easy and yummy too)

Then the carcass goes in for a long bubble, let it cool, take out all the bones and gristly bits and just leave the chunks of chicken, add chopped carrots, celery, potatoes and parsnips. Boil for a couple of hours and you have a divine chicken soup.

Those all sound yummy!
I'm after ideas for the first cook up if that makes sense?

Brown the whole thing in a casserole. Set aside. Fry some bacon/lardons, whole small onions or quartered big ones, some garlic and when they are all softened some new potatoes. Put the chicken back in, add seasoning, and a large glass (or half a bottle) of white wine or chicken stock. Lid on. Oven at 190/200 degrees for 1 hr. Take the chuck out to rest then put the casserole dish on the hob, chuck in a load of frz or fresh peas and cook til peas are done (add a little more stock if needed. Then a dollop of cream or creme fraiche (don't have to if you are on a health kick) and lots of chopped herbs - any that go with chicken will do, thyme, chives, parsley, tarragon. Then I serve it all up in a big dish with the pea/potato/sauce bit and then joint the chicken and put on top. Easy, delicious. If you don't like peas you could use a different veg.

This is lovely:

sweet and sour pot roasted chicken

I have made it many times. I usually use tinned pineapple and dried chilli flakes. I have left out the parsley a few times too with little effect.

Stuff with Chorizo - makes the whole chicken have a mild chorizo flavour. Lovely!

oooh these sound delicious and i will be trying them all! more ideas please!

Love the chorizo idea - my usual is a lemon....!

couldtryharder -that sounds fab - is it very fatty from cooking with the skin on etc?

chewytoffee - just looked at the link and that does look really good!

now - which one to try first....!!!!

@remember - not that I've noticed to be honest, but I see where you are coming from. It's one of those easy, pleases all dishes that I do on a Sunday when we are all together. The kids love it which is always a bonus.

couldtryharder - am trying it tonight! will report back.

sweet and sour next and then chorizo....

Yay. Hope it goes well and you like it. Fingerscrossed. Let me know (either way) as it's good to get feedback on recipes.

Oh yum. These sound good!

We are roasting a chicken on Sunday, but I may have had a rethink perhaps?!?

Leftovers going in Paella on Monday. Think a batch of stock coming on as well for some soup making next week.

It's not very big, so I suspect we will be lucky to make it stretch to that.