Editors’ Collection

Our Best Roast Chicken Recipes

There's more than one way to roast a chicken.

Matt Taylor-Gross for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne.

Recipes

Yogurt-Marinated Roast Chicken
Ali Slagle
467 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
467
2 hours
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Easy
Lemony Chicken With Potatoes and Oregano
Melissa Clark
2888 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,888
50 minutes
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One-Pot Whole Roasted Chicken and Rice
Naz Deravian
1868 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,868
2 hours
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Kai Yang
Alexa Weibel, Sheree Sarabhaya
52 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
52
About 1½ hours, plus overnight marinating
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Spiced Chicken With Sweet Potatoes
Yasmin Fahr
610 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
610
1¼ hours
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Easy
Tandoori Chicken
Farideh Sadeghin
334 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
334
9 hours
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Coconut-Cilantro Chicken and Rice
Kiano Moju
235 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
235
1½ hours
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Sheet-Pan Malai Chicken and Potatoes
Zaynab Issa
1356 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,356
45 minutes
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Easy
Tamarind-Glazed Chicken Thighs
Ashley Lonsdale
94 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
94
1 hour
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Oven Chicken Kebabs
David Tanis
147 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
147
1 hour 35 minutes
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Ina Garten’s Perfect Roast Chicken
Ina Garten
773 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
773
About 2¼ hours
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Paprika-Roasted Chickens and Potatoes
Ali Slagle
256 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
256
About 4 hours, plus overnight brine
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Easy
Sweet Tea-Brined Roast Chicken
Millie Peartree
166 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
166
6 hours 40 minutes
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Easy
Green Goddess Roasted Chicken
Melissa Clark
4209 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,209
1¼ hours plus at least 6 hours marinating
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Roast Tarragon-Cognac Chicken
Melissa Clark, Christiane Baumgartner
1257 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,257
2½ hours
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One-Pan Paprika Chicken With Lentils, Squash and Daqa
Yotam Ottolenghi
1564 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,564
About 1½ hours
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Sheet-Pan Roasted Chicken With Greens
Ali Slagle
681 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
681
1 hour
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Caramelized Lemon Chicken
Ali Slagle
697 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
697
1 hour 10 minutes
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Buttermilk-Brined Roast Chicken
Samin Nosrat
9009 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,009
About 1¾ hours, plus overnight marinating
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Zuni Café Chicken
The New York Times, Judy Rodgers
1687 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,687
60 to 90 minutes, plus 1 to 2 days for dry brining
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Roast Chicken With Cumin, Honey and Orange
Mark Bittman
2083 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,083
1 hour
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Marcella Hazan’s Roast Chicken With Lemons
The New York Times, Marcella Hazan
1715 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,715
2 hours
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Feta-Brined Roast Chicken
Melissa Clark, Souvla
1231 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,231
1½ hours, plus marinating
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Garlic and Thyme Roasted Chicken With Crispy Drippings Croutons
Melissa Clark
732 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
732
1 hour 25 minutes
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Jonathan Waxman’s Roast Chicken
Glenn Collins, Jonathan Waxman
589 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
589
About 45 minutes
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Peruvian Roasted Chicken With Spicy Cilantro Sauce
Melissa Clark
7245 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,245
50 minutes plus marinating time
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Easy
Chicken Under a Brick
Mark Bittman
638 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
638
45 minutes plus optional marinating time
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Easy
Spice-Rubbed Spatchcocked Chicken
Melissa Clark
1689 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,689
1 hour, plus at least 2 hours' marinating
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Yvonne Maffei’s Roast Chicken With Couscous, Dates and Buttered Almonds
Julia Moskin, Yvonne Maffei
1846 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,846
90 minutes
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André Soltner’s Roast Chicken
Molly O'Neill
844 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
844
About 1 hour
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Curried Roast Chicken, Durban Style
Florence Fabricant, Madhur Jaffrey
441 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
441
2 hours
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Roast Chicken
Mark Bittman
9703 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,703
50 to 60 minutes
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Easy
Chicken La Tulipe
Jonathan Reynolds
439 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
439
1 hour 45 minutes
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Roast Chicken With Maple Butter and Rosemary
Colu Henry
4840 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,840
1 hour
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Curried Roast Chicken With Grapefruit, Honey and Thyme
Colu Henry
759 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
759
1 hour 20 minutes
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