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Roast chicken & roots

Roast chicken & roots: what it costs at each supermarket

4 servings 105 mins 524 cal

£10.55 at Asda for 4 servings

£2.64 a serving, the cheapest of 5 supermarkets

Prices checked 6 November 2026 on each supermarket's website. Updated every night.

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Price at each supermarket

  • Asda Cheapest £10.55 £2.64 a serving
  • Tesco £11.07 £2.77 a serving
  • Sainsbury's £11.73 £2.93 a serving
  • Waitrose £12.46 £3.12 a serving
  • Ocado £12.88 £3.22 a serving

What you pay at the till for every pack the recipe needs for 4 servings, staples like oil, salt, dried herbs and stock left out. You'll have some of it left for another day.

What you'd buy at Asda

  • Baby spinach ASDA Mild & Tender Baby Spinach 180g £1.10
  • Butternut squash ASDA Butternut Squash (Typically 1.2KG) £1.20
  • Carrot ASDA Crunchy & Sweet Carrots 500g £0.53
  • Garlic ASDA Garlic £0.45
  • Lemon ASDA Lemons £0.37
  • Parsnip JUST ESSENTIALS by ASDA Parsnips 500g £0.55
  • Red onion ASDA Sliced Red Onion 150g £0.63
  • Thyme ASDA Thyme £0.50
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  • Whole chicken ASDA Succulent Large Chicken 1.7kg £5.22

Ingredients

  • Whole chicken 1600 g
  • Lemon 1
  • Rapeseed oil 30 ml
  • Thyme 4.5
  • Butternut squash 500 g
  • Carrot 300 g
  • Parsnip 300 g
  • Red onion 1
  • Garlic 5 g
  • Baby spinach 100 g

Recipe and method by BBC Good Food. zesd only prices it: follow the method on the original page.

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