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Sheet Pan Roast Chicken: A Base Method for Any Weeknight

August 25, 2026 by Marco Ricci

Roast chicken and vegetables on a black sheet pan straight from the oven

The six rules that make sheet pan chicken reliably good — dry skin, hot oven, no crowding, matched cook times — plus a base recipe, five variations, and what to do when it goes wrong.

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