This simple 5 ingredient recipe makes The Best Baked Chicken Legs I have ever had in my whole life! (And the masses agree – this recipe has been shared more than 250,000 times!) Just pop these legs in the oven, and youll have a crispy chicken dinner!
Not only is this one of my kids’ favorite ways to enjoy chicken, but this recipe is also on its way to breaking the internet! For real. I knew it was delicious and easy, but after being shared more than 250,000 times with oodles of reviews from people who’ve made them (check ‘em out in the comments section), I almost can’t believe how much you guys are in love with this recipe!
The sauce is truly addicting. You’ll want it on fried rice, steamed veggies, and maybe even in a cup with a straw to drink it — it’s THAT good. I’d love to know if you give this recipe a try and love feedback, so leave a comment if you give these a go!
Baked Chicken Legs Recipe
This simple 5 ingredient recipe makes The Best Baked Chicken Legs I have ever had in my whole life! (And the masses agree – this recipe has been shared more than 250,000 times!) Just pop these legs in the oven, and you’ll have a crispy chicken dinner!
Prep: 5min
Total: 1h5min
Yield: 4
Serving Size: 1 leg + 1/3 cup sauce
Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 leg + 1/3 cup sauce, calories 335 calories, Sugar 22.4 g, Sodium 970.6 mg, Fat 18.1 g, Saturated Fat 5 g, Trans Fat 0.1 g, Carbohydrate 23.8 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 20.2 g, Cholesterol 105.4 mg
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 pounds chicken legs (about 10 legs)
- 3/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 2-3 cloves garlic, minced (or 1 heaping teaspoon of preminced garlic)
Instruction:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lay the chicken legs out in a foil-lined baking dish with high sides (the foil is to make clean up easier — it’s not essential but helps a whole lot). A high-sided sheet pan is the best option because it has sides to keep everything in, but it is big enough that the chicken isn’t drowning in the sauce. It will caramelize best if half of the chicken is poking out of the sauce while cooking.
- In a glass measuring cup, measure out the honey, soy sauce, and ketchup. Add the minced garlic, and stir. If the mixture doesn’t combine well, microwave it on high for 30 seconds and stir again. Pour the honey mixture over the chicken legs.
- Put the chicken legs in the oven and bake for 45 minutes. Take the chicken out of the oven, and rotate it so that the bottom that was in the sauce is now on top, out of the sauce.
- Put the legs back in the oven. Raise the heat to 425 degrees F., and bake until the sauce is bubbly and starts to caramelize on the chicken legs. This should take about 15 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the oven, and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving. Serve the sauce the the chicken cooked in with the meal or over rice if you’d like.
Best Baked Chicken Legs
My easy-to-make Crispy Baked Chicken Legs recipe will change how your family views chicken. These chicken drumsticks are seasoned with simply pantry spices and oven baked to perfection, resulting in crispy, crunchy, and incredibly flavorful chicken drumsticks.
Prep: 10min
Total: 45min
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 311 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Protein 27 g, Fat 21 g, Saturated Fat 5 g, Trans Fat 0.1 g, Cholesterol 139 mg, Sodium 740 mg, Fiber 0.4 g, Sugar 0.1 g, unSaturated Fat 15 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 8 skin-on chicken drumsticks (approx. 2 pounds total weight)
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp sea salt (cut back to 1 tsp if you’re not a fan of salt.)
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 Tbsp garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp onion powder
- 1 Tbsp smoked or sweet paprika
- 1 Tbsp dry mustard (optional)
Instruction:
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
- Add the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt and black pepper to a small mixing bowl.
- Using a fork, blend the spices together.
- Add the olive oil to the spices and blend them together.
- Allow the chicken legs to come to room temperature.
- Using a pastry brush (or your hands) coat the chicken legs with the seasoning oil mixture. Make sure to coat the entire drumstick
- Place the chicken legs in a single layer on a foil-lined baking sheet, making sure to leave room between the drumsticks.
- Bake the chicken legs for 30 minutes at 400 degrees on the middle rack of your oven.
- Brush the legs with the oil that has gathered on the tray and bake for an additional 5-10 minutes, until crispy (cooking time may vary).
- *If you use an instant-read thermometer the internal temperature must be at least 165 degrees. At this temperature and time, they should be well above that internal temp
This is my favorite chicken drumsticks recipe❗❗ My husband wants to eat it almost every day!!
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