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Only 6 ingredients, and you'll always know when it's done.
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Size matters. This isn't the time for a mammoth Oven Stuffer, nor do we want some petite poussin—a 3½–4-lb. bird has the proportions we're after. When the breasts are roasted to perfection, all that dark meat is on-the-nose-done too.
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An easy technique that results in juicy, tender roast chicken. Cooking two chickens at once is the secret to easy meals throughout the week.
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Convinced you don’t like skinless, boneless chicken breasts? This easy recipe for chicken piccata with its garlicky lemon-butter sauce will convert you.
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As the chicken cooks low and slow, the green garlic and turns into a crispy crumb topping.
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This quick-cooking grilled half chicken recipe has a tangy bbq-like glaze made from marmalade, mustard, and sherry vinegar.
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The only nonnegotiables for roast chicken recipes are a) being generous with the kosher salt inside and out and b) letting the chicken sit out for at least an hour, which gives the seasoning time to work its way deep into the meat, meaning every bite is delicious through and through.
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Everyone needs a faultless recipe for roast chicken—here’s yours. How to make something this simple feel special? Use high-quality chickens, and season them generously.
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Soy sauce, hot mustard, and a little butter make a luxurious sauce for set-it-and-forget-it braised chicken thighs with tomatoes.
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Air fryers are exceptionally good at turning out perfect, crispy-meets-creamy roast potatoes.
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Achieve an immaculate golden bird in under an hour using chef Jacques Pépin’s foolproof technique.
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You don't even need a thermometer to know when it's done.
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It's time to nail the perfect bird every time, including limitless possibilities for riffing on it.
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And at the end you get soup.
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Cooking a great anytime-dinner is easy once you learn how to roast a chicken. Avoid these common mistakes for a juicy bird.
Rochelle Bilow
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Or, rather, a simple crust made with kosher salt and egg whites
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Intimidated by carving the big bird? Get ready to exercise your hands and knife skills, because Chris Morocco is going to show us the best tips to make this dinner fly!
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Today, Bon Appétit meets chefs Lucas Sin and Eric Sze just outside Taipei to taste some of Taiwan’s best clay-oven-roasted chicken. Using a time-honored vertical spit roasting technique and only a simple salt seasoning, these chickens are slowly cooked to achieve that perfect golden crisp. The result? Juicy, flavorful chicken with irresistibly crispy skin, served whole and ready to be devoured with your hands.
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Want to make the easiest most delicious dinner? Try this roast chicken recipe. You definitely won't mess this up.
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Roast chicken is the perfect dish for a crowd. Contributing Editor Allison Roman recommends slow-roasting with fennel and fingerling potatoes. Castelvetrano olives and oranges add a slightly briny and bright citrus flavor.
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Join Chris Morocco in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as he makes cast-iron roast chicken with crispy potatoes.
Get the full recipe here: Cast-Iron Roast Chicken With Crispy Potatoes
Get the full recipe here: Cast-Iron Roast Chicken With Crispy Potatoes
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For those of you who grew up cooking entire whole chickens in the microwave, do we have news for you! There are actually other ways to cook a whole chicken. Many other ways! Did you know you can cook chickens in the oven or even on the grill? Or you can even take a hair dryer to it and blast that bird for a while. If you're interested watch this video and allow Amiel Stanek to teach you almost every way to cook a whole chicken.