What to serve with roasted chicken – 13 roast night sides!
I love a roasted chicken. It’s simple to cook, with bang for your buck flavors, and bonus, hopefully, there might be a bit leftover for lunch tomorrow! We do roast night most Mondays for dinner. A cracking meal to start the working week. Well, that was my Mum’s theory anyway, and I’m keeping it going! So anyway, let’s get started. Looking for what to serve with a roasted chicken? Here are my go-to roast chicken sides for roast night.
Need a good roast chicken recipe? Try my Herbs de Provence Roast Chicken or this Greek Roast Chicken. Both are on repeat in our house on roast night!
Cheese and Bacon Rolls
It’s an Aussie staple. Well, this is my version. Light, fluffy homemade bread rolls with a good bit of bacon and cheese thrown into the mix!
Orzo Pesto Pasta Salad
This pesto orzo salad recipe is full of those fresh Summer vegetable garden flavors. Pasta, pesto, tomatoes, greens, a few pine nuts, and burrata. It’s a simple side dish and the perfect summer salad. Does it get any better?
Smashed duck fat roast potatoes with truffle salt
A potato roasted in duck fat is one thing, but to season with truffle salt, just takes it to a whole, out of this world level.
A Simple Burrata Caprese Salad
Nothing screams the long days of Summer quite like a Caprese salad. Layers of heirloom tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and basil leaves. This simple salad with a burrata twist is a perfect addition to any bbq. A total crowd-pleaser and quick to assemble. It’s a win-win!
Savoury Ham Cheese and Caramelized Onion Scrolls
Here is my grown-up version of pizza scrolls. It’s my favorite toastie combination, caramelized onion, ham, and cheese, in parmesan and black pepper dough, rolled and baked to cheesy perfection!
Black garlic potato gratin
Serve alongside my Herbs de Provence roast chicken on roast night or as a side to a weekend BBQ, however, I find it’s a good side dish to pretty much any gathering… Because, well, Potatoes!
Spicy Cajun Roasted Potatoes – Just Add Guacamole!
They Cajun roasted potatoes are spicy and crispy on the outside, fluffy potato goodness on the inside. Just how a good roast potato should be!
Freekeh and Fava Bean Chickpea Salad
This fava bean chickpea salad is a bit of a rip-off of one we had for dinner one night as part of a mezze feast at a Lebanese restaurant in Dubai last month. It’s fast, fresh, and flavoursome.
Irish Bacon and Cheddar Soda Bread
Soda Bread… The ultimate quick bread. A time-poor mum’s Sunday morning savior when she hasn’t got a loaf of sourdough on the go. In under an hour, this savory soda bread will save your bacon (pardon the pun!) and give you a delicious, yet totally easy to bake, loaf of bread for the Sunday table.
Colcannon Mash – Creamy Irish Mashed Potatoes with Cabbage
Is there anything more comforting than mashed potato? Especially creamy mash with other bits in it? For me, Colcannon is king when it comes to Irish potato dishes.
Smoky Sweet Corn Ribs in the Oven (Mexican Corn Riblets)
Because hot buttered corn cobs dripping down one’s chin is a Sunday, Summer BBQ essential.
Ok, so there you have it. A roast chicken can be a simple chicken and salad kind of dinner or one with all the trimmings. Go nuts, mix it up, and create your own favorite roasted chicken dinner.
Happy roast night!
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