Oven-Baked Chicken Legs
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
42 mins
The easiest method to get perfectly cooked oven-baked chicken legs. This recipe gives you tender meat on the inside and salty crispy skin. Absolutely delicious!
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
baked chicken drumstick, baked chicken legs
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 234 kcal
Ingredients
- 4-6 medium-size chicken legs
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp thyme
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tbsp Italian seasoning
- Coarse salt to taste
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF)
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Pat dry your chicken legs using a paper towel. Place the legs into a baking tray.
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Season the chicken legs with coarse salt to taste. Mix the rest of the seasonings and rub the chicken legs with the seasoning mix. Make sure to cover each drumstick completely.
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Take it to the oven for 25 minutes. Flip the chicken legs in the middle of the baking process.
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Change the oven setting to the roasting mode and bake for an extra 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Oven-Baked Chicken Legs
Amount Per Serving
Calories 234
Calories from Fat 67
% Daily Value*
Fat 7.4g11%
Saturated Fat 1.9g12%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.9g
Monounsaturated Fat 2.3g
Cholesterol 156mg52%
Sodium 206mg9%
Potassium 446mg13%
Protein 39g78%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.