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
487 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
487
2 hours
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Easy
Lemony Chicken With Potatoes and Oregano
Melissa Clark
2999 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,999
50 minutes
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One-Pot Whole Roasted Chicken and Rice
Naz Deravian
2438 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,438
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
680 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
680
1¼ hours
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Easy
Tandoori Chicken
Farideh Sadeghin
360 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
360
9 hours
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One-Pan Chicken With Golden Potatoes
Noor Murad
587 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
587
2 hours 30 minutes
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Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken With Squash
David Tanis
683 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
683
About 1 hour 45 minutes
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Coconut-Cilantro Chicken and Rice
Kiano Moju
373 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
373
1½ hours
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Sheet-Pan Malai Chicken and Potatoes
Zaynab Issa
1619 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,619
45 minutes
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Easy
Tamarind-Glazed Chicken Thighs
Ashley Lonsdale
132 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
132
1 hour
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Oven Chicken Kebabs
David Tanis
167 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
167
1 hour 35 minutes
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Ina Garten’s Perfect Roast Chicken
Ina Garten
1577 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,577
About 2¼ hours
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Paprika-Roasted Chickens and Potatoes
Ali Slagle
276 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
276
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
4285 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,285
1¼ hours plus at least 6 hours marinating
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Roast Tarragon-Cognac Chicken
Melissa Clark, Christiane Baumgartner
1273 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,273
2½ hours
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One-Pan Paprika Chicken With Lentils, Squash and Daqa
Yotam Ottolenghi
1640 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,640
About 1½ hours
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Sheet-Pan Roasted Chicken With Greens
Ali Slagle
690 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
690
1 hour
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Caramelized Lemon Chicken
Ali Slagle
714 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
714
1 hour 10 minutes
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Buttermilk-Brined Roast Chicken
Samin Nosrat
9581 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,581
About 1¾ hours, plus overnight marinating
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Zuni Café Chicken
The New York Times, Judy Rodgers
1708 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,708
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
2103 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,103
1 hour
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Marcella Hazan’s Roast Chicken With Lemons
The New York Times, Marcella Hazan
1787 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,787
2 hours
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Feta-Brined Roast Chicken
Melissa Clark, Souvla
1246 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,246
1½ hours, plus marinating
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Garlic and Thyme Roasted Chicken With Crispy Drippings Croutons
Melissa Clark
760 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
760
1 hour 25 minutes
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Jonathan Waxman’s Roast Chicken
Glenn Collins, Jonathan Waxman
594 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
594
About 45 minutes
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Peruvian Roasted Chicken With Spicy Cilantro Sauce
Melissa Clark
7431 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,431
50 minutes plus marinating time
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Easy
Chicken Under a Brick
Mark Bittman
642 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
642
45 minutes plus optional marinating time
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Easy
Spice-Rubbed Spatchcocked Chicken
Melissa Clark
1724 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,724
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
1850 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,850
90 minutes
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André Soltner’s Roast Chicken
Molly O'Neill
844 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
844
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
10127 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,127
50 to 60 minutes
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Easy
Chicken La Tulipe
Jonathan Reynolds
440 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
440
1 hour 45 minutes
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Roast Chicken With Maple Butter and Rosemary
Colu Henry
5147 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,147
1 hour
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Curried Roast Chicken With Grapefruit, Honey and Thyme
Colu Henry
763 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
763
1 hour 20 minutes
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