Want to make a simple and spicy roasted chicken legs recipe? Season the chicken legs with delicious spices, lemon juice and olive oil and roast until golden. Bon appetit!!!
Who doesn't like simple and tasty recipes? This recipe is perfect for serving at a family dinner! Your family will love the taste and the sauce of this recipe.
Marinate the chicken legs in delicious seasonings for at least 1 to 2 hours. Bake and serve these tasty chicken legs with french fries or white rice. Bon appetit!!!
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INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE
Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:
- Chicken legs - The main of this recipe.
- Olive oil, lemon juice, grated garlic, chopped rosemary, paprika, pepper, nutmeg and salt - Ingredients that add flavor and are the chicken marinade sauce.
Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.
HOW TO MAKE SPICY ROASTED CHICKEN LEGS
Step 1: In a bowl, combine the nutmeg, pepper, paprika, salt, grated garlic, chopped rosemary, lemon juice and olive oil.
Step 2: Place the chicken legs on a baking sheet. Drizzle the chicken legs with the sauce and marinate about 1 to 2 hours.
Step 3: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
Step 4: Roast the chicken legs until golden, about 50 minutes. Occasionally, drizzle the chicken legs with the sauce.
Step 5: Serve with fries or white rice.
TIPS FOR SPICY ROASTED CHICKEN LEGS
1. If the chicken legs starts to brown too much cover with aluminum foil.
2. We usually roast the chicken at 180ºC (350ºF) but, if you lower the temperature to 150ºC (300ºF), despite taking longer to roast, it has the advantage of enhancing much more the flavors and the chicken gets more tender.
3. If you have leftovers, store the chicken legs in the fridge in a properly covered container (to prevent the growth of microorganisms). To avoid drying out the chicken, do not reheat the food in the oven, reheat it in the microwave.
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Spicy roasted chicken legs
Want to make a simple and spicy roasted chicken legs recipe? Season the chicken legs with delicious spices, lemon juice and olive oil and roast until golden. Bon appetit!!!
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- 3 chicken legs (about 900 grams (2 pounds))
- 100 ml (1/2 cup) olive oil
- 100 ml (1/2 cup) lemon juice
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 teaspoon chopped rosemary
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- In a bowl, combine the nutmeg, pepper, paprika, salt, grated garlic, chopped rosemary, lemon juice and olive oil.
- Place the chicken legs on a baking sheet. Drizzle the chicken legs with the sauce and marinate about 1 to 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
- Roast the chicken legs until golden, about 50 minutes. Occasionally, drizzle the chicken legs with the sauce.
- Serve with fries or white rice.
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Directions
- Note: If you have time, marinate the chicken legs for 4 to 6 hours. The chicken will absorb more the marinade seasonings, making it tastier.
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