Spontaneous chicken!

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I just bought a short dated chicken today. Can anyone inspire me with more interesting ideas other than roasting it?

Cut it into portions and do a casserole. Depending on how many you need to feed, you could possibly freeze some for later.
Roast it ahead of time, then strip it and make a pie with the meat and stock with the bones.
Roast it as normal, but serve with something other than your usual roast spuds etc. We love roast chicken with a rice dish and salad, or with a veg and pasta bake as a side.
Portion it and bake after a bath in a marinade of your choosing.

This is one of our favourites - sticky chicken.
Mix honey, tomato ketchup, soy sauce and 5 spice powder (all to taste) to make a thick sticky sauce. Soak chicken pieces in it for at least 30 minutes but longer is fine (in fridge) then shove in a pan that you've lined with baking paper. Bake in oven for about 30 minutes, till chicken is properly cooked through. I normally do this with bone out thighs, but I can't see any reason not to use bone-in meat.

by a bottle of reggi reggi sauce then joint it and pour on top.
chicken and ham in white sauce with sweetcorn.
chicken stew with stock bacon and peas.
any veggies you got.chicken.tin of dolmio tin of tomatos.potatos.sweet potato,chickpeas or some sort of tinned beans...in big dish with onion and garlic.cook make some herby dumplings to go ontop for last half hour of cooking.
serving cold with jacket potato and salad.
currys
coronation chicken
mix with some roasted pepper pine nuts and pesto.stir through some couscous or bulgar wheat.
risotto
jambalya
one pot rice.
fajitas.
enchiladas
so id cook it now and then keep and and portion off into meals over the next few days.
chicken pie
chicken and brocol pasta bake.