Baked chicken legs with lemon and honey

⏱️ 1h 10m 👥 3 servings 📊 Hard
Portuguese chicken
Baked chicken legs with lemon and honey
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Want to prepare a simple, quick and tasty chicken recipe? We have the perfect solution for you, baked chicken legs seasoned with a delicious mixture of lemon and honey. It's ideal for serving at a family lunch. Bon appetit!!!

📝 Ingredients

  • 3 chicken legs (about 900 grams (2 pounds))
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 100 ml (1/2 cup) olive oil
  • Rosemary (to taste)
  • Zest of two lemons
  • Nutmeg (to taste)
  • 100 ml (1/2 cup) lemon juice
  • 1 medium onion
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • Salt (to taste)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
  2. 2Place the chicken legs on a baking dish and season with lemon juice, salt, nutmeg, lemon zest, chopped garlic, chopped rosemary, onion cut into quarters, honey and olive oil.
  3. 3Bake the chicken legs for about 1 hour. Occasionally, drizzle the chicken with the sauce.
  4. 4Turn off the oven and serve with fries or white rice.

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by Pedro Barbosa on foodfromportugal.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.