Oven chicken legs - 10 delicious step-by-step recipes

In this article, we have collected 10 non-standard, but simple enough recipes for cooking chicken legs in the oven. Step-by-step recipes will allow you to repeat any suggested recipe, even for a novice cook. And meat cooked in the oven will not be fatty.

Oven crispy chicken legs

This cooking method will make the chicken legs juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside, you will like them, both warm and chilled.

Cooking time: 150 min.

Servings: 4.

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  We wash the cooled chicken drumsticks under running water. It is better if the chicken is at room temperature. The next step is to marinate the meat.
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  Pour salt, seasonings, chopped garlic, mustard, soy sauce into a bowl of chicken, squeeze out the juice of half a lemon and mix thoroughly so that the chicken is evenly covered with marinade, leave for 15-20 minutes.
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  Put the marinated meat in a baking dish or baking sheet. It is better to give preference to a form with a side, as the meat will produce juice. We send the form with chicken legs to the oven for 15 minutes, set the temperature to 200 degrees. After 15 minutes, take the meat out of the oven and grease it with sunflower oil on top. Then bake for another 30-40 minutes until golden brown.
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  Ready chicken can be served or chilled meat can be taken with you on the road.

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How to bake chicken legs in a roasting bag (sleeve)?

If you want to please yourself and your loved ones with delicious and juicy meat, you should use a baking bag (sleeve). In it, the products are baked evenly and are very aromatic.

Ingredients:

• Chicken drumstick - 8 pcs.
• Garlic - 2 cloves.
• Rosemary - 1 sprig.
• Black pepper to taste.
• Paprika to taste.
• Salt to taste.

Cooking process:

1. We wash the chicken drumsticks and remove excess moisture with paper towels.
2. Peel the garlic and pass through a garlic or three on a fine grater.
3. Put the meat in a deep container, add garlic, spices, salt to it. Mix with your hands until all the legs are evenly covered with seasonings.
4. We carefully put the chicken in a baking bag, it is good if the bag is large enough so that the legs lie in one layer, so they will bake better. We also send a sprig of rosemary in a bag and tie it. Gently pierce the bag in several places to release steam.
5. We set the temperature in the oven to 200 degrees, bake the chicken for 45 minutes.
6. For a crispy crust, after 45 minutes, carefully cut the bag so that the legs are open and put them in the oven for another 15 minutes.

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Delicious chicken legs baked in foil

To spice up your daily menu, try this recipe for Roasting Chicken Legs in Foil. Inside the foil, the meat will be well saturated with spices and will be very juicy.

Ingredients:

• Chicken drumstick - 8 pcs.
• Garlic - 4-5 cloves.
• Mayonnaise - 80 gr.
• Black pepper to taste.
• Paprika - ½ tsp
• Salt to taste.

Cooking process:

1. We wash the chicken drumsticks with cold water, put them on paper towels and let the excess moisture drain.
2. Grind the garlic cloves using a press or grater.
3. Preparing the dressing for the pickle. Mix mayonnaise, half garlic, pepper, paprika and salt. Thoroughly grease the chicken with this sauce, leave it to marinate at room temperature for an hour and a half.
4. Put a sheet of foil on a baking sheet, put the meat on it, sprinkle with spices and the rest of the garlic, cover with another sheet of foil on top.
5. We put the chicken in the oven for 30 minutes, set the temperature to 180 degrees. Then remove the top sheet of foil and bake for another 20 minutes. For a crispy brownish crust, it is better to raise the baking sheet to the top tier of the oven.
6. Choose a side dish for the finished chicken to your liking, for example, it can be stewed vegetables, salads or cereals.

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Oven baked chicken legs with potatoes

A tasty and original dish made from familiar products is easy. Add potatoes to the chicken and get both juicy meat and a delicious side dish right away.

Ingredients:

• Chicken drumstick - 4-6 pcs.
• Potatoes - 6-8 pcs.
• Sour cream - 300 gr.
• Cheese - 100 gr.
• Garlic - 2 cloves.
• Spices to taste.
• Salt to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Chicken meat must be washed, dried and marinated.
2. For the marinade, mix sour cream, spices, salt, chopped garlic, fill the chicken with this mixture, mix, leave for 25-30 minutes.
3. We wash the potatoes, peel them. Cut the tubers into thin slices, season with spices, salt and stir to soak the potatoes.
4. Grease the baking dish with oil and spread the potatoes in an even layer. Put the meat on top of the potatoes along with the marinade. Cover the mold with foil and place in the oven. Preheat the oven to 180-200 degrees and bake the dish for 40 minutes.
5. After 40 minutes, remove the foil and sprinkle the chicken with finely grated cheese. Put it back in the oven for 10-15 minutes so that the cheese melts and becomes golden brown. We serve the dish hot.

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A simple and delicious recipe for chicken legs baked with rice

Rice is another great side dish for chicken. It is better to use parboiled long rice, then it will turn out to be crumbly.

Ingredients:

• Chicken drumstick - 6-7 pcs.
• Rice - 100 gr.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 2 cloves.
• Spices to taste.
• Salt to taste.
• Vegetable oil 2 tablespoons

Cooking process:

1. Rinse chicken drumsticks with water and dry. Then sprinkle the chicken with salt, spices, add chopped garlic to it, mix and leave for 20 minutes.
2. Peel the onions and carrots. Three carrots on a coarse grater, finely chop the onion. Next, fry the vegetables in vegetable oil.
3. Put the fried onions and carrots on the bottom of the mold, pour rice on top. Put the chicken tightly with the top layer, fill it with water so that it covers the rice.
4. We close the form with foil or a lid. We set the temperature in the oven to 180 degrees, leave the dish in the oven for an hour. It is necessary to monitor the state of readiness of chicken and rice, if all the liquid boils away, then add more. Enough water will allow the rice to cook through. Rice, together with meat in the oven, will be especially aromatic.

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Chicken legs baked in puff pastry

To please loved ones with an original dish, it is enough to show a little imagination and ordinary chicken legs will decorate any table. To prepare this dish, ready-made yeast-free puff pastry is suitable, which can be found at any grocery store.

Ingredients:

• Chicken drumstick - 8-10 pcs.
• Puff yeast-free dough - 500 gr.
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Cheese - 100 gr.
• Garlic - 2 cloves.
• Spices to taste.
• Salt to taste.

Cooking process:

1. We wash the meat under running water and let the excess liquid drain.Then rub it with salt, garlic and spices. Garlic should be finely chopped, pepper, paprika, turmeric, oregano and others, according to your taste, are suitable from spices.
2. Cut the cheese into small strips 2.5-3 centimeters wide.
3. After the chicken has been marinated, separate the skin from the meat and put a strip of cheese in the resulting pocket, as we do with all the legs.
4. We take the dough, lay it out on a flat surface, roll it out and cut into strips 1.5 centimeters wide.
5. Wrap the legs stuffed with cheese with strips of dough, do it not tightly, leaving gaps between the strips.
6. Cover the baking sheet with parchment paper and spread the meat and dough blanks on it.
7. Beat the egg, grease the dough with it and put the chicken legs in the oven for 40-60 minutes, set the temperature to 180 degrees.
8. Chicken legs in the dough will be good even when cold.

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How to cook chicken legs in mayonnaise in the oven?

Everyone knows the aroma and taste of oven-baked chicken since childhood. Despite its simplicity, meat can also be served on a festive table. And one more undoubted plus of this dish, it is impossible to spoil it.

Ingredients:

• Chicken drumstick - 6-8 pcs.
• Mayonnaise - 150 gr.
• Garlic - 2-3 cloves.
• Spices (pepper, oregano, paprika, turmeric and others) - to taste.
• Salt to taste.
• Vegetable oil - 1-2 tablespoons

Cooking process:

1. We thoroughly rinse the chicken under running water and dip it with paper towels, ridding the meat of excess moisture. Sprinkle with salt and spices, rub the seasonings evenly over all the meat.
2. Finely chop the garlic or pass through a press, mix it with mayonnaise, pour the chicken drumsticks with the resulting sauce. Let it brew for 10-15 minutes at room temperature.
3. Grease the baking dish with oil, put the chicken on it.
4. In an oven preheated to 200 degrees, we put a form with chicken, bake for 40-50 minutes until fully cooked.
5. Aromatic chicken legs can be served with even the simplest side dish, boiled potatoes, for example, or fresh vegetables.

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Step-by-step recipe for making chicken legs in soy sauce

Sauce for marinating chicken meat can be different and depends on your taste preferences: from the most common - mayonnaise, to sauces based on balsamic vinegar and red wine. We suggest trying an equally interesting version based on soy sauce.

Ingredients:

• Chicken drumstick - 5-6 pcs.
• Soy sauce - 3 tablespoons
• Garlic - 2-3 cloves.
• Spices (pepper, oregano, paprika, turmeric and others) - to taste.
• Salt to taste.
• Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon

Cooking process:

1. We wash and dry the chicken drumsticks with paper towels, put in a deep bowl.
2. Peel the garlic, grind it with a press.
3. Salt the chicken meat, add spices and garlic, mix well, pour in the soy sauce and leave for 20-30 minutes to marinate the meat.
4. Lubricate the form with oil. Distribute the chicken legs evenly in shape.
5. We bake the chicken at 200-220 degrees for 30-35 minutes. In the process of cooking, we follow the meat and grease it with the released juice a couple of times.
6. As soon as the legs are ready, serve with a suitable side dish. We recommend boiled rice, pre-mixed with the marinade in which the chicken was cooked.

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Chicken legs baked in the oven with vegetables

Cook the vegetables together to get the meaty aroma and flavor. It will also greatly simplify and speed up the cooking process. Pick your favorite vegetables and follow the step by step recipe.

Ingredients:

• Chicken drumstick - 4-6 pcs.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Cherry tomatoes - 5-6 pcs.
• Bulgarian pepper - 1 pc.
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 2 cloves.
• Spices to taste.
• Salt to taste.
• Lemon.
• Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon

Cooking process:

1. We wash the chicken meat and transfer it to a deep bowl. Sprinkle the shins with seasonings, squeeze two cloves of garlic through the garlic, salt, squeeze out the juice of half a lemon and pour with one tablespoon of vegetable oil.Mix everything well and leave for 10-15 minutes.
2. We wash the vegetables. Cut the tomatoes, carrots, peppers into small squares, cut the onions into thin rings.
3. We take a baking dish with sides, grease it with oil, lay vegetables on the bottom of the form with an even layer, sprinkle with a small amount of salt, put chicken legs on top. We cover the form with foil and send to the oven for 40-45 minutes. Oven temperature 220 degrees.
4. Then we take out the form, remove the foil and put the dish in the oven for another 20 minutes.
5. Optionally, the dish can be complemented with broccoli, asparagus or beans.

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A simple and delicious recipe for chicken legs with mushrooms

If you did not have time to prepare mushrooms during the season, do not worry, ordinary mushrooms are also suitable here. And the cream will give the dish a soft creamy taste and aroma.

Ingredients:

• Chicken drumstick - 4-6 pcs.
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Champignons - 200 gr.
• Garlic - 2 cloves.
• Spices to taste.
• Salt to taste.
• Cream - 150-200 ml.
• Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon

Cooking process:

1. We wash the chicken drumsticks under running water and remove excess moisture with paper towels.
2. Peel the onion, chop finely, pass the garlic through a press. If the champignons are large, then you need to peel the caps from the skin and also cut them into small slices.
3. Marinate chicken legs in spices (a mixture of different peppers is suitable), garlic and salt for 15-20 minutes at room temperature.
4. Fry the onion in a skillet until it becomes translucent, then add mushrooms to it, salt, stir and turn off the heat.
5. Put the legs in a deep baking dish, put onions and mushrooms on top, pour everything with cream and put in the oven. We bake the dish for 40-50 minutes at an oven temperature of 200 degrees. The most suitable side dish for chicken legs with mushrooms is tender mashed potatoes with fresh parsley.

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