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
482 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
482
2 hours
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Easy
Lemony Chicken With Potatoes and Oregano
Melissa Clark
2951 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,951
50 minutes
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One-Pot Whole Roasted Chicken and Rice
Naz Deravian
2165 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,165
2 hours
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Kai Yang
Alexa Weibel, Sheree Sarabhaya
55 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
55
About 1½ hours, plus overnight marinating
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Spiced Chicken With Sweet Potatoes
Yasmin Fahr
651 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
651
1¼ hours
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Easy
Tandoori Chicken
Farideh Sadeghin
353 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
353
9 hours
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One-Pan Chicken With Golden Potatoes
Noor Murad
482 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
482
2 hours 30 minutes
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Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken With Squash
David Tanis
553 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
553
About 1 hour 45 minutes
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Coconut-Cilantro Chicken and Rice
Kiano Moju
334 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
334
1½ hours
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Sheet-Pan Malai Chicken and Potatoes
Zaynab Issa
1535 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,535
45 minutes
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Easy
Tamarind-Glazed Chicken Thighs
Ashley Lonsdale
118 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
118
1 hour
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Oven Chicken Kebabs
David Tanis
158 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
158
1 hour 35 minutes
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Ina Garten’s Perfect Roast Chicken
Ina Garten
1222 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,222
About 2¼ hours
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Paprika-Roasted Chickens and Potatoes
Ali Slagle
265 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
265
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
4255 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,255
1¼ hours plus at least 6 hours marinating
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Roast Tarragon-Cognac Chicken
Melissa Clark, Christiane Baumgartner
1267 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,267
2½ hours
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One-Pan Paprika Chicken With Lentils, Squash and Daqa
Yotam Ottolenghi
1619 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,619
About 1½ hours
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Sheet-Pan Roasted Chicken With Greens
Ali Slagle
685 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
685
1 hour
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Caramelized Lemon Chicken
Ali Slagle
710 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
710
1 hour 10 minutes
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Buttermilk-Brined Roast Chicken
Samin Nosrat
9331 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,331
About 1¾ hours, plus overnight marinating
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Zuni Café Chicken
The New York Times, Judy Rodgers
1699 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,699
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
2092 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,092
1 hour
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Marcella Hazan’s Roast Chicken With Lemons
The New York Times, Marcella Hazan
1757 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,757
2 hours
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Feta-Brined Roast Chicken
Melissa Clark, Souvla
1240 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,240
1½ hours, plus marinating
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Garlic and Thyme Roasted Chicken With Crispy Drippings Croutons
Melissa Clark
750 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
750
1 hour 25 minutes
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Jonathan Waxman’s Roast Chicken
Glenn Collins, Jonathan Waxman
591 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
591
About 45 minutes
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Peruvian Roasted Chicken With Spicy Cilantro Sauce
Melissa Clark
7344 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,344
50 minutes plus marinating time
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Easy
Chicken Under a Brick
Mark Bittman
639 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
639
45 minutes plus optional marinating time
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Easy
Spice-Rubbed Spatchcocked Chicken
Melissa Clark
1708 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,708
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
1848 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,848
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
442 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
442
2 hours
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Roast Chicken
Mark Bittman
9924 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,924
50 to 60 minutes
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Easy
Chicken La Tulipe
Jonathan Reynolds
439 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
439
1 hour 45 minutes
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Roast Chicken With Maple Butter and Rosemary
Colu Henry
5033 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,033
1 hour
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Curried Roast Chicken With Grapefruit, Honey and Thyme
Colu Henry
761 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
761
1 hour 20 minutes
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