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
511 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
511
2 hours
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Lemony Chicken With Potatoes and Oregano
Melissa Clark
3059 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,059
50 minutes
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One-Pot Whole Roasted Chicken and Rice
Naz Deravian
2753 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,753
2 hours
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Kai Yang
Alexa Weibel, Sheree Sarabhaya
58 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
58
About 1½ hours, plus overnight marinating
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Spiced Chicken With Sweet Potatoes
Yasmin Fahr
850 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
850
1¼ hours
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Chile Lime Roast Chicken
Octavio Peña
504 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
504
1 hour
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Roasted Chicken With Dates and Olives
Joan Nathan, Tara Lazar
129 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
129
10 hours
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Tandoori Chicken
Farideh Sadeghin
391 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
391
9 hours
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One-Pan Chicken With Golden Potatoes
Noor Murad
1146 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,146
2 hours 30 minutes
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Orange and Cardamom Roast Chicken
Zainab Shah
156 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
156
1 hour 40 minutes
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Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken With Squash
David Tanis
786 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
786
About 1 hour 45 minutes
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Coconut-Cilantro Chicken and Rice
Kiano Moju
555 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
555
1½ hours
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Sheet-Pan Malai Chicken and Potatoes
Zaynab Issa
1984 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,984
45 minutes
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Tamarind-Glazed Chicken Thighs
Ashley Lonsdale
174 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
174
1 hour
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Oven Chicken Kebabs
David Tanis
195 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
195
1 hour 35 minutes
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Ina Garten’s Perfect Roast Chicken
Ina Garten
2272 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,272
About 2¼ hours
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Paprika-Roasted Chickens and Potatoes
Ali Slagle
293 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
293
About 4 hours, plus overnight brine
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Sweet Tea-Brined Roast Chicken
Millie Peartree
172 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
172
6 hours 40 minutes
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Green Goddess Roasted Chicken
Melissa Clark
4818 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,818
1¼ hours plus at least 6 hours marinating
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Roast Tarragon-Cognac Chicken
Melissa Clark, Christiane Baumgartner
1286 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,286
2½ hours
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One-Pan Paprika Chicken With Lentils, Squash and Daqa
Yotam Ottolenghi
1762 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,762
About 1½ hours
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Sheet-Pan Roasted Chicken With Greens
Ali Slagle
707 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
707
1 hour
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Caramelized Lemon Chicken
Ali Slagle
724 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
724
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Buttermilk-Brined Roast Chicken
Samin Nosrat
10013 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,013
About 1¾ hours, plus overnight marinating
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Zuni Café Chicken
The New York Times, Judy Rodgers
1722 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,722
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
2119 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,119
1 hour
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Marcella Hazan’s Roast Chicken With Lemons
The New York Times, Marcella Hazan
1874 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,874
2 hours
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Feta-Brined Roast Chicken
Melissa Clark, Souvla
1283 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,283
1½ hours, plus marinating
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Garlic and Thyme Roasted Chicken With Crispy Drippings Croutons
Melissa Clark
783 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
783
1 hour 25 minutes
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Jonathan Waxman’s Roast Chicken
Glenn Collins, Jonathan Waxman
602 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
602
About 45 minutes
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Peruvian Roasted Chicken With Spicy Cilantro Sauce
Melissa Clark
7653 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,653
50 minutes plus marinating time
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Chicken Under a Brick
Mark Bittman
647 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
647
45 minutes plus optional marinating time
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Spice-Rubbed Spatchcocked Chicken
Melissa Clark
1780 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,780
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
1852 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,852
90 minutes
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André Soltner’s Roast Chicken
Molly O’Neill
845 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
845
About 1 hour
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Curried Roast Chicken, Durban Style
Florence Fabricant, Madhur Jaffrey
444 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
444
2 hours
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Roast Chicken
Mark Bittman
10538 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,538
50 to 60 minutes
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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
5292 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,292
1 hour
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Curried Roast Chicken With Grapefruit, Honey and Thyme
Colu Henry
779 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
779
1 hour 20 minutes
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