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
516 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
516
2 hours
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Lemony Chicken With Potatoes and Oregano
Melissa Clark
3062 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,062
50 minutes
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One-Pot Whole Roasted Chicken and Rice
Naz Deravian
2798 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,798
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
859 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
859
1¼ hours
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Chile Lime Roast Chicken
Octavio Peña
521 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
521
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
392 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
392
9 hours
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One-Pan Chicken With Golden Potatoes
Noor Murad
1154 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,154
2 hours 30 minutes
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Orange and Cardamom Roast Chicken
Zainab Shah
158 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
158
1 hour 40 minutes
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Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken With Squash
David Tanis
793 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
793
About 1 hour 45 minutes
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Coconut-Cilantro Chicken and Rice
Kiano Moju
570 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
570
1½ hours
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Sheet-Pan Malai Chicken and Potatoes
Zaynab Issa
2012 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,012
45 minutes
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Tamarind-Glazed Chicken Thighs
Ashley Lonsdale
189 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
189
1 hour
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Oven Chicken Kebabs
David Tanis
199 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
199
1 hour 35 minutes
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Ina Garten’s Perfect Roast Chicken
Ina Garten
2302 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,302
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
4831 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,831
1¼ hours plus at least 6 hours marinating
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Roast Tarragon-Cognac Chicken
Melissa Clark, Christiane Baumgartner
1287 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,287
2½ hours
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One-Pan Paprika Chicken With Lentils, Squash and Daqa
Yotam Ottolenghi
1764 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,764
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
725 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
725
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Buttermilk-Brined Roast Chicken
Samin Nosrat
10041 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,041
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
1877 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,877
2 hours
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Feta-Brined Roast Chicken
Melissa Clark, Souvla
1288 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,288
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
7690 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,690
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
1785 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,785
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
10564 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,564
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
5296 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,296
1 hour
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Curried Roast Chicken With Grapefruit, Honey and Thyme
Colu Henry
780 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
780
1 hour 20 minutes
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