How big a chicken should I roast?

I'm feeding 6 adults and 3 kids. How big a chicken should I roast? Also, any suggestions for a side dish. Its going to be a lemon, rosemary, garlic roasted chicken. Thanks in advance!
How big a chicken should I roast?
I am thinking you need more than one chicken as they do not really come all that big. If the kids are young they probably prefer a leg, so that is three legs right there, and three legged chickens are hard to find. Ok all joking aside I would roast two chickens, and serve something easy on the side. My family of four can pretty well do in a roast chicken by themselves. Thinking maybe steamed broccoli or some cheesy broccoli rice casserole, or mac and cheese (kid favorite), and a big salad for the adults to love. Scalloped potatoes can go in the oven with the roasting chickens, or you could par boil the potatoes, then cool and slice, and shove the scalloped taters in as you pull out the hens to rest and be cut up. If there is any leftover chicken, it's tasty if you debone and add to some stuffing or a hearty chicken pot pie.
Reply:CHICKEN MINUS 40% = USABLE MEAT TO EAT.



4-6 OZ MEAT PER ADULT. 3-6 OZ PER KID.



16-OZ IN A LB.
Reply:I'd say 3, 4-5 pound chickens..

Got to have the mashed potatoes.. With skins on, mixed with chopped onions.. Yum..

Now I'm hungry lol
Reply:If you can come up with say a 4lb chicken, that should cover it. I would do a green bean dish with it. 2 cans of green beans, 1 can of garlic mushroom soup alittle black pepper, a small amt of milk so it is not too dry and stir in some fried onions when cooking in oven and place more on top when down. Some dinner rolls would be a good addition too.
Reply:You should do two chickens medium size, accompaniments, well, the worlds your oyster, I would go with standard vege, potato, pumpkin, parsnip, sweet potato for roast. Steamed beans, peas, carrots, brocolli, cauliflower, silverbeet, cabbage. Cassorole corgettes, capsicum, tomatoes, mushrooms, shallots or spring onions, thats a cut down version for you...
Reply:Not sure about the chicken but yeah it does need to be big.I would have yellow rice, green bean casserole, rolls. Sound so good I think i'm gonna go eat. HEHEHEHE
Reply:I'm with Katie...I'd go with 2 chickens for that many people. 4 to 5 pounds each. After all, what if all the kids want a drumstick? Or most of the people want white meat? With 2 chickens, you'd have enough of whatever kind of meat, white or dark, everyone wants.



For side dishes, I'd have stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, and a couple veggies.
Reply:i prefer rice balls with nam-nuc sauce. first person to tell me what nam-nuc is, i give points.
Reply:yeah you def need more than one chicken, whoever says one will cover it is wrong.