The warm smells of roasting chicken and veggies means cool weather is approaching. This is definitely one of our favorite times of the year. Homemade roast chicken is a comfort meal that keeps on giving!

Roast chicken in a baking dish

Why Make Homemade Roast Chicken?

We never get tired of roasting chicken and actually, we look forward to it for so many reasons. One simple roast chicken keeps on giving.

  • Budget friendly and better quality. Sure you can buy a pre-cooked roast chicken in your local market deli but once you have a taste of a homemade roast chicken, it’s hard to go back. The quality of the meat and cost is so much better.
  • Customize flavors and roasting vegetables: You can choose your favorite spices and customize the flavors to your liking. Best of all, add some big chunks of potatoes, firm squashes and other veggies to make a complete meal. You can a one pan meal that’s restaurant worthy and delicious.
  • Leftovers are the best part of roast chicken! there’s usually always leftovers to make sandwiches for lunch
  • Make our popular curry chicken salad for the next day. This is so good and way better than you can buy at any deli.
  • Chicken soup and more soup. We love taking the leftover bones and skin to make a comforting pot of chicken soup.
  • Make a concentrated chicken stock and freeze it for later. It’s always handy to have a quick grab of chicken stock.
  • Composting: using the very last bit of bones is the ultimate way to not let anything go to waste. You can even compost chicken bones.
  • Using leftover chicken for roast chicken pho is going to be one of your favorite soup dishes.
  • Quick and easy chicken chili using roast chicken is a favorite recipe we’ve been making for years.
  • If you love gravy or sauces, try our lemon pepper sauce as the topping for your roast chicken.

Warm & Comforting Roast Chicken

Comforting, flavorful, and wonderfully versatile. Juicy meat, golden crispy skin, and an aroma makes a home feel cozy. Roast chicken is an easy centerpiece: serve it for a Sunday dinner, dress it up for guests, or use the leftovers in sandwiches, soups, salads, and more.

crispy skin roast chicken in cast iron pan
Crispy Skin Roast Chicken
Juicy and so good. Homemade roast chicken with crispy skin is amazing.
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Sriracha Roast Chicken w/ Sriracha Gravy
This popular sriracha roast chicken recipe is a hit among readers and the sriracha gravy is equally delicious.
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Meyer Lemon Rosemary Roast Chicken Recipe | WhiteOnRicecouple.com
Meyer Lemon & Rosemary Roast Chicken
One of our cool weather favorite recipes is our meyer lemon roasted chicken. Add some rosemary and it's a weeknight favorite lemon herb chicken dinner.
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Got Leftovers – We have Recipes for You

Beyond the basics, here are some great salads and soup that are a great use of leftover roast chicken. So easy and so delicious.

Vietnamese Chicken Salad Recipe (Gỏi Gà or Gỏi Bắp Cẚi Gà)
Almost every Vietnamese family has their favorite version of making Vietnamese chicken salad (gỏi gà). It’s a classic and popular salad that is often a main menu item is many Vietnamese restaurants. This is our family's version.
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Roast Chicken Pho Zucchini Noodle Soup
Enjoy this light Zucchini noodle chicken pho soup on a cold day. It’s low carb, soothing and loaded with delicious chicken pho soup flavor.
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Holding cucumber with curry chicken salad
Curry Chicken Salad
Making our curry chicken salad recipe is always on our rotation and it just doesn’t get old. We could eat this everyday.
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Pesto Chicken Pasta Salad
Our chicken pasta salad something that doesn’t even have to be complicated or fussy. Make our homemade pesto or use your favorite store bought.
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