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
Pak'nSaveBest choiceno items missing · $22.08 of food
$45.02
51% spare
Woolworths NZno items missing · $25.96 of food · $3.88 more
$51.54
50% spare
New Worldno items missing · $41.15 of food · $19.07 more
$85.02
52% spare
$5.52a serve
$5.52 a serve, cheapest at Pak'nSave
About $22.08 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$47.13 across 3 shops · all 7 items priced · $4.63 more for bigger packs, 55% spare for later
Pak'nSaveBest choice$22.08
no items missing
you'll pay $45.02 · 51% of it spare
Woolworths NZ$25.96
no items missing · $3.88 more
you'll pay $51.54 · 50% of it spare
New World$41.15
no items missing · $19.07 more
you'll pay $85.02 · 52% of it spare
Buy at Pak'nSave$25.56
Whole chicken
$7.25/kg
need 1.6 kg2 × Pams Whole Chicken 1kg 1.35 kg$9.79
Pak'nSave$7.25/kg$9.79·Woolworths NZ$17.50·New World$19.33/kg$28.99
Carrots
$1.99/kg
need 300 gCarrots 1 kg$1.99
Pak'nSave$1.99/kg$1.99·New World$2.19/kg$2.19·Woolworths NZ$3.50
Buy at Woolworths NZ$7.59
Brown onions
$4.99
need 200 gWoolworths fresh vegetable onions brown 1.5 kg
Woolworths NZ$4.99·Pak'nSave$3.49/kg$3.49·New World$3.59/kg$3.59
Dried thyme
$2.60
need 2 gGreggs thyme rubbed 15 g
Woolworths NZ$2.60·Pak'nSave$2.59/10g$2.59·New World$1.86/10g$2.79
Buy at New World$13.98
Potatoes
$3.99/kg
need 900 gWhite Washed Potatoes 1 kg$3.99closest match
New World$3.99/kg$3.99·Pak'nSave$4.39/kg$4.39·Woolworths NZ$9.50
Olive oil
$2.00/100ml
need 40 mlPams Pure Olive Oil 100ml 1 L$9.99
New World$2.00/100ml$9.99·Woolworths NZ$8.95·Pak'nSave$1.80/100ml$8.99