SPICY CHICKEN LEGS

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For health reasons, my husband had to become a vegetarian earlier this year. However, it's hard to be an herbivore when you are most DEFINITELY a carnivore! So he is allowed to have meat no more than once per week (if his doctor gives him the green light.)This is one of his FAVORITE requests. I usually buy a package of 15-18 legs and bake them all at once. My two teenagers love to eat the leftovers (if there are any!) They taste like fried chicken with a much healthier approach!

Provided by Teresa Jacobson @foundmyzen

Categories     Chicken

Number Of Ingredients 12

15-18 - chicken legs, skinned
COMBINE IN A SHALLOW DISH
1/4 cup(s) plain low-fat yogurt
2 tablespoon(s) hot sauce
COMBINE IN A SEPARATE SHALLOW DISH
2 cup(s) instant mashed potato flakes
3/4 cup(s) grated parmesan cheese
2 tablespoon(s) dried parsley flakes
1 tablespoon(s) paprika
3/4 teaspoon(s) garlic salt
3/4 teaspoon(s) onion powder
1/2 teaspoon(s) ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 shallow cookie sheets (jelly roll pans) with aluminum foil. Coat foil with nonstick spray.
  • Rinse chicken legs and pat dry with paper towels. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP!
  • Dip chicken leg into first the yogurt sauce (you want the leg coated but not layered in yogurt sauce) then into the potato flakes mixture. Place on prepared pans. **Do not crowd the legs or they will take FOREVER to cook and they won't be crispy!
  • Bake in preheated oven for about 50-60 minutes or until golden,crispy, and the juices run clear.
  • Nutritional Info=== 128 calories per leg 4.2g fat (1.6g saturated) 45mg cholesterol 174mg sodium 6.3g carbs (0.7g dietary fiber 0.7g sugars) 15.5g protein

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