What to serve with roast chicken – 16 roast night sides!
I love a whole roast 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!
Do you have a favorite side dish? For me, the best side dishes for a roast chicken are hearty and full of flavor, but it really depends on the season and occasion. Roast chicken for me is a classic comfort food family dinner, therefore it could be as easy as creamy mashed potatoes, crusty bread to mop up any leftover gravy, and a good salad or, all the traditional side dishes like roast veg, Brussels sprouts, etc. Ahhh the roast night possibilities!
Let’s get started…
Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Creamy mashed potatoes are the BEST side for a good roast or slow-cooked stew. Any leftovers can easily be fried up the next morning for an easy breakfast treat!
My Super Simple Mushy Peas Recipe
Ok, so I’m pretty sure this Mushy Peas recipe is the easiest recipe I’ll ever share with you. Five simple ingredients. Under 10 minutes to make and you’ve got an easy side dish for every roast you’ll ever make.
Cast Iron Skillet Rosemary Focaccia Bread
Homemade bread from scratch is just the BEST, isn’t it? This cast iron skillet focaccia bread is super easy to make, with very little resting time. It’s delicious slathered with butter and dunked in roast pumpkin soup.
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, sweet potatoes and potatoes!
The BEST Potato Salad
THE potato salad that my family say is my best dish.
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.
Roasted Balsamic Beetroot and Carrot Salad with Labneh
The flavours of my Summer… roasted balsamic carrots and beets on a bed of lentils topped with labneh and dukkah.
Ok, so there you have it. My list of some of my favorite go-to delicious side dishes. I hope you found some great ideas to get started. A roast chicken can be as simple as a rotisserie chicken and green salad kind of dinner or one with all the trimmings. Think roasted root vegetables, buttered green beans and golden brown roast potatoes. Go nuts, mix it up, and create your own favorite roasted chicken dinner.
Happy roast night!
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