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
498 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
498
2 hours
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Easy
Lemony Chicken With Potatoes and Oregano
Melissa Clark
3025 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,025
50 minutes
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One-Pot Whole Roasted Chicken and Rice
Naz Deravian
2583 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,583
2 hours
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Kai Yang
Alexa Weibel, Sheree Sarabhaya
56 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
56
About 1½ hours, plus overnight marinating
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Spiced Chicken With Sweet Potatoes
Yasmin Fahr
712 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
712
1¼ hours
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Easy
Tandoori Chicken
Farideh Sadeghin
370 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
370
9 hours
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One-Pan Chicken With Golden Potatoes
Noor Murad
890 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
890
2 hours 30 minutes
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Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken With Squash
David Tanis
749 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
749
About 1 hour 45 minutes
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Coconut-Cilantro Chicken and Rice
Kiano Moju
410 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
410
1½ hours
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Sheet-Pan Malai Chicken and Potatoes
Zaynab Issa
1782 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,782
45 minutes
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Easy
Tamarind-Glazed Chicken Thighs
Ashley Lonsdale
152 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
152
1 hour
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Oven Chicken Kebabs
David Tanis
183 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
183
1 hour 35 minutes
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Ina Garten’s Perfect Roast Chicken
Ina Garten
1932 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,932
About 2¼ hours
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Paprika-Roasted Chickens and Potatoes
Ali Slagle
284 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
284
About 4 hours, plus overnight brine
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Easy
Sweet Tea-Brined Roast Chicken
Millie Peartree
167 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
167
6 hours 40 minutes
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Easy
Green Goddess Roasted Chicken
Melissa Clark
4684 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,684
1¼ hours plus at least 6 hours marinating
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Roast Tarragon-Cognac Chicken
Melissa Clark, Christiane Baumgartner
1275 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,275
2½ hours
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One-Pan Paprika Chicken With Lentils, Squash and Daqa
Yotam Ottolenghi
1732 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,732
About 1½ hours
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Sheet-Pan Roasted Chicken With Greens
Ali Slagle
703 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
703
1 hour
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Caramelized Lemon Chicken
Ali Slagle
717 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
717
1 hour 10 minutes
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Buttermilk-Brined Roast Chicken
Samin Nosrat
9775 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,775
About 1¾ hours, plus overnight marinating
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Zuni Café Chicken
The New York Times, Judy Rodgers
1718 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,718
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
2111 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,111
1 hour
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Marcella Hazan’s Roast Chicken With Lemons
The New York Times, Marcella Hazan
1816 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,816
2 hours
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Feta-Brined Roast Chicken
Melissa Clark, Souvla
1251 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,251
1½ hours, plus marinating
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Garlic and Thyme Roasted Chicken With Crispy Drippings Croutons
Melissa Clark
773 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
773
1 hour 25 minutes
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Jonathan Waxman’s Roast Chicken
Glenn Collins, Jonathan Waxman
595 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
595
About 45 minutes
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Peruvian Roasted Chicken With Spicy Cilantro Sauce
Melissa Clark
7504 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,504
50 minutes plus marinating time
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Easy
Chicken Under a Brick
Mark Bittman
645 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
645
45 minutes plus optional marinating time
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Easy
Spice-Rubbed Spatchcocked Chicken
Melissa Clark
1741 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,741
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
1851 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,851
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
443 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
443
2 hours
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Roast Chicken
Mark Bittman
10324 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,324
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
5214 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,214
1 hour
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Curried Roast Chicken With Grapefruit, Honey and Thyme
Colu Henry
774 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
774
1 hour 20 minutes
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