Saturday, April 25, 2020

Sweet And Spicy Roasted Chicken Legs

Chicken legs are a staple in my menus. I mean, hello – they are cheap! And, I’m all about some frugal eats! I can buy a ton of them for next to nothing.



When I do it up chicken leg style, this recipe is my all-time go-to method to cook them. These are what you call finger lickin’ good.


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Obviously – we’re going to start off with some chicken legs… You need about 2 pounds, roughly. You don’t have to be exact – a little more or a little less will work just fine. You will want to remove the skin from the legs. Using a sharp knife, cut a few scores into the meaty portion of each leg.

Yes, one of my chicken legs is broken. It was badly behaved though so trust me when I say it was deserved….



Whisk together your brown sugar & spices along with 1/2 cup olive oil.






Place the chicken legs in a gallon sized ziploc bag, and then dump the spice liquid on in. Yes, spice liquid – my cooking terminology is impressive.

Marinate for 30 minutes.


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Throw the chicken legs into a 9×13 casserole dish. Ok, so maybe not actually throw it in there… get it in there minus the whole throwing part.


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Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.


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When they’re done, you’ll be super happy you found this recipe and you will love me forever. Ok? Ok.


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SWEET & SPICY ROASTED CHICKEN LEGS

INGREDIENTS:

2 pounds skinless chicken legs
½ cup olive oil
4 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1.5 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon paprika
½ teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Make sure you remove the skin from your chicken legs if you haven’t already done so. Make 3 scores on the meaty section of each chicken leg, & place in a gallon sized ziploc bag. Whisk together the olive oil along with the brown sugar & all the spices. Pour the mixture on top of the chicken in the resealable plastic bag.
Marinate for at least 30 minutes. Place the chicken legs in a 9×13 casserole dish, scores facing up. Bake for 40 minutes.


Try this with other cuts of chicken too! Also great grilled.

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