Recipe Roundup

55 Impressive Roast Recipes for Beef, Pork, Lamb, Chicken, and Fish

Whether you're looking for a quick weeknight pork tenderloin or slow-roasted salmon; or a centerpiece holiday or dinner party main course, these recipes satisfy in every way imaginable.
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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
    11/57

    Mustard-Crusted Boneless Prime Rib Roast with Cream Sauce

    Just like the steakhouse-style prime roast your grandparents served at Christmas, but better, because it’s made using the reverse-sear method for a super-tender, evenly cooked interior and an extra-crispy crust.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone
    12/57

    Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with a Mediterranean Grain Salad

    This easy, satisfying dinner offers three levels of flavor-building seasoning for quick-cooking pork tenderloin and your choice of farro, rice, or quinoa. Feel free to mix and match options 1-3 to make everyone happy.

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  • Photo by Ed Anderson
    13/57

    Perfect Pot Roast

    This twist on classic pot roast comes from Patricia Heaton and relies a glug of hard apple cider for added flavor and a touch of sweetness.

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  • Photo by Marcus Nilsson
    14/57

    Duck Two Ways With Clementine-Fig Relish

    The best way to tackle this duck recipe is to braise the legs and make the relish in advance, then cook the breasts and crisp the legs on party night.

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  • Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott
    17/57

    Fennel-Rubbed Leg of Lamb with Carrots and Salsa Verde

    If you want to stuff the roast as pictured, ask your butcher for a butterflied leg, not tied. Double the ingredients for the rub recipe and smear half onto lamb, then roll and tie it, and smear with the rest of the rub before roasting.

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  • 18/57

    Green Curry Pork Tenderloin

    Prepared green curry paste gives this simple, dinner party–worthy dish tons of complex flavor in very little time.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Astrid Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
    23/57

    Porcini-Rubbed Beef Rib Roast

    Using dried porcini mushrooms as the base of the rub for this dramatic centerpiece roast gives it a pleasantly funky, earthy flavor.

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  • Photo by Peden + Munk
    24/57

    Charred Chicken With Sweet Potatoes and Oranges

    A topping of feta and olives is a salty, bright complement to the caramelized oranges and roasted sweet potatoes in this flavor-packed chicken dinner.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Billingskog
    25/57

    Christmas Pork Tenderloin

    Rubbed with garlic, rosemary, and allspice, this bacon-wrapped roast is rich with holiday flavor.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau
    26/57

    Roast Koji Chicken

    Koji—a type of fermented rice used as seasoning in Japan—makes the meat in this roast chicken more tender, crisps up the chicken skin, and lends both sweet and savory notes.

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  • Gentl & Hyers
    41/57

    Pork Shoulder Al'Diavolo

    Letting the fragrant, spicy rub of coriander, oregano, garlic, lemon zest, and three kinds of pepper penetrate the meat overnight ensures each bite has maximum flavor.

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  • Photo by Andrew Purcell, Prop Styling by Paige Hicks, Food Styling by Carrie Purcell
    42/57

    Leg of Lamb With Garlic and Rosemary

    Make this simple, elegant roast, a classic from the pages of Gourmet magazine, the star of your Easter table.

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  • Photo by Elizabeth Cecil
    45/57

    Roast Half Chicken With Cashew Tarator and Celery

    In this otherwise straightforward chicken dish, cashews are transformed into a creamy sauce, and candied spiced walnuts are used as a crunchy topper.

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  • Ditte Isager
    46/57

    Roasted Fresh Ham with Citrus and Rye

    Unlike your traditional holiday ham, fresh ham is uncured and unsmoked. We pack it in an herb cure for several days for incredible flavor and juiciness. When roasted, the skin transforms into addictive, crispy-sweet cracklings that may cause fighting among guests.

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  • Photo by Ted Cavanaugh
    47/57

    Slow-Roasted Chicken With All the Garlic

    This cumin- and paprika-spiced number gets added punch from an addictively tangy green sauce and an avocado and cucumber salad.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne
    48/57

    Porchetta-Style Roast Pork

    Porchetta, or roast suckling pig seasoned with garlic and herbs, is a traditional Italian dish. Here, those flavors are used on a more-manageable roasted pork shoulder.

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  • Photo by Johnny Miller
    53/57

    Pan-Roasted Chicken With Shallots and Dates

    The sweet-and-salty play of dates and green olives bolstered by white wine, thyme, and caramelized shallots make this easy weeknight dish dinner-party worthy.

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  • Gabrielle Stabile
    54/57

    Bo Ssäm

    Serve this Korean pork shoulder preparation shredded with an assortment of sauces, toppings, and leafy greens for an unbelievable build-your-own-lettuce-wrap dinner.

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