How to Bake Chicken Legs
Baked chicken legs, marinated in olive oil, lemon, garlic.
Servings: 10 chicken legs
Ingredients
- 10 chicken legs
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 lemon juice and zest
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons rosemary, fresh and chopped or Herbs de Provence
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Marinade
- Mix olive oil, lemon juice, zest and garlic in small bowl.
No Marinade
- If you don't want to marinate chicken, salt and leave on counter for one hour. Salt acts as a tenderizer.
Bake Chicken Legs
- Brush marinade on chicken legs and marinate for at least one hour.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place chicken legs on a baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with rosemary or Herbs De Provence.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes. Turn over at 15 minutes.
- Internal temperature of chicken leg at fattest part must reach 165 degrees F.