Oven Roasted Turkey Legs Recipe

Turkey legs are my favorite part of a turkey, so I love that I can make baked turkey legs without popping an entire turkey in to the oven! This is how to cook turkey legs in the oven – super easy and delicious!

📝 Ingredients

• 4 bone-in skin-on medium turkey drumsticks
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 tbsp sea salt
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp paprika

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
2. 2Brush legs with melted butter. Then rub them...: Brush legs with melted butter. Then rub them salt, garlic powder, and paprika. I recommend letting it absorb this for at the very least 15 minutes, but the longer the better! Overnight works great!
3. 3Place on a baking dish. I like to...: Place on a baking dish. I like to put a layer of aluminum foil on the baking dish for easy clean up, but that’s totally up to you.
4. 4Now, pop them in the oven uncovered for...: Now, pop them in the oven uncovered for 15 minutes. The skin should brown.
5. 5Remove from heat and using tongs, flip them...: Remove from heat and using tongs, flip them over so that the bottom side is now on top. Place back in oven for another 15 minutes.
6. 6Remove from heat and loosely cover with aluminum...: Remove from heat and loosely cover with aluminum foil (try not to burn yourself!).
7. 7Roast in oven for another 30 minutes, or...: Roast in oven for another 30 minutes, or until juices run clear and instant-read thermometer reads 165°F.
8. 8Remove from oven for the last time, and...: Remove from oven for the last time, and let it rest for about 10 minutes before serving.