Spicy Roasted Chicken Legs
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| - | # Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line baking sheets with foil. | + | #Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line baking sheets with foil. |
| - | + | #Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the lemon juice, salt, black pepper, cayenne and garlic, and stir. Set aside. | |
| - | # Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the lemon juice, salt, black pepper, cayenne and garlic, and stir. Set aside. | + | #With metal tongs, dip them one by one into the butter mixture and place on the prepared baking sheets. |
| - | + | #Once all of the chicken legs are coated and on the baking sheet, take a pastry brush and give them one last coating of the butter mixture. | |
| - | # With metal tongs, dip them one by one into the butter mixture and place on the prepared baking sheets. | + | #Place them into the oven for 30 to 35 minutes, basting a couple of times during roasting. If they need a bit more color, turn on the broiler for a couple minutes and watch them closely. |
| - | + | #Remove them when they are nice and golden brown and fully cooked. | |
| - | # Once all of the chicken legs are coated and on the baking sheet, take a pastry brush and give them one last coating of the butter mixture. | + | |
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| - | # Place them into the oven for 30 to 35 minutes, basting a couple of times during roasting. If they need a bit more color, turn on the broiler for a couple minutes and watch them closely. | + | |
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| - | # Remove them when they are nice and golden brown and fully cooked. | + | |
* To save time on making this during the week, I have prepared the marinade the night before and put it in a gallon size freezer bag with the chicken. Let the chicken sit at room temp for a few minutes before placing on the baking sheet since the butter gets hard in the bag. | * To save time on making this during the week, I have prepared the marinade the night before and put it in a gallon size freezer bag with the chicken. Let the chicken sit at room temp for a few minutes before placing on the baking sheet since the butter gets hard in the bag. | ||
Revision as of 15:16, 19 November 2015
- Prep Time: 30 min; Cook Time: 35-45 mins; Serves: 8-10
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter
- Juice of 2 to 3 lemons
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 24 whole chicken legs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line baking sheets with foil.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the lemon juice, salt, black pepper, cayenne and garlic, and stir. Set aside.
- With metal tongs, dip them one by one into the butter mixture and place on the prepared baking sheets.
- Once all of the chicken legs are coated and on the baking sheet, take a pastry brush and give them one last coating of the butter mixture.
- Place them into the oven for 30 to 35 minutes, basting a couple of times during roasting. If they need a bit more color, turn on the broiler for a couple minutes and watch them closely.
- Remove them when they are nice and golden brown and fully cooked.
- To save time on making this during the week, I have prepared the marinade the night before and put it in a gallon size freezer bag with the chicken. Let the chicken sit at room temp for a few minutes before placing on the baking sheet since the butter gets hard in the bag.
