Want to make the most of a whole chicken without making a roast dinner? Try one of these five recipes that maximises the flavour of the whole bird, without a traditional roast in sight. 
Slow-Roasted Garlic and Lemon Chicken from Nigella Summer by Nigella Lawson
This recipe is cooked low and slow for incredibly succulent chicken with an intense flavour. The perfect meal for a lazy weekend feast.
Oven-roasted Chicken with Sumac, Pomegranate Molasses, Chilli and Sesame Seeds from Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul
This dish from Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul has a long recipe title but couldn’t be easier to make. It’s low maintenance but big on flavour.
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Chicken and Tarragon Casserole from Cook. Nourish. Glow. by Amelia Freer
This casserole is slow-cooked so that tender meat falls away from the bone during the cooking process. The result is a melt in the mouth dish gently seasoned with tarragon, lemon and white wine.
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Peri-Peri Chicken from The Groundnut Cookbook by Duval Timothy, Folayemi Brown and Jacob Fodio Todd
Peri-peri has grown massively in popularity over the past few years. Make authentic Peri-peri Chicken with this recipe from The Groundnut Cookbook in your own kitchen – it’s bound to go down a treat.
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Chicken Pie from The WI Cookbook by Mary Gwynn
This is the ultimate Chicken Pie recipe from The WI Cookbook. Traditional, homely and heart-warming, it’s bound to leave no leftovers but a smile on everyone’s face.
