Roasted Chicken Legs

• servings: 3 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 40 minutes

Ingredients

2 bone-in, skin-on chicken legs quarters (about 2 lbs.,, 922g $3.19)

1 Tbsp butter (room temperature, $0.12)

½ Tbsp lemon pepper seasoning ($0.07*)

Directions

Prep

Gather and prepare all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 300°F. Lightly coat the inside of a casserole dish with non-stick spray.

Season

Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel, then smear butter over the surface of the skin. Sprinkle the lemon pepper seasoning liberally over both sides of the chicken pieces. Place the seasoned chicken in the casserole dish.

Roast

Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for one hour at 300ºF. After one hour, remove the foil and discard it, baste the chicken, and turn the heat up to 425ºF.

Serve

Continue to bake the chicken at the higher temperature for 20-30 minutes, or until the skin has achieved the desired level of brownness. Serve with the juices spooned over top or with bread for dipping.

Nutrition

• Calories: 327 kcal
• Total Fat: 25 g
• Sodium: 157 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
• Protein: 25 g