Best Oven Fried Chicken Legs Recipes

EASY OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Combine buttermilk, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add chicken pieces and marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking pan with foil and place in the oven.
• Combine cornstarch, panko, smoked paprika, Greek seasoning, onion powder, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper in a large resealable bag.
• Remove chicken legs from buttermilk, drain, and dip legs one at a time into the dry coating mixture.
• Remove pan from the oven with pot holders and add 1 tablespoon melted butter to the pan. With a pastry brush, spread melted butter all over the pan.
• Lay coated chicken legs into the pan. Pour half of the melted butter over chicken legs.
• Roast in the preheated until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 40 minutes, turning over at the halfway point. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Drizzle with remaining melted butter and serve immediately.

OVEN - FRIED CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375*F. In a small cup or bowl, combine egg white and milk. Combine cereal, cornmeal, and seasonings in a small zippered plastic bag.
• Dip chicken legs into egg white and milk, then drop into plastic bag and shake to coat.
• Bake chicken legs in nonstick baking dish for 25 minutes. Turn and bake an additional 7 to 10 minutes or until done.
• For an extra-crispy version, use cracker crumbs instead of cereal. This coating is great on fish, too.

OVEN FRIED CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• 1. Whisk together the buttermilk, pickle juice and hot sauce. Place the chicken in a leak proof container and pour the buttermilk mixture over the chicken and place in the fridge for 2 hours.
• 2. Using a ziploc bag combine the flour, ranch mix and seasonings. Place the oil and butter in the bottom of a large iron skillet and place in the oven. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees allowing the oil and butter to heat up as the oven preheats. Once the oil is good and hot remove the skillet and take each chicken leg and shake it in the flour mixture and using tongs to remove, shake off excess flour and place in the skillet. You will here it sizzle a little, repeat with remaining chicken. Place back in the oven for 35-45 minutes, rotating the chicken about every 10 minutes to brown on all sides. Cooking time will depend on the size of the chicken legs you are using, just check with a meat thermometer to reach 160 degrees. Remove the chicken to a paper sack or towel lined plate. Let rest 5 minutes before serving.

OVEN FRIED CHICKEN LEGS & THIGHS RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Preheat Oven 350°F. Set out 2 large bowls. Put the milk in one bowl and then in the other bowl mix together the flour, cornmeal, instant potato flakes, salt, black pepper, and garlic powder. Dip the chicken first in the milk and then in the coating mixture. Be sure that the chicken is well-coated in both mixtures. Place in a baking pan and drizzle lightly with olive oil. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes; until a beautiful golden color is achieved and the juices run clear from the meat.

OVEN FRIED CHICKEN LEGS AND THIGHS

Steps:

• Preheat Oven 350 degrees: Set two large bowls; one with the milk and one with all of the ingredients for the coating. Dip the chicken first in the milk and then in the coating mixture. Get the chicken well covered in the coating. Place in a baking pan and drizzle lightly with olive oil. Bake for 50 - 55 minutes; until a beautiful golden color is achieved and the juices run clear from the meat.

OVEN FRIED CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Combine water, vinegar, salt and sugar to form a brine. Place chicken legs in a large plastic container and cover with brine for at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Pour melted butter into large 15 x 12 cooking pan, such as a jelly roll pan, coating the bottom of the pan.
• In a large zip-top bag, combine remaining ingredients.
• Place 4-5 chicken legs at a time in bag. Shake to coat.
• Place chicken in pan.
• Bake approximately 1 hour, or until juices run clear; turning chicken legs after about 30 minutes.
• Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.

SUN OVEN "FRIED" CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Whisk together buttermilk, mustard, garlic, and hot sauce in a shallow glass dish. Add chicken and turn to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1/2 hour or overnight. Set Global Sun Oven out to preheat. Set a wire rack in a roasting pan and coat it with cooking spray. Whisk together flour, sesame seeds, paprika, thyme, baking powder, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Put the flour mixture in a paper bag. Shake excess marinade off chicken, place one piece at a time in the bag and shake to coat. Shake off excess flour and arrange chicken on prepared rack. Spray chicken pieces with cooking spray. Bake in Sun Oven until golden brown and no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour.

OVEN FRIED CHICKEN LEGS LINDA'S WAY

Steps:

• Soak chicken pieces in lemon juice and water mixture in a zip lock bag for at least 30 minutes up tofour hours. Take chicken pieces out of lemon juice mixture and pat dry. Meanwhile, Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter in a a small pot and transfer into a small dish large enough to coat chicken legs in. Pour small amount of butter in baking dish to coat bottom. In another small dish or breading tray, mix bread crumbs, Parmesan, herbs paprika and salt and pepper. Coat each piece of chicken with butter, then dredge in bread crumb mixture. Place in baking dish. Drizzle remaining butter over chicken. Bake in oven for 1 hour to 1-1/4 hours until coating is golden brown and chicken meat slides off a fork.