what sides w/ roast chicken?

[NYchowcook]

I'm making a simple herb/lemon roast chicken with a fine quality bird. I need ideas for sides. I'm not in the mood for making anything elaborate. Think: homestyle.

Have lots of vegetables in store-- brussels sprouts, green beans, shitake and crimini mushrooms, broccoli rabe. Please give me inspiration!

[Toni6921]

To go with my Roast Chicken, I'm making sweet potatoes, green beans, potato salad, and corn casserole. I don't cook like this often, but today it's cold outside and I'm in the mood for something really good. Oh, and homemade yeast rolls, and a Banana Cake with a chocolate glaze. Having company over to watch the games today.

[Jana33]

I love making mashed potatoes and fresh spinach with garlic and onions. Biscuits and a salad. Wine. yum

[NYchowcook]

thanks guys for jumping in quickly w/ great recs!
I made: free-range roasted chicken covered inside and out w/ a mixture of S&P, Bell's poultry seasoning & Old Bay (for some spice). Stuffed cavity with 1/2 lemon, an onion, couple garlic cloves, thyme sprigs & parsley. Roasted on rack for 40 minutes, then added mirepoix, neck and wing tips (and made simple pan sauce w/ chicken stock after chicken was done).

Sides were broccoli rabe sauteed in olive oil, pepper flakes and sliced garlic, then chicken stock (though the lemon idea was a good one)
Also, polenta -- easy stove top method -- w/ butter and parmesan. Yum! A nice simple home dinner.
I do love roast potatoes w/ garlic and rosemary, and mashed potatoes. But the polenta was great.

[jfood]

sweet potato wedges. peel, slice, coat wi EVOO, place on rimmed baking sheet, S&P, place in 425 oven with chicke. flip after 20 minutes. Cook 20 more. Blanch some brussel sprouts. place in a small pyrex. When you flip the potatoes, throw these in as well for the last 20 minutes.

[Babette]

Did this just last night with very little time to cook, so...Marcella's lemon roast chicken (I added fresh rosemary in the cavities), baked yams with butter, & Marcella's braised broccoli. All ingredients were organic & very fresh. So easy & delicious, chicken wonderfully moist as always.

[martmurt]

How about polenta with lots of garlic and Parmesan cheese, with broccoli rabe with that sweet/sour thing going (sauteed in olive oil with hot pepper flakes, sugar and lemon juice or balsamic vinegar) draped over the polenta?

[katielp]

Roast potatoes, roast potatoes, roast potatoes. Preferably with rosemary and some whole cloves of garlic, done in olive oil. In late summer I like a nice juicy ratatouille but that wouldn't work now. Brussel sprouts with some small chestnuts heated for the last minute or two, and a little butter and black pepper. Mushrooms sauteed with oil, a little butter and garlic. I like the polenta idea too. Must try next time.

[Neuromancer]

I love curried green beans with chicken. In fact, I had this combo just the other night.

[280 Ninth]

Absolutely....keep it simple.

Mashed potatoes and broccoli rabe sauteed in evoo w/ garlic and parmesan.

[TonyO]

What is evoo ?

[jenniebnyc]

Rachael Ray's abbreviation for extra virgin olive oil. It's actually in the dictionary! I cringe as I write b/c she bugs the heck out of me. Actually, I don't mind writing the abbreviation, it's when people choose to speak the abbreviation that is annoying.

Anyhoo, try some roasted potatoes and sauteed brussel sprouts with pancetta to accompany your bird.