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Oven Fried Chicken Legs – Simple Recipe

February 26, 2018 by DinnerPlanner

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Oven Fried Chicken Legs – Simple Dinner Recipe

Dinner is quick & delicious with the addition of these oven fried chicken legs. We have found that if you arm yourself with simple and tasty dinner recipes, you won’t mind cooking at home more often.

You can actually use chicken thighs or legs to prepare this recipe; either way the chicken is tender,  juicy and baked to perfection.

Chicken legs are always a cheaper dinner option, and even lower in cost if you can find them on sale. The chicken legs and thighs are actually very tasty and one of the best parts of the chicken.

 

Lightly salt  & pepper chicken legs before adding to the casserole dish with butter.

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Oven Fried Chicken Legs
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Oven Fried Chicken Legs
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 

Save Money on the Family Budget and Make these Easy And Delicious Oven Baked Chicken Legs.

Course: Easy Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Oven Fried Chicken Legs
Servings: 8
Calories: 232 kcal
Author: DinnerPlanner
Ingredients
  • 8 chicken legs (about 2-1/2 lbs.)
  • salt & pepper
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup regular dry breadcrumbs (not panko)
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried sage
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Using the oven, melt the butter in a 9 x 13 casserole dish. Remove dish from the oven when the butter has melted.

  2. Lightly salt & pepper all of the chicken legs.
  3. Mix together the breadcrumbs, spices and salt. Pour the breadcrumbs into a pan or flat dish.
  4. Place chicken pieces in the casserole dish with the melted butter and turn the pieces until they are well coated with the butter.
  5. Dip each chicken leg into the breadcrumb mixture and turn until well coated. Place the chicken leg back into the casserole dish. Do this with each chicken leg.

  6. Let chicken sit on the counter for 15 minutes.

  7. Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
Nutrition Facts
Oven Fried Chicken Legs
Amount Per Serving (8 g)
Calories 232 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Cholesterol 132mg44%
Sodium 296mg13%
Potassium 319mg9%
Carbohydrates 5g2%
Protein 25g50%
Vitamin A 280IU6%
Calcium 27mg3%
Iron 1.4mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

brush chicken legs with melted butter

You only need 4 tablespoons of melted butter to make this recipe work. That’s only 1/2 tablespoon of butter per chicken leg so not a ton of calories. Make sure the chicken pieces are well coated with butter before dipping in the breadcrumb mixture.




 

coat chicken legs with breadcrumbs

Make sure the chicken leg pieces are well coated with breadcrumbs. We use Progresso breadcrumbs and they always work very well for this recipe.

Remember – The safe internal temperature for cooked chicken is 165° Fahrenheit.

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What to Serve with Oven Friend Chicken Legs

Serve Oven Fried Chicken with Delicious Parmesan Crusted Potatoes or Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes and Garlic Green Beans

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