Roast Chicken with Vegetables
A whole bird is usually the cheapest chicken per kilo in the shop.
Ingredients
- Whole chicken1.6 kg
- Potatoes900 g
- Carrots300 g
- Pumpkin400 g
- Brown onions200 g
- Olive oil40 ml
- Dried thyme2 g
Method
- Heat the oven to 200C. Pat the chicken dry, rub with a third of the oil, and season generously.
- Cut the potatoes and pumpkin into large chunks and the onions into wedges.
- Toss the vegetables with the remaining oil and thyme and spread in a large roasting tin. Sit the chicken on top.
- Roast for 75-85 minutes, turning the vegetables once, until the juices from the thigh run clear.
- Rest the chicken for 10 minutes before carving, and return the vegetables to the oven if they need more colour.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
Sainsbury'sBest choiceno items missing · £5.57 of food
£10.85
49% spare
Tescono items missing · £6.44 of food · £0.87 more
£11.60
44% spare
Aldi UKno items missing · £6.85 of food · £1.28 more
£14.46
53% spare
Morrisonsno items missing · £7.00 of food · £1.43 more
£12.40
44% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Asda· £7.33 of food
£16.57
56% spare
No price at Asda for:
- Dried thyme
£1.39a serve
£1.39 a serve, cheapest at Sainsbury's
About £5.57 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£12.92 across 3 shops · all 7 items priced · £4.24 more for bigger packs, 60% spare for later
Sainsbury'sBest choice£5.57
no items missing
you'll pay £10.85 · 49% of it spare
Tesco£6.44
no items missing · £0.87 more
you'll pay £11.60 · 44% of it spare
Aldi UK£6.85
no items missing · £1.28 more
you'll pay £14.46 · 53% of it spare
Morrisons£7.00
no items missing · £1.43 more
you'll pay £12.40 · 44% of it spare
Asda£7.33
missing 1 item
you'll pay £16.57 · 56% of it spare
Buy at Sainsbury's£5.76
Whole chicken
£2.29/kg
need 1.6 kgSainsbury's Standard 1.6 kg£3.66closest match
Sainsbury's£2.29/kg£3.66·Morrisons£5.29·Aldi UK£2.51/kg£5.39·Tesco£2.70/kg£5.66·Asda£3.05/kg£4.58·
OcadoN/A
Carrots
£0.65/kg
need 300 gStamford Street Co. Carrots 1 kg£0.65
Sainsbury's£0.65/kg£0.65·Tesco£0.69/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.44·Asda£0.69/kg£0.69·Morrisons£0.69·OcadoN/A
Brown onions
£0.80/kg
need 200 gSainsbury's Onions 1 kg£0.80closest match
Sainsbury's£0.80/kg£0.80·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.95·Asda~£1.68/kg£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·OcadoN/A
Dried thyme
£43.33/kg
need 2 gStamford Street Co. Standard 15 g£0.65closest match
Sainsbury's£43.33/kg£0.65·Aldi UK£0.65·Tesco£52.63/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.09·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£5.84
Pumpkin
~£0.69/kg
need 400 gHalloween Aaahmazing Medium Pumpkin 1 each 797.1 g£0.55closest match
Aldi UK~£0.69/kg£0.55·Morrisons£0.39·Tesco~£0.74/kg£0.59·Sainsbury's~£0.74/kg£0.59·Asda~£2.15/kg£1.72·OcadoN/A
Olive oil
£5.30/L
need 40 mlSolesta Olive Oil 1 L£5.29closest match
Aldi UK£5.30/L£5.29·Asda£10.92/L£2.73·Sainsbury's£12.00/L£3.00·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£12.40/L£3.10·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£1.32
Potatoes
£0.66/kg
need 900 gAsda British White Potatoes 2 kg£1.32closest match
Asda£0.66/kg£1.32·Tesco£0.90/kg£0.27·Morrisons£0.99·Aldi UK£1.19·Sainsbury's£0.75/kg£1.50·OcadoN/A