Best Chicken Legs Grilled Recipes

GRILLED BBQ CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Mix all brine/marinade ingredients in a large bowl and then separate into zip lock bags and add chicken.
• Chill and marinade for at least 4 hours or more (I usually brine mine for 12 hours).
• Grill chicken on a well oiled grill until browned on all sides, turning only once, about 15 to 20 mins each side. (A good indicator that legs are being cooked well in the inside is by observing blood seeping out from the top of the legs).
• Since all grills run at different temperatures, (if possible) make sure that grill is covered first and allowed to raise to 400 degrees before uncovering the grill, oiling the racks, and placing the legs onto the grill. This will help your grilling off to a great start.
• Depending on your environment, grill your chicken without the cover as the sudden increase in heat can turn your legs to charcoal.
• Towards the end of your grilling(5-10 mins) liberally spread a bbq of your choice (I like "Sweet Baby Ray's") on to one side of the chicken. Then (if possible) place chicken legs on a top rack for indirect heat with the bbq side of the leg down and the none bbq'd side up.
• Spread the other side with bbq now and let the bbq really caramelize onto the legs for 5-10mins on indirect heat.(if you dont have a top rack, just reduce this time to 3 to 5mins).
• Now take the legs off the grill and Wah-Lah! You've just made some amazing BBQ'd legs. Bon Appetite!
• *All grills have hot spots so be mindful of these spots and switch your chicken around the grill as not to completely char them.

CORIANDER LIME GRILLED CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Put the lime juice, zest, coriander, cilantro, scallion and honey in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to combine. With the processor running, add the olive oil in a steady stream. Turn the motor off and add the salt and pepper. Pulse to combine. Pour the mixture into a nonreactive bowl and add the chicken legs to it. Toss to coat well and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Place a 10-inch cast iron grill pan over high heat for 3 minutes. Put 4 of the chicken legs into the pan and grill 3 to 5 minutes per side, or until the juice runs clear if speared with a knife. Repeat the process with the rest of the chicken. Allow to cool to room temperature and refrigerate until ready to use.

GRILLED CURRY CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Wash the chicken legs and remove the skin. The easiest way to do this is to peel the skin down and over the end of the bone. Use a sharp knife to cut the skin, leaving a little piece clinging to the end, which will be nice and crispy when grilled, and will help satisfy the skin lovers. The meat should be pretty much skinless for this recipe, or the tenderizing marinade won't be able to do its job.
• Place the legs in a single layer in a baking dish.
• To prepare the marinade, place the yogurt, Cilantro (ripped up a bit), chopped onion, SWEET and HOT CURRY POWDER, GARAM MASALA and GARLIC in a blender or food processor, blend until smooth.
• Pour evenly over the legs, turning to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least one hour; two is better, overnight is wonderful.
• To grill the chicken, light a medium amount of coals. When ashy (15 minutes or so) divide the coals in half and line both sides of the grill along the edges with the coals, leaving the middle coal-free.
• Before putting the grill top over the coals, spray the grill top well with nonstick cooking spray, or rub with vegetable oil, as the chicken legs have been known to be a bit on the sticky side, which is why it is best to turn them carefully with a spatula.
• Remove the legs from the marinade pan, sprinkle both sides with salt, and carefully place in a row down the center of the grill. Alternating the legs, meat side, bone side, etc. (just like they were in the package), will allow you to get more on the grill.
• Cover the grill, cook 15 minutes. Carefully turn the legs by sliding a spatula under them, and cook 15 minutes more.
• Some of the legs may lose the coating on the first side no matter how careful you are, but if you turn them and replace them right on top of the bits that stuck to the grill, the second side will be fine, and that can be the "presentation" side.
• After 30 minutes total cooking time, remove the legs to a platter.
• Serve with Saffron Rice, or a summery pasta or potato salad.

GRILLED CHICKEN LEGS WITH POMEGRANATE MOLASSES

Steps:

• Preheat grill.
• In a shallow dish, mix chicken with l/2 cup virgin olive oil, honey, vinegar and paprika, and allow to marinate overnight in refrigerator or 3 hours at room temperature.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and place on grill.
• Grill 12-13 minutes per side, or until juices run clear when pierced with a fork or knife.
• Remove cooked chicken from grill and drizzle with pomegranate molasses.
• Serve immediately.

GRILLED CHICKEN LEGS WITH COCKTAIL BARBEQUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk together 5 tablespoons of the vinegar, 3 tablespoons of the canola oil, 2 teaspoons of the molasses and a pinch of salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Add the beans, celery stalks and diced onion. Gently stir to combine. Season with additional salt and pepper if needed. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Heat 3 more tablespoons of the canola oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the chopped onion and cook until softened and lightly browned, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and cook until softened, about 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in the cocktail sauce and the remaining molasses and vinegar. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer. Simmer, uncovered, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and pour half of the barbeque sauce into a small bowl for basting. Keep the remaining barbeque sauce warm until ready to serve.
• Heat an outdoor grill or large cast-iron grill pan over medium heat. Brush the chicken with the remaining oil and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Grill the chicken until charred on both sides but not cooked all the way through, 15 to 20 minutes. Baste the chicken liberally with the reserved barbeque sauce and continue cooking until the internal temperature is 160 degrees F, about 5 more minutes. Transfer the chicken to a large plate and allow to rest at least 5 minutes before serving.
• Serve the grilled chicken legs with the remaining warm barbeque sauce and chilled bean salad. Garnish the bean salad with the sliced celery leaves.

SANTA FE GRILLED CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Heat gas or charcoal grill. In blender, place tomato sauce, salsa, brown sugar, vinegar and chili powder. Cover; process until smooth. Pour about half of the sauce into small bowl for basting. Pour remaining sauce into another small bowl; set aside for serving.
• Sprinkle chicken legs with salt and pepper. Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 16 to 20 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (at least 165°F). Brush chicken legs generously with sauce, turning to coat evenly. Cover grill; cook 1 to 2 minutes longer on each side.
• Serve chicken with reserved sauce for dipping.

GRILLED CURRY CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Mix Worcestershire sauce and 1 tsp. curry powder until blended; pour over chicken in shallow dish. Turn to evenly coat both sides of each chicken quarter with Worcestershire sauce mixture. Refrigerate 30 min. to marinate. Meanwhile, mix remaining curry powder with all remaining ingredients until blended.
• Heat greased grill for indirect grilling: Light one side of grill, leaving other side unlit. Close lid; heat grill to 350°F.
• Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Place chicken, top sides down, on grate over lit area; cover. Grill 5 min. Turn chicken; place over unlit area. Grill, covered, 30 min., monitoring for consistent grill temperature.
• Brush chicken with half the MIRACLE WHIP mixture. Grill 8 to 10 min. or until chicken is done (165°F), turning and brushing occasionally with remaining MIRACLE WHIP mixture.
• Transfer chicken to cutting board. Cut chicken quarters in half to serve.

LOUISIANA HOT SAUCE GRILLED CHICKEN LEGS FOR TAILGATING

Steps:

• heat grill or start coals in a small pan on the grill add butter and entire bottle of hot sauce, stir till it becomes red medium thick liquid, let simmer or move off direct heat till chicken is ready. put on chicken legs and cook over heat till the skin begins to crisp. Apply sauce liberally to each leg, and turn often till achieving a smoky red skin and cooked throughout. don't spare the sauce and remember the mantra "sauce and flip" cooking times vary depending upon methiod but normally 15 to 20 minutes total

GRILLED CHICKEN LEGS WITH ORANGE AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Grate 1/2 teaspoon of zest from 1 orange into a large mixing bowl.
• Squeeze in 1/3 cup of orange juice. Stir in the lemon juice, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, the garlic, rosemary, and 1/4 cup of the oil.
• Reserve 1/4 cup of the dressing. Add the chicken to the bowl, cover, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Heat grill to medium. Place the chicken, skin-side up, over indirect heat and cook, covered, for 35 minutes.
• Turn the chicken and cook, uncovered, over direct heat, until cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, brush the onion with the remaining oil and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Grill until tender, 8 minutes.
• Peel the remaining orange and slice into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Combine them with the onion, lettuce, and reserved dressing in a bowl.
• Transfer to individual plates. Serve with the chicken.

GRILLED CHICKEN LEGS WITH MINT-ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large ziplock bag, coat chicken legs with oil, basil, tarragon, and parsley. Shake well to coat chicken.
• Preheat grill to 400 (or medium-low heat). Cook chicken for 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked through. (note that if the chicken was frozen, there will be some blood left in the meat even if it is completely cooked). Turn the chicken legs several times to make sure it cooks evenly.
• In a small sauce pan combine orange peel, orange juice, honey, and 1 tbsp vinegar. Bring to boiling, whisking constantly (note that that spraying a tablespoon with cooking spray will make the honey slide off easier).
• Meanwhile, combine cornstarch and 1 tsp vinegar in a small bowl.
• Once orange mixture is boiling, add cornstarch mixture, and continue to stir until mixture thickens.
• Remove from heat and stir in mint.
• Serve chicken with mint-orange dipping sauce on the side.

GRILLED CHICKEN LEGS AND THIGHS

Steps:

• 1. Make sure chicken legs and thighs are thawed all the way through. Start the grill and let it get to 500 degrees. Charcoal users just let it get as hot as it will get. You can't do this on a grill without a cover. It can be done in the oven but the results are just not the same. For an extra touch soak wood chips in water and put them in a smoking box and place over one of the burners that you leave on. That will give enough smoke flavor to the chicken to make it really good.
• 2. Sprinkle blackening seasoning and jerk chicken spice evenly on the skin side of the legs and thighs only. Spray with non stick spray so all skin parts are covered. You can do this with oil too just not extra virgin olive oil.
• 3. Turn off one burner of the grill. This should reduce the temperature in the grill to around 360. If it doesn't adjust the remaining burners to get to 350 or 360. If you are using charcoal move the charcoal to one side of the grill. Place the chicken legs and thighs, skin side up, on the grill over the part where the fire is turned off. Close the lid and cook for 45 minutes. Don't turn over. The skin will roast nicely and get a beautiful golden crispy. You will have to watch them if you are using charcoal.

CHICKEN LEGS GRILLED

Steps:

• Mix all marinade ingredients in a zip lock bag add chicken.
• Chill and marinade for 4 hours.
• Grill chicken on a well oiled grill until well browned on all sides, turning once, 30 to 40 minutes (meat near thigh bones should no longer be pink when tested with the tip of a knife).
• FYI.
• All grills are different temperatures.
• Take advantage of indirect heat --.
• If the chicken browns quickly finish over indirect heat.
• All grills have hot spots so watch and be sure to move the chicken to spots on the grill so not to burn and completely cook the chicken.
• As the time of the year makes grilling quicker or slower. So take care and watch and enjoy you food as it grills.
• Be sure to Visit the grilling forum http://www.food.com/bb/viewforum.zsp?f=42 for any help!

HARISSA GRILLED CHICKEN LEGS WITH CREAMY PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Reserve 1 Tbsp. each aioli and harissa paste, and 1 tsp. cumin for later use.
• Mix remaining aioli, harissa paste and cumin with sugar and Worcestershire sauce until blended; spread over chicken in shallow dish.
• Refrigerate 30 min. Meanwhile, mix sour cream and lemon juice with reserved aioli mixture; refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Heat greased grill for indirect grilling: Light one side of grill, leaving other side unlit. Close lid; heat grill to 350°F.
• Place chicken, top sides down, on grate over lit area of grill; cover. Grill 5 min. Turn chicken; place over unlit area. Grill, covered, 40 min. or until chicken is done (165°F), monitoring for consistent grill temperature.
• Transfer chicken to cutting board; cut in half. Serve with the reserved aioli mixture.

GRILLED CHICKEN LEGS WITH ROASTED CORN PACKETS

Steps:

• Heat greased grill for indirect grilling. Light one side of grill, leaving other side unlit. Close lid; heat grill to 350ºF.
• Sprinkle Dry Rub over chicken; rub onto chicken. Refrigerate 20 min.
• Combine all remaining ingredients except lime wedges; spoon onto 6 large sheets heavy-duty foil. Fold to make 6 packets, leaving room for heat circulation inside.
• Place chicken on grate over unlit area; cover. Grill 25 min. or until done (165ºF), turning occasionally and placing foil packets over lit area of grill after 10 min.
• Cut slits in foil to release steam before opening packets. Serve chicken with vegetables and lime wedges.