Simply the best roast chicken recipes

This delicious roast chicken recipe is paired with panzanella – a Tuscan bread and tomato salad that features sweet onion in this recipe for a delicious twist

This easy chicken recipe makes it a breeze to whip up crispy-skinned roast chicken marylands and delicious homemade gravy in under an hour. Served with plenty of roast veges, this dish is a winter winner

Full of flavour, tender, juicy roast chicken pieces are beautiful served straight from the pan with their lemon and rosemary sauce. Add a side of vegetables for a healthy family dinner.

A filling and tasty garlic and oregano flavoured roast chicken. Simple to make with less dishes!

A fresh and zingy roast chicken perfect for the summer and spring seasons.

Using thigh cutlets in this way rather than the whole bird shortens the roasting time. The thigh is also the most succulent and flavoursome part of the chicken.

These spicy roasted chickens are great for sharing with friends and family.

This is gorgeous – deep golden brown skin, plump and succulent. If you forget to soak the apricots, put them in a small saucepan with the water and cook gently for 10 minutes, until plump and tender.

Lemon, basil and garlic butter is baked under the skin of these delicious chicken pieces. Crusty bread is recommended to mop up the buttery leek sauce.

If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure, your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. Note

Sweet with honey and thoroughly spiced, this finger-licking chicken has echoes of Middle Eastern cooking in its mix of flavours. Delicious served with spicy fried potatoes and salad.

This roast chicken recipe takes flavour to the next level with figs and orange and a fragrant, syrupy jus

Change up your next Sunday night roast with this tender tea brined chicken from The Australian Women’s Weekly ‘Made from Scratch’ cookbook. Juicy and succulent meat with a gentle smoky flavour.

This is a relatively fast way to prepare an easy roast chicken dinner that’s full of flavour. Against the norm, I always cook my birds breast-side down as this way you get moist breast meat which has absorbed all the delicious flavours from the bottom of the tray. My mum taught me the ‘soy-sauce rub’ trick, which adds a lovely caramel dimension that is particularly good at this cooler time of year.

Enjoy a hearty Sunday roast with chicken marinated in herbs, butter and mustard for that extra flavour.

Cherry tomatoes and herbs combine with roast chicken in this hearty meal that can be served straight from the oven.

A roast chicken is the ideal family meal for winter or summer and the vegetables and chicken can be used for lunchboxes the next day. Make your own gravy or use bought gravy for an easy meal.

No large baking tray? Use 2 trays, swapping halfway through cooking. Low fat: Remove skin from chicken. Note

Pair Nici Wickes’ Jamaican-style chicken with this ferociously good banana chutney. All who try it are won over!

This is gorgeous – deep golden brown skin, plump and succulent. If you forget to soak the apricots, put them in a small saucepan with the water and cook gently for 10 minutes, until plump and tender.

Cooking your chicken this way – stuffing orange and herbs under the breast skin and bread stuffing in the cavity – gives you lovely moist meat.

Don’t be put off by the amount of garlic in this recipe. It infuses the chicken with a wonderful, yet not overpowering flavour. You can always discard it after cooking, if you don’t want the full garlic experience!