Meat + Poultry 14 Quick Roast Recipes By Food & Wine Editors Updated on January 31, 2023 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos 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. 01 of 14 Rack of Lamb with Mustard Shallot Sauce © 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. Get the Recipe 02 of 14 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. Get the Recipe 03 of 14 Rare Roast Beef with Fresh Herbs and Basil Oil © 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. Get the Recipe 04 of 14 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. Get the Recipe 05 of 14 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. Get the Recipe 06 of 14 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. Get the Recipe 07 of 14 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. Get the Recipe 08 of 14 Oven-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. Get the Recipe 09 of 14 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. Get the Recipe 10 of 14 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. Get the Recipe 11 of 14 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. Get the Recipe 12 of 14 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. Get the Recipe 13 of 14 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. 14 of 14 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. Get the Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit