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
451 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
451
2 hours
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Easy
Lemony Chicken With Potatoes and Oregano
Melissa Clark
2867 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,867
50 minutes
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One-Pot Whole Roasted Chicken and Rice
Naz Deravian
1785 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,785
2 hours
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Kai Yang
Alexa Weibel, Sheree Sarabhaya
47 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
47
About 1½ hours, plus overnight marinating
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Spiced Chicken With Sweet Potatoes
Yasmin Fahr
579 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
579
1¼ hours
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Easy
Tandoori Chicken
Farideh Sadeghin
325 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
325
9 hours
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Sheet-Pan Malai Chicken and Potatoes
Zaynab Issa
1011 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,011
45 minutes
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Easy
Tamarind-Glazed Chicken Thighs
Ashley Lonsdale
73 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
73
1 hour
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Oven Chicken Kebabs
David Tanis
135 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
135
1 hour 35 minutes
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Ina Garten’s Perfect Roast Chicken
Ina Garten
640 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
640
About 2¼ hours
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Paprika-Roasted Chickens and Potatoes
Ali Slagle
252 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
252
About 4 hours, plus overnight brine
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Easy
Sweet Tea-Brined Roast Chicken
Millie Peartree
163 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
163
6 hours 40 minutes
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Easy
Green Goddess Roasted Chicken
Melissa Clark
4155 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,155
1¼ hours plus at least 6 hours marinating
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Roast Tarragon-Cognac Chicken
Melissa Clark, Christiane Baumgartner
1255 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,255
2½ hours
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One-Pan Paprika Chicken With Lentils, Squash and Daqa
Yotam Ottolenghi
1549 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,549
About 1½ hours
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Sheet-Pan Roasted Chicken With Greens
Ali Slagle
679 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
679
1 hour
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Caramelized Lemon Chicken
Ali Slagle
689 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
689
1 hour 10 minutes
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Buttermilk-Brined Roast Chicken
Samin Nosrat
8858 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,858
About 1¾ hours, plus overnight marinating
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Zuni Café Chicken
The New York Times, Judy Rodgers
1674 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,674
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
2079 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,079
1 hour
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Marcella Hazan’s Roast Chicken With Lemons
The New York Times, Marcella Hazan
1686 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,686
2 hours
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Feta-Brined Roast Chicken
Melissa Clark, Souvla
1227 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,227
1½ hours, plus marinating
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Garlic and Thyme Roasted Chicken With Crispy Drippings Croutons
Melissa Clark
729 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
729
1 hour 25 minutes
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Jonathan Waxman’s Roast Chicken
Glenn Collins, Jonathan Waxman
587 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
587
About 45 minutes
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Peruvian Roasted Chicken With Spicy Cilantro Sauce
Melissa Clark
7145 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,145
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
1677 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,677
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
1844 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,844
90 minutes
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André Soltner’s Roast Chicken
Molly O'Neill
843 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
843
About 1 hour
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Curried Roast Chicken, Durban Style
Florence Fabricant, Madhur Jaffrey
440 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
440
2 hours
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Roast Chicken
Mark Bittman
9609 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,609
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
4788 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,788
1 hour
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Curried Roast Chicken With Grapefruit, Honey and Thyme
Colu Henry
756 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
756
1 hour 20 minutes
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