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Crunchy Baked Chicken Legs

The Best Crunchy Baked Chicken Legs - easy oven-baked chicken drumsticks with a tastes-like-fried crispy crunch!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 40 minutes
Course: Main Dishes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked chicken legs, crunchy baked chicken drumsticks, garlic butter chicken drumsticks, garlic butter chicken legs, keto chicken drumsticks, keto chicken legs
Servings: 12 people
Author: Courtney O'Dell
Cost: 8

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Thoroughly pat chicken dry with a paper towel.
  • In a small bowl, mix together spices (all ingredients but chicken, butter, and minced garlic.)
  • Coat chicken in dry rub, let sit 30 minutes to overnight.
  • Add chicken to oven on a cooling rack sitting atop a baking sheet.
  • Let chicken bake about 40 minutes before adding butter baste - until skin is crispy and fat has started to render.
  • Flip chicken drumsticks every 10 minutes to ensure it crisps evenly on all sides.
  • In a small pot, melt butter with minced garlic on stove until soft and fragrant, about 4 minutes. Do not let garlic burn.
  • With a silicone brush, lightly brush chicken with melted butter and minced garlic, flipping its side each time you add another coat of butter, about every 10 minutes until butter is used up (about 30 minutes.)
  • When chicken is ready, turn on broiler and broil for two minutes on each side to give a little extra crunch to chicken skin.
  • Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 327kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 205mg | Sodium: 579mg | Fiber: 1g

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