14 Quick Roast Recipes

Roast Chicken with Rosemary and Lemon
Photo:

© Lisa Cohen

Not all roasts have to spend all day in the oven: These are ready in less than an hour. From a juicy rack of lamb with a sweet and spicy sauce to whole roasted branzino and three takes on roast beef, there's a tender roast to fit into your meal planning schedule.

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Rack of Lamb with Mustard Shallot Sauce

Pan-Roasted Rack of Lamb
© Kate Mathis

Sweet and spicy mustard-shallot sauce brings depth to medium-rare, juicy lamb that's ready in 45 minutes. The rack is seasoned and seared until golden brown and then roasted for a quick 20 minutes. Rest, carve, and serve alongside the sauce.

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Whole Roast Fish with Lemon and Herbs

Whole Roast Fish with Lemon and Herbs
© Fredrika Stjärne

Designer and blogger Athena Calderone makes this whole roast fish taste fresh and bright, thanks to a double hit of herbs.

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Rare Roast Beef with Fresh Herbs and Basil Oil

Rare Roast Beef with Fresh Herbs and Basil Oil. Photo © Antonis Achilleos

© Antonis Achilleos

Adapted from a recipe in author Patricia Wells's cookbook, Salad as a Meal, this rosy roast beef with basil oil seems decadent but contains only two grams of saturated fat per serving.

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Roast Chicken with Rosemary and Lemon

Roast Chicken with Rosemary and Lemon

© Lisa Cohen

Lemon zest and rosemary placed in the cavity of the bird permeate the meat as it cooks and give a subtle Mediterranean accent to the pan juices.

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Roast Beef 101 with Winter Vegetables

Roast Beef 101 with Winter Vegetables
© Con Poulos

This easy, one-hour recipe features a delicious, inexpensive beef cut called coulotte, which is the sirloin top butt cap. If you don't have a whole-animal butcher nearby, use the more widely available tri-tip cut, as here.

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Roasted Branzino with Caper Butter

Roasted Branzino with Caper Butter
Photo by Antonis Achilleos / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Thom Driver

Achieve a crispy skin on the stovetop and then finish this whole branzino that's stuffed with lemon and rosemary in the oven. Steve Corry makes an easy compound butter — which melts on the fish to become a sauce — with wild Tunisian mountain capers, although any caper will work.

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Roast Chicken with Salsa Verde and Roasted Lemons

Roast Chicken with Salsa Verde and Roasted Lemons

Con Poulos

This crisp and juicy roast chicken from star chef Jonathan Waxman of NYC’s Jams is perfect with his chunky seven-herb salsa verde ⁠— and ready in an hour.

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Oven-Roasted Lamb Chops with Mint Chimichurri

Over-Roasted Lamb Chops with Mint Chimichurri
© Quentin Bacon

For this playful twist on British roast lamb with mint jelly, Luke Mangan serves lamb chops in 50 minutes with a piquant condiment of fresh mint and jalapeño.

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Quick Roast Chicken with Herbed Croutons

Quick Roast Chicken with Herbed Croutons
© Kristen Majewski

At Love & Salt in Los Angeles, chef Michael Fiorelli plates his boneless roast chicken on toasty herbed croutons to soak up the delicious juices.

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Skillet-Roasted Lamb Loins with Herbs

Skillet-Roasted Lamb Loins with Herbs
© John Kernick

Cathal Armstrong simplifies an all-day lamb roast by simply rubbing the loins with herbs, garlic, and shallots, tying them up, searing, and finishing in the oven. The result is succulent, delicately flavored meat.

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Roast Jerk Chicken Thighs

Roast Jerk Chicken Thighs
© Evi Abeler

Jamaican jerk, a balanced blend of a variety of spices including scallions, garlic, allspice, and thyme takes every-night roast chicken to Trench Town.

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Whole Fish Roasted with Potatoes and Thyme

Whole Fish Roasted with Potatoes and Thyme
© Johnny Valiant

Kristin Donnelly stuffs the cavities with lemon slices and thyme to roast whole fish with pre-roasted potatoes and onions. Serve the fillets sans skin and bones for a tender, citrusy dish.

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Roast Beef Tenderloin with Morel Cream Sauce

Roast Beef Tenderloin with Morel Cream Sauce
© James Merrell

This classic beef tenderloin roasts in about 45 minutes before being enriched with a quick mushroom sauce.

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South of France Roast Chicken

South of France Roast Chicken
© Ian Knauer

Combine the subtle flavors of herbs de Provence with lemon, oil, and seasoning to marinade this 45-minute chicken roast.

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