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
507 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
507
2 hours
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Easy
Lemony Chicken With Potatoes and Oregano
Melissa Clark
3052 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,052
50 minutes
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One-Pot Whole Roasted Chicken and Rice
Naz Deravian
2695 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,695
2 hours
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Kai Yang
Alexa Weibel, Sheree Sarabhaya
57 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
57
About 1½ hours, plus overnight marinating
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Spiced Chicken With Sweet Potatoes
Yasmin Fahr
792 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
792
1¼ hours
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Easy
Chile Lime Roast Chicken
Octavio Peña
409 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
409
1 hour
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Roasted Chicken With Dates and Olives
Joan Nathan, Tara Lazar
110 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
110
10 hours
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Tandoori Chicken
Farideh Sadeghin
382 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
382
9 hours
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One-Pan Chicken With Golden Potatoes
Noor Murad
1092 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,092
2 hours 30 minutes
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Orange and Cardamom Roast Chicken
Zainab Shah
138 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
138
1 hour 40 minutes
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Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken With Squash
David Tanis
771 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
771
About 1 hour 45 minutes
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Coconut-Cilantro Chicken and Rice
Kiano Moju
444 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
444
1½ hours
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Sheet-Pan Malai Chicken and Potatoes
Zaynab Issa
1916 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,916
45 minutes
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Easy
Tamarind-Glazed Chicken Thighs
Ashley Lonsdale
161 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
161
1 hour
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Oven Chicken Kebabs
David Tanis
188 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
188
1 hour 35 minutes
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Ina Garten’s Perfect Roast Chicken
Ina Garten
2102 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,102
About 2¼ hours
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Paprika-Roasted Chickens and Potatoes
Ali Slagle
290 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
290
About 4 hours, plus overnight brine
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Easy
Sweet Tea-Brined Roast Chicken
Millie Peartree
168 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
168
6 hours 40 minutes
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Easy
Green Goddess Roasted Chicken
Melissa Clark
4771 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,771
1¼ hours plus at least 6 hours marinating
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Roast Tarragon-Cognac Chicken
Melissa Clark, Christiane Baumgartner
1281 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,281
2½ hours
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One-Pan Paprika Chicken With Lentils, Squash and Daqa
Yotam Ottolenghi
1752 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,752
About 1½ hours
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Sheet-Pan Roasted Chicken With Greens
Ali Slagle
706 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
706
1 hour
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Caramelized Lemon Chicken
Ali Slagle
722 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
722
1 hour 10 minutes
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Buttermilk-Brined Roast Chicken
Samin Nosrat
9900 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,900
About 1¾ hours, plus overnight marinating
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Zuni Café Chicken
The New York Times, Judy Rodgers
1719 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,719
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
2116 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,116
1 hour
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Marcella Hazan’s Roast Chicken With Lemons
The New York Times, Marcella Hazan
1859 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,859
2 hours
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Feta-Brined Roast Chicken
Melissa Clark, Souvla
1256 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,256
1½ hours, plus marinating
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Garlic and Thyme Roasted Chicken With Crispy Drippings Croutons
Melissa Clark
779 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
779
1 hour 25 minutes
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Jonathan Waxman’s Roast Chicken
Glenn Collins, Jonathan Waxman
597 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
597
About 45 minutes
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Peruvian Roasted Chicken With Spicy Cilantro Sauce
Melissa Clark
7594 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,594
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
1764 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,764
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
10462 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,462
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
5249 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,249
1 hour
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Curried Roast Chicken With Grapefruit, Honey and Thyme
Colu Henry
778 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
778
1 hour 20 minutes
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