Baked Chicken Legs

This recipe for Baked Chicken Legs is the simplest dinner to make any weeknight. Rub with a little olive oil, homemade spice mix and bake.

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword baked chicken, baked chicken legs, chicken leg recipes, chicken legs

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 341kcal

Author Lauren's Latest

Ingredients

1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/4 teaspoon paprika
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds chicken legs

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line baking sheet with foil and lightly spray with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
In a small bowl, stir together all seasonings and spices.
Open package of chicken legs and pat dry with paper towels. Place onto prepared baking sheet and rub with olive oil. Sprinkle with seasonings on all sides.
Bake, uncovered for 40-45 minutes or until browned and meat thermometer registers 165 degrees or higher. Serve warm.

Notes

If you notice your oven runs hot or if you have the chicken on a lower rack in your oven, you may notice the chicken skin roasting too quickly, thus making it darker on the outside quicker than you may like. In this case I would cover it with foil for the duration of the bake time until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. You can also cover it and move it to a higher rack in the oven.

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