Roasted Lemon Chicken Legs Pioneer Woman Recipe 295 Recipes

SPICY ROASTED CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Melt 2 sticks of butter in a saucepan. Pour ½ cup of lemon juice (fresh or bottled). Now add your seasonings. In this case, 1 tablespoon of Morton's Hot Salt. You can use whatever seasonings makes your skirt fly up, be it minced garlic, salt and Cayenne pepper ... let your imagination run wild. Stir it together until combined.Rinse and pat your chicken legs dry. With metal tongs, transfer them one by one into the butter mixture and place on a baking sheet. Once all of the chicken legs are coated and on the baking rack, take a pastry brush and give them one last coating of the butter mixture. Sprinkle them with some more of your seasonings.Place them into a 400-degree oven for 30 minutes. 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.

SPICY ROASTED CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• 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.
• Rinse and pat the chicken legs dry. 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.

ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking tray with foil.
• Place the softened butter in a bowl with the lemon zest. Strip the leaves from 1 sprig of rosemary, finely chop and add along with some salt and pepper. Mix everything together.
• Lay the chicken on the foil-lined baking tray, breast-side up. Use your fingers to smear the butter mixture all over the chicken, under the skin and inside the cavity.
• Squeeze the juice of 1 of the lemons over the chicken, and then place the 4 lemon halves (if they fit!) inside the cavity of the chicken along with the 3 whole remaining sprigs of rosemary.
• Put the chicken in the oven and roast it until done, about 1 hour 15 minutes. The skin should be deep golden brown and the juices should be sizzling.

ROASTED LEMON CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Put the chicken legs in a large resealable bag, squeeze in the juice of the lemons and throw in the rinds as well. Add the olive oil, garlic and some salt and pepper, seal the bag and toss around. Place in the fridge to marinate for at least 30 minutes or up to 6 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place the chicken legs on a baking sheet and roast until the juices run clear, 20 to 30 minutes.

ROASTED LEMON CHICKEN LEGS {PIONEER WOMAN} RECIPE - (2.9/5)

Steps:

• Put legs in a large re-sealable bag, squeeze in juice of the lemons and throw in the rinds as well. Add olive oil, garlic and some salt and pepper, seal bag and toss around. Place in the fridge to marinate at least 30 minutes or up to 6 hours. Preheat oven to 450ºF. Place legs on a baking sheet and roast until the juices run clear, 20-30 minutes.

PIONEER WOMAN'S SPICY ROASTED CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place a rack on a baking sheet. Rinse the chicken legs and pat dry.
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Add the lemon juice and hot salt to the butter. Using tongs, dip chicken legs one at a time into the butter mixture, coating all sides. (You may need to tip the pan to get all the legs coated towards the end.) Place legs on the baking rack. Brush the remaing butter mixture on the legs with a pastry brush. Sprinkle with more hot salt.
• Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes or until done. If you would like them to look more brown you can turn on the broiler for a few minutes but be sure to watch closely so they don't burn. Remove to a platter and serve.