These oven roasted chicken legs are so tasty and so easy to make! Just a few minutes of prep time yields flavorful chicken legs that your family will gobble up.
It’s the holiday season, and you’re probably spread a little too thin. Or is it just me?
That’s the way it goes, though. Even though I try to be very intentional about what I schedule during the Christmas season, it still gets kind of hectic.
And if I don’t think ahead, we wind up eating too many dinners from Chipotle. Or frozen gluten free pizzas.
That’s why I’m sharing these easy roasted chicken legs with you today.
This recipe takes just a few minutes of prep time. No need to brown these chicken legs in a frying pan first, then bake them. Just place the ingredients in a ziploc bag to coat, then bake on two cookie sheets.
These oven roasted chicken legs are so flavorful. And the skin gets golden brown and a little crispy – so delicious.
You can keep the whole meal simple – just serve these with baked potatoes and a green salad, or even just some sliced fresh vegetables.
Of course, if you have lots of time, these are also delicious with dairy free mashed potatoes and gluten free gravy.
These oven roasted chicken legs are:
- tender and juicy
- nicely seasoned
- naturally gluten free and dairy free
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Easy Oven Roasted Chicken Legs.
These oven roasted chicken legs are tender and juicy, and take just minutes of prep time!
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup vegan buttery spread melted, or olive oil, or regular butter
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- ⅓ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 18 chicken legs
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line two rimmed cookie sheets with parchment paper.
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Place all of the ingredients in a large ziploc bag and seal it. Use your hands to squish the bag around so that the chicken legs get fully coated with the buttery spread and spices.
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Place the coated chicken legs on the two parchment lined cookie sheets.
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Bake at 400 degrees about 45 minutes, or until the chicken legs reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees when taken with a meat thermometer. Turn the chicken legs once halfway through the baking time so that both sides get golden brown.
How do you know when oven roasted chicken legs are done cooking?
The internal temperature should be 165 degrees when taken with a meat thermometer. Read more in this post.
In spite of the very busy holiday season, I hope you have a chance to sit down for a few good meals with family and friends. Keep the menu simple, and hopefully you won’t have too much stress.
Katie
Delicious recipe!
Kortney
We are having a mini Christmas dinner with my cousin and his girlfriend – both of us are a long way from Canada. Anyhow I was feeling like a turkey would be way to much. This may be the perfect solution!
Kelly Roenicke
That sounds like a good idea!