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
528 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
528
2 hours
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Lemony Chicken With Potatoes and Oregano
Melissa Clark
3082 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,082
50 minutes
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One-Pot Whole Roasted Chicken and Rice
Naz Deravian
2888 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,888
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
888 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
888
1¼ hours
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Roast Chicken With Caramelized Zucchini And Leeks
Ali Slagle
215 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
215
1 hour 35 minutes
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Chile Lime Roast Chicken
Octavio Peña
589 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
589
1 hour
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Roasted Chicken With Dates and Olives
Joan Nathan, Tara Lazar
138 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
138
10 hours
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Tandoori Chicken
Farideh Sadeghin
409 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
409
9 hours
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One-Pan Chicken With Golden Potatoes
Noor Murad
1214 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,214
2 hours 30 minutes
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Orange and Cardamom Roast Chicken
Zainab Shah
162 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
162
1 hour 40 minutes
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Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken With Squash
David Tanis
803 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
803
About 1 hour 45 minutes
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Coconut-Cilantro Chicken and Rice
Kiano Moju
607 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
607
1½ hours
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Sheet-Pan Malai Chicken and Potatoes
Zaynab Issa
2098 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,098
45 minutes
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Tamarind-Glazed Chicken Thighs
Ashley Lonsdale
213 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
213
1 hour
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Oven Chicken Kebabs
David Tanis
212 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
212
1 hour 35 minutes
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Ina Garten’s Perfect Roast Chicken
Ina Garten
2439 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,439
About 2¼ hours
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Paprika-Roasted Chickens and Potatoes
Ali Slagle
300 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
300
About 4 hours, plus overnight brine
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Sweet Tea-Brined Roast Chicken
Millie Peartree
174 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
174
6 hours 40 minutes
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Green Goddess Roasted Chicken
Melissa Clark
4882 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,882
1¼ hours plus at least 6 hours marinating
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Roast Tarragon-Cognac Chicken
Melissa Clark, Christiane Baumgartner
1293 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,293
2½ hours
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One-Pan Paprika Chicken With Lentils, Squash and Daqa
Yotam Ottolenghi
1772 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,772
About 1½ hours
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Sheet-Pan Roasted Chicken With Greens
Ali Slagle
709 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
709
1 hour
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Caramelized Lemon Chicken
Ali Slagle
731 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
731
1 hour 10 minutes
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Buttermilk-Brined Roast Chicken
Samin Nosrat
10175 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,175
About 1¾ hours, plus overnight marinating
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Zuni Café Chicken
The New York Times, Judy Rodgers
1731 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,731
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
2122 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,122
1 hour
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Marcella Hazan’s Roast Chicken With Lemons
The New York Times, Marcella Hazan
1907 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,907
2 hours
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Feta-Brined Roast Chicken
Melissa Clark, Souvla
1302 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,302
1½ hours, plus marinating
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Garlic and Thyme Roasted Chicken With Crispy Drippings Croutons
Melissa Clark
788 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
788
1 hour 25 minutes
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Jonathan Waxman’s Roast Chicken
Glenn Collins, Jonathan Waxman
603 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
603
About 45 minutes
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Peruvian Roasted Chicken With Spicy Cilantro Sauce
Melissa Clark
7796 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,796
50 minutes plus marinating time
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Chicken Under a Brick
Mark Bittman
651 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
651
45 minutes plus optional marinating time
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Spice-Rubbed Spatchcocked Chicken
Melissa Clark
1800 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,800
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
1855 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,855
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
445 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
445
2 hours
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Roast Chicken
Mark Bittman
10677 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,677
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
5328 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,328
1 hour
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Curried Roast Chicken With Grapefruit, Honey and Thyme
Colu Henry
787 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
787
1 hour 20 minutes
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