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
534 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
534
2 hours
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Easy
Lemony Chicken With Potatoes and Oregano
Melissa Clark
3092 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,092
50 minutes
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One-Pot Whole Roasted Chicken and Rice
Naz Deravian
3027 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,027
2 hours
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Kai Yang
Alexa Weibel, Sheree Sarabhaya
59 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
59
About 1½ hours, plus overnight marinating
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Spiced Chicken With Sweet Potatoes
Yasmin Fahr
897 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
897
1¼ hours
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Easy
Roast Chicken With Caramelized Zucchini And Leeks
Ali Slagle
245 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
245
1 hour 35 minutes
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Chile Lime Roast Chicken
Octavio Peña
619 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
619
1 hour
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Easy
Roasted Chicken With Dates and Olives
Joan Nathan, Tara Lazar
144 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
144
10 hours
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Easy
Tandoori Chicken
Farideh Sadeghin
411 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
411
9 hours
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One-Pan Chicken With Golden Potatoes
Noor Murad
1240 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,240
2 hours 30 minutes
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Orange and Cardamom Roast Chicken
Zainab Shah
164 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
164
1 hour 40 minutes
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Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken With Squash
David Tanis
817 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
817
About 1 hour 45 minutes
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Coconut-Cilantro Chicken and Rice
Kiano Moju
627 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
627
1½ hours
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Sheet-Pan Malai Chicken and Potatoes
Zaynab Issa
2142 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,142
45 minutes
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Easy
Tamarind-Glazed Chicken Thighs
Ashley Lonsdale
216 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
216
1 hour
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Oven Chicken Kebabs
David Tanis
220 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
220
1 hour 35 minutes
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Ina Garten’s Perfect Roast Chicken
Ina Garten
2523 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,523
About 2¼ hours
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Paprika-Roasted Chickens and Potatoes
Ali Slagle
305 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
305
About 4 hours, plus overnight brine
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Easy
Sweet Tea-Brined Roast Chicken
Millie Peartree
176 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
176
6 hours 40 minutes
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Easy
Green Goddess Roasted Chicken
Melissa Clark
4893 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,893
1¼ hours plus at least 6 hours marinating
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Roast Tarragon-Cognac Chicken
Melissa Clark, Christiane Baumgartner
1294 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,294
2½ hours
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One-Pan Paprika Chicken With Lentils, Squash and Daqa
Yotam Ottolenghi
1776 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,776
About 1½ hours
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Sheet-Pan Roasted Chicken With Greens
Ali Slagle
709 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
709
1 hour
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Caramelized Lemon Chicken
Ali Slagle
732 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
732
1 hour 10 minutes
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Buttermilk-Brined Roast Chicken
Samin Nosrat
10242 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,242
About 1¾ hours, plus overnight marinating
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Zuni Café Chicken
The New York Times, Judy Rodgers
1735 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,735
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
2125 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,125
1 hour
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Marcella Hazan’s Roast Chicken With Lemons
The New York Times, Marcella Hazan
1921 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,921
2 hours
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Feta-Brined Roast Chicken
Melissa Clark, Souvla
1305 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,305
1½ hours, plus marinating
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Garlic and Thyme Roasted Chicken With Crispy Drippings Croutons
Melissa Clark
790 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
790
1 hour 25 minutes
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Jonathan Waxman’s Roast Chicken
Glenn Collins, Jonathan Waxman
603 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
603
About 45 minutes
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Peruvian Roasted Chicken With Spicy Cilantro Sauce
Melissa Clark
7837 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,837
50 minutes plus marinating time
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Easy
Chicken Under a Brick
Mark Bittman
652 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
652
45 minutes plus optional marinating time
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Easy
Spice-Rubbed Spatchcocked Chicken
Melissa Clark
1804 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,804
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
1855 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,855
90 minutes
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André Soltner’s Roast Chicken
Molly O’Neill
846 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
846
About 1 hour
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Curried Roast Chicken, Durban Style
Florence Fabricant, Madhur Jaffrey
445 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
445
2 hours
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Roast Chicken
Mark Bittman
10756 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,756
50 to 60 minutes
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Easy
Chicken La Tulipe
Jonathan Reynolds
441 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
441
1 hour 45 minutes
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Roast Chicken With Maple Butter and Rosemary
Colu Henry
5356 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,356
1 hour
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Curried Roast Chicken With Grapefruit, Honey and Thyme
Colu Henry
830 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
830
1 hour 20 minutes
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