Best roast chicken recipes that are sure to be instant family favorites

Looking for a quick, hearty dinner that will have the family licking their plates? We've picked the best roast chicken recipes on the internet that any Filipino mom with an oven (or turbo broiler) can make!

Juiciest, yummiest roast chicken recipes here

Did you think roasting a chicken involved complicated herbs, spices and ingredients you can find only in gourmet grocery stores? You thought wrong!

In reality, you can just pop a simply-seasoned dressed bird in a turbo broiler or oven and wait for it to cook in its own juices and you’re done.

But we know that you can add a lot of juiciness, layers of flavour and crispness to the chicken if you know the right recipe.

Take a look at the top ten roast chicken recipes we’ve found online that is easy to make for Filipino moms!

Ina Garten’s Perfect Roast Chicken

Ina Garten, the Food Network’s Barefoot Contessa, has put together a simple, savoury dish that requires just the chicken, rough-cut common veggies, herbs and an oven.

Check out the full recipe here.

Pepper.ph’s Roast Chicken in Milk and Lemon

If you want your chicken juicy with a rich, neutral base, do Pepper.ph’s recipe right here. This recipe gives you a lot of sauce from the chicken itself, and lets you use whatever herbs you want.

See Pepper.ph’s rich roasted chicken recipe here.

Buzzfeed’s Easiest and Best Roast Chicken Recipe Ever

Nothing simpler than chicken, salt, pepper, and an oven, right? Voted the best roast chicken recipe in the US and made by a top chef, you’ll also learn how to truss or tie up a chicken for baking!

Buzzfeed has the whole recipe here.

Panlasang Pinoy’s Roasted Chicken

Who knew garlic powder would make all the difference? This roasted chicken recipe goes great with your own homemade gravy, so if your family likes their rice and chicken swimming in sauce, this is the recipe for you.

Check out Panlasang Pinoy’s recipe here.

Yummy’s Hainanese Chicken

If you want a distinct Asian flavour to your chicken, this is the recipe for you. It’s much more complicated but the subtle balancing of flavours is worth the trouble!

See the recipe here.

Panlasang Pinoy’s Lechon Manok

If you’re a fan of ihaw-ihaw then this is the roast chicken recipe for you and the family. You’ll need a large syringe and needle to inject your chicken with savoury soup stock and lock in flavors over a coal fire.

Follow the recipe here.

Nigella Lawson’s Buttermilk Roast Chicken Drumsticks

If you’re not fond of a whole chicken or your family just loves the flavour and ease of eating drumsticks, try Nigella Lawson’s buttermilk drumsticks for no-chop family dinners.

Get the recipe here.

Fire up the ovens!

Popping an easy chicken dish in the turbo broiler or the oven is one of the easiest dinners for busy moms out there. Lay any of these chicken recipes on top of a bed of white rice and your kids will surely finish everything on their plate!

Which recipe are you going to try first, ladies?

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Danielle Ann Abesames-Santos

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