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Baked Chicken Legs with Best Marinade

Baked Chicken Legs recipe with garlic, lemon and dijon. An easy and excellent chicken marinade with so much flavor. The longer you marinate this, the better (at least 6 hours and ideally overnight).

Prep Time
6 hrs
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
6 hrs 50 mins
Servings: 14 chicken legs or drumsticks
Calories: 179 kcal
Course: Main Course , Dinner
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 4 lbs 14 count Chicken Legs or drumsticks
  • 1/4 cup olive oil (Use light oil, not extra virgin)
  • 4 garlic cloves pressed or minced
  • 4 Tbsp fresh parsley finely chopped
  • 3 Tbsp lemon juice from 1 large lemon
  • 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbsp salt (we use fine sea salt)
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

Instructions

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  1. In a small bowl, combine all of the marinade ingredients and stir or whisk together until well blended .
  2. Transfer chicken legs to a large mixing bowl or a large ziploc bag. Pour the marinade over the chicken and toss with your hands to evenly coat the chicken, pushing some of the marinade under the skin of each chicken leg for richer flavor. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate 6 hours or overnight, tossing chicken once while marinating.
  3. Preheat oven to 400˚F and line a rimmed baking sheet with foil or a silpat. Arrange chicken skin-side-down and bring chicken to room temp while oven preheats. Brush chicken legs with any extra marinade left in the mixing bowl. Bake at 400˚F in the center of oven for 25 minutes skin-side-down then turn the chicken legs over and bake additional 25 minutes skin-side-up. For crispier skin, broil on high heat 2 to 3 minutes or until skins have browned.*

Notes

  • *For extra flavor, brush chicken legs with the lemony sauce drippings in the baking pan after they come out of the oven and serve garnished with freshly chopped parsley if desired.
  • Note: Much of the oil, marinade and salt will end up in the bottom of the pan and discarded after baking which makes it difficult to gauge the nutrition facts on this recipe. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 179kcal (9%) Protein 12g (24%) Fat 13g (20%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Cholesterol 68mg (23%) Sodium 419mg (17%) Potassium 165mg (5%) Vitamin A 160IU (3%) Vitamin C 3.1mg (3%) Calcium 11mg (1%) Iron 0.6mg (3%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 14chicken legs or drumsticks

Amount Per Serving

Calories 179

% Daily Value*

Calories 179kcal 9%
Protein 12g 24%
Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 68mg 23%
Sodium 419mg 17%
Potassium 165mg 4%
Vitamin A 160IU 3%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 3%
Calcium 11mg 1%
Iron 0.6mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.