Easy Oven-Fried Chicken Legs
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Cooking:
30 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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Ingredients for - Easy Oven-Fried Chicken Legs

1. Buttermilk - 1 ½ cups
2. Salt - 1 teaspoon
3. Black pepper - ½ teaspoon
4. Chicken legs - 6
5. Cornstarch - ¾ cup
6. Panko bread crumbs - ¾ cup
7. Smoked paprika - 1 teaspoon
8. Greek seasoning - 1 teaspoon
9. Onion Powder - 1 teaspoon
10. Poultry seasoning - ½ teaspoon
11. Salt - ½ teaspoon
12. Ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon
13. Butter, melted, divided - ⅓ cup

How to cook deliciously - Easy Oven-Fried Chicken Legs

1. Stage

Combine buttermilk, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add chicken pieces and marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.

2. Stage

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking pan with foil and place in the oven.

3. Stage

Combine cornstarch, panko, smoked paprika, Greek seasoning, onion powder, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper in a large resealable bag.

4. Stage

Remove chicken legs from buttermilk, drain, and dip legs one at a time into the dry coating mixture.

5. Stage

Remove pan from the oven with pot holders and add 1 tablespoon melted butter to the pan. With a pastry brush, spread melted butter all over the pan.

6. Stage

Lay coated chicken legs into the pan. Pour half of the melted butter over chicken legs.

7. Stage

Roast in the preheated until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 40 minutes, turning over at the halfway point. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Drizzle with remaining melted butter and serve immediately.