The Meal Plan: Roast A Chicken

Once the chicken's roasting in the oven, you have two choices: do absolutely nothing for an hour and a half, or whip up a serious feast while you're enjoying one of the greatest aromas known to mankind. Enjoy a seasonal salad to start, then move on to three simple but equally delicious roast chickens — classic, lemon butter or garlic — with our hand-selected side pairings. Pick your dessert and open a bottle of Chardonnay, and you've got a Meal Plan.

To start

  • Apple and Celery Salad with Toasted Hazelnuts
  • Sweet Gem Lettuce with Bufala Mozzarella
  • Chicken

  • Super-Easy Roast Chicken
  • Roast Chicken with Garlic Sauce
  • Roast Chicken with Lemon Butter
  • Sides

  • Potato Bacon Cheese Bake
  • Mashed Potatoes with Goat Cheese and Kale
  • Grilled Vegetable Salad with Brown Butter Vinaigrette
  • Braised Fennel Wedges with Saffron and Tomato
  • Green Beans with Pistachio Pesto
  • For dessert

  • Asian Pear Fritters
  • Banana Bread Pudding Cake
  • And to drink: May we suggest 5 excellent Chardonnays? 


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