Menu Prices AURoast Chicken Copycat Recipe — Make It at Home
Red Rooster copycat · ⏱ 25 mins · Difficulty: Easy · Serves 4 · By Sophie Bernard
A home-kitchen take on the Roast Chicken style of dish at Red Rooster. The original is $35.95 and 10,130 kJ for pickup — cook this version, then compare it with the real numbers on the dish page.
The Original
Roast Chicken & 2 Sides
Price: $35.95 (pickup)
Energy: 10,130 kJ (2,421 cal)
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Ingredients
Home-kitchen amounts for 4 — standard home-cooking quantities for this dish, not the chain’s recipe (chains do not publish theirs). Difficulty: Easy.
- 1 whole chicken (about 1.6 kg)
- 40 g butter, softened
- 1 tsp fine salt
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 lemon, halved
- 4 sprigs thyme (or 1 tsp dried)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Method
- Heat the oven to 180°C. Pat the chicken completely dry — dry skin is crisp skin.
- Rub the butter, salt, paprika and pepper all over the bird. Put the lemon halves and thyme in the cavity and tie the legs together.
- Roast for about 1 hour 15 minutes (20 minutes per 500 g plus 20 minutes), until the juices in the thigh run clear and the skin is deep golden.
- Rest under foil for 15 minutes before carving — the juices go back into the meat.
- Carve and serve with the pan juices spooned over.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How close is this to the real Roast Chicken & 2 Sides?
This is a home-kitchen copycat, not the chain’s recipe — the chain does not publish its recipe. It is built to sit beside the original: the real Roast Chicken & 2 Sides is $35.95 for pickup with 10,130 kJ (2,421 cal). Compare the two before you cook — the home version trades the chain’s equipment for a frypan and an oven.
How long does it take, and how hard is it?
About 25 minutes, rated Easy difficulty, serving 4.
What do I need to make it?
The ingredients are listed below — starting with 1 whole chicken (about 1.6 kg), 40 g butter, softened, 1 tsp fine salt, and 5 more. Quantities are home-kitchen amounts, written to serve 4.
What does the original cost at Red Rooster?
The real Roast Chicken & 2 Sides is $35.95 (pickup), 10,130 kJ. Prices vary by location and delivery is higher.
Where can I check the original dish?
On its own dish page — open the Roast Chicken & 2 Sides at Red Rooster page for the price, kJ and calories.
Is this recipe the chain’s official recipe?
No — no Top 10 chain publishes its recipes. Every recipe on this site is a copycat written from the dish’s published description and the home-kitchen method below, and the comparison box shows the real dish’s price and kJ so you can judge it yourself.
Written & checked by Sophie Bernard
Sophie reads every menu directly from each chain’s official Australian ordering site and records the store and price basis on the page. No price is published without a source.