Food

Delicious Roast Chicken Recipes

September 11, 2009

10 twists on this simple, satisfying dinner.

Few dishes are as satisfying, inviting, and uncomplicated as a well-roasted lemon and herb chicken.Antoine Bootz

See the RecipeChristopher Baker

Roast Chicken with Saffron and Lemon — Roast chicken is a classic dish all over the world. In this beautiful version from Spain, the bird is rubbed with musky, floral saffron and stuffed with bright lemons and fresh rosemary before being popped in the oven.Andre Baranowski

See the RecipeBeatriz da Costa

If you can properly roast a chicken, you can cook almost anything.Christopher Hirsheimer

This one-dish meal of chicken and vegetables is flavored with lemon peel, garlic, fresh thyme, and butter that has been infused with herbes de provence, a mix of lavender, rosemary, fennel seed, and savory.André Baranowski

Stretch's Chicken Savoy — Walk into the Belmont Tavern, and the intoxicating smell of this dish—roasted chicken laced with garlic, herbs, and red wine vinegar—hits you immediately. We tried to get the recipe from several staffers but gave up after chef-owner Annette Wroblewski said, "If I tell you, then we'd have to kill you on your way out the door." We think our version is pretty close.Farideh Sadeghin

Simple roast chicken flavored with parsley, lemon, sage, and garlic makes an elegant and impressive meal.Andre Baranowski

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