Easy Baked Chicken Legs
Chicken legs, also know as chicken leg quarters or hindquarters, are an economical, flavorful choice. Add a little butter and salt and they can be baked to moist, crispy-skinned perfection.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Total Time: 45 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Entree
Ingredients
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- 4 chicken leg quarters
- 2 tablespoons melted butter or oil (or spray oil if preferred)
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Rub the butter or oil over the skin, or spritz some spray-oil over it.
- Grind a little salt over the chicken.
- Put it skin-up on a wire rack over a shallow dish.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the internal temperature is 180 degrees F (82 degrees F) and the skin is starting to pull away from the bone.
- If you want the top crispier, just broil it for a few minutes.
- Let it rest for 5 minutes, then serve hot, with your favorite side dishes.
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