Classic Roast Chook with Gravy and Veg

Coles chicken roast dinner Australian

Tender roast chicken hit with classic Aussie herbs, served with golden roasted potatoes, pumpkin, and peas, finished with a rich homemade gravy. Brings back fond Sunday lunch memories.

Serves4
Prep15m
Cook95m
Cost$17.93
Per Serve$4.48
1169 Cal | 77 P | 67 F | 59 C

Ingredients

  • 1.5 kg Free Range Whole Chicken
  • 400 g potatoes
  • 700 g pumpkin
  • 2 cup frozen peas
  • 1 each onion
  • 2 each carrot
  • 1 stalk celery
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1.5 cup chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp parsley

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 200°C.
  2. Rub the whole chicken with olive oil, seasoning generously with salt and pepper. Place it in a roasting tray.
  3. Peel and cut the potatoes and pumpkin into large chunks. Toss them in olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
  4. Arrange the potatoes and pumpkin around the chicken in the tray.
  5. Roast the chicken and vegetables in the oven for 1.5 hours, basting occasionally, until the chicken is golden and cooked through. Remove when the internal temperature reaches 75°C.
  6. While the chicken is roasting, prepare the other vegetables. Peel and chop the onions, carrots, and celery.
  7. Heat a bit of olive oil in a pan and sauté the onions, carrots, and celery until softened. Set aside.
  8. Boil the frozen peas in salted water for 5 minutes before serving. Drain.
  9. Once the chicken is done, remove it from the tray. Place it on a serving dish, covering it loosely with foil to rest.
  10. Spoon out the excess fat from the roasting tray, leaving about 2 tablespoons. Place the tray on the stove over medium heat.
  11. Stir in the flour, cooking for about a minute until it forms a paste.
  12. Gradually add chicken stock, stirring constantly, to scrape up the brown bits in the tray and make the gravy. Simmer for 5–10 minutes until slightly thickened.
  13. Carve the chicken and serve it with the roasted vegetables, peas, and gravy. Sprinkle parsley over the top as a garnish.

Shopping List
BuyIngredientStore PriceRecipe AmountRecipe Price
🛒 Mount Barker Free Range Whole Chicken $11.25 for ~1.5kg pack 1.5 kg $11.25
🛒 Coles Washed Potatoes $5.00 for 2kg 400 g $1.00
🛒 Coles Wrapped Butternut Pumpkin $1.75 for ~700g each 700 g $1.75
🛒 Coles Simply Snap Frozen Peas $2.80 for 1kg 2 cup $0.70
🛒 Coles Brown Onions $3.60 for 1kg 1 each $0.65
🛒 Coles Carrots Prepacked $1.50 for 1kg 2 each $0.51
🛒 Coles Celery Bunch $4.00 for 1 Each 1 stalk $0.60
🛒 Coles White Plain Flour $1.30 for 1Kg 2 tbsp $0.03
🛒 Coles Liquid Real Stock Chicken $1.90 for 1L 1.5 cup $0.71
🛒 Coles Extra Virgin Olive Oil $18.00 for 1L 2 tbsp $0.72
🛒 Coles Sleeved Herbs Parsley $3.00 for 1 each 1 tbsp $0.01
Total$17.93
Per Serve$4.48
Product Mount Barker Free Range Whole Chicken
Store Price $11.25 for ~1.5kg pack
Recipe Amount 1.5 kg
Recipe Price $11.25
Product Coles Washed Potatoes
Store Price $5.00 for 2kg
Recipe Amount 400 g
Recipe Price $1.00
Product Coles Wrapped Butternut Pumpkin
Store Price $1.75 for ~700g each
Recipe Amount 700 g
Recipe Price $1.75
Product Coles Simply Snap Frozen Peas
Store Price $2.80 for 1kg
Recipe Amount 2 cup
Recipe Price $0.70
Product Coles Brown Onions
Store Price $3.60 for 1kg
Recipe Amount 1 each
Recipe Price $0.65
Product Coles Carrots Prepacked
Store Price $1.50 for 1kg
Recipe Amount 2 each
Recipe Price $0.51
Product Coles Celery Bunch
Store Price $4.00 for 1 Each
Recipe Amount 1 stalk
Recipe Price $0.60
Product Coles White Plain Flour
Store Price $1.30 for 1Kg
Recipe Amount 2 tbsp
Recipe Price $0.03
Product Coles Liquid Real Stock Chicken
Store Price $1.90 for 1L
Recipe Amount 1.5 cup
Recipe Price $0.71
Product Coles Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Store Price $18.00 for 1L
Recipe Amount 2 tbsp
Recipe Price $0.72
Product Coles Sleeved Herbs Parsley
Store Price $3.00 for 1 each
Recipe Amount 1 tbsp
Recipe Price $0.01
Total
Price$17.93
Per Serve
Price$4.48

*While best efforts are made to match ingredients to real store prices, in some cases prices may be estimates.