Whether you’re looking for easy weeknight fare or a low-stress Sunday dinner, roast chicken should have a place in your weekly dinner rotation. Read on for some of our best roast chicken breast and roast chicken thigh recipes — plus, tips to use up your leftovers.
Roasted Chicken and Potatoes with Rosemary
Every household needs a staple roast chicken recipe. And this is it. It leans on a trio of rosemary, paprika and minced garlic to provide well-rounded savory flavour, making this a standard you can go to over and over. Our recipe pairs the roasted chicken with potatoes, but feel free to mix it up with sweet potatoes, carrots or Brussels sprouts — whatever you’ve got on hand.
Mediterranean Roasted Chicken and Vegetables
Need a low-stress weeknight dinner? Meet your new favourite meal. This recipe keeps it simple, roasting chicken, potatoes and veggies in one dish for easy prep and cleanup. You’ll season everything with a blend of paprika, rosemary and thyme for deep savory flavor, plus a drizzle of olive oil for richness. Switch out the veggies to adapt the recipe to whatever’s in your fridge. Chopped rutabaga, parsnips or beets work especially well.
Sheet Pan Garlic Parmesan Chicken
This is it — the perfect dinner for the garlic-lover in your family. This recipe takes the classic flavours of garlic bread and transforms them into a delicious sheet pan mean. It leans on spice rack staples like Garlic Powder and Onion Powder to for a strong foundation of flavour, then adds cheesy, savoury crunch with parmesan. If you’re craving a little extra cheesy flavour, go ahead and double the parmesan — we won’t tell!
Rotisserie Roasted Chicken with Potatoes
Craving rotisserie chicken from your favourite restaurant? Why not make a better-for-you version at home? This roasted chicken dinner uses Rotisserie Chicken seasoning to give your chicken that slow-roasted flavor and glow — without hours on the spit — and adds potatoes to make it a hearty meal.
Greek Roasted Chicken and Tomatoes
Roast chicken doesn’t get any easier — or more flavourful — than this. The chicken itself is delicious and tender, with Greek-inspired flavour from a blend of lemon juice, oregano, garlic powder and black pepper. Then there are the sides: juicy roast tomatoes for a pop of sweetness, briny olives and salty feta, plus lemon slices for a burst of citrus. Serve this recipe as a meal on its own, or over a bed of brown rice or quinoa for a tasty dinner bowl.
How to use up your leftover roast chicken
Made a little extra? Here’s how to turn your roast chicken into two delicious meals.
1. Add it to salad
Adding chicken turns a salad into a meal. Try chopped roast chicken in place of grilled chicken in this Chopped Salad with Cilantro Vinaigrette.
2. Make it a wrap
Make an ultra-portable lunch by adding leftovers to a wrap. Add sliced roasted chicken to these Greek Sandwich Wraps.
3. Upgrade your soup
Shredded chicken is one of the easiest ways to add heartiness to soup. Add a handful to your bowl of Minestrone or Chunky Tomato Soup.
