Sunday Chicken Roast

Nothing is better than a Sunday Roast as dinner in winter.

Sunday roast is a popular, traditional British main meal served on Sundays (usually in the early afternoon for lunch) throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. It normally consists of roasted meat, roast potato together with accompaniments, such as Yorkshire pudding, stuffing, vegetables and gravy.

I never had a whole chicken roast before coming to the UK and can only see it from movie. Now, I truly admire and love this main meal and prefer to have it as dinner in winter. I normally don't fancy a heavy lunch or dinner but in England, I have excuses to have a heavy dinner to warm myself up. Besides , there is a cardio work out waiting for me.

Generally I am 'what is in the fridge needs to be finished to create a good meal' kind of person. So,what I have is some seasonal vegetables such as potatoes, parsnips and brussel sprouts. Guess I have to skip my favourite Yorkshire pudding this time.

Sunday Chicken Roast

1 whole chicken
potato
parsnip
dried rosemary
dried thyme
broccoli
brussel sprouts


1. wash chicken, pat dry and place on a tray. Massage chicken with all herbs and let it rest in peace in the fridge.

2. cut potatoes & parsnip in to wedges and boil for 10 mins in slow heat. Drain and put aside.

3. place chicken in to preheat oven mark 200. After 20 mins add potatoes & parsnip.

4. it depends on the weight of the chicken how long it should cook.20 mins per lb. Served together with steamed broccoli & brussel sprouts.

5. I have instant sage & onion gravy this time.

That is my version of Sunday Roast when I have limited ingredients.