Baked Chicken Leg Quarters – CE
carrots, green beans
  • Clean Eating
  • poultry
Baked Chicken Leg Quarters – CE
carrots, green beans
  • Clean Eating
  • poultry
Servings:

Ingredients

Prep
  • 3 t salt
  • 1 1/2 t smoked paprika
  • 1 1/2 t garlic powder
  • 3/4 t black pepper
  • 6 chicken legs with thighs or leg quarters
  • 3 T extra-virgin olive oil
On Cooking Day
  • 18 oz frozen green beans
  • 18 oz frozen carrots

Instructions

To Assemble
  1. Add the first 4 ingredients to a small bowl and stir to combine.
  2. Use a finger to loosen skin from the meat on each leg quarter and rub half of the spice mixture between the skin and meat.
  3. Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle remaining spice mixture on top of chicken. Add the chicken leg quarters to a large zipper bag to store.
To Cook
  1. Place an oven-safe cooling rack on top of a sheet pan. Place the chicken on the cooling rack. Bake at 400 for 40-50 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and skin has crisped.
  2. Prepare carrots and green beans per package instructions and serve.

Ingredients

Prep
  • 3 t salt
  • 1 1/2 t smoked paprika
  • 1 1/2 t garlic powder
  • 3/4 t black pepper
  • 6 chicken legs with thighs or leg quarters
  • 3 T extra-virgin olive oil
On Cooking Day
  • 18 oz frozen green beans
  • 18 oz frozen carrots

Instructions

To Assemble
  1. Add the first 4 ingredients to a small bowl and stir to combine.
  2. Use a finger to loosen skin from the meat on each leg quarter and rub half of the spice mixture between the skin and meat.
  3. Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle remaining spice mixture on top of chicken. Add the chicken leg quarters to a large zipper bag to store.
To Cook
  1. Place an oven-safe cooling rack on top of a sheet pan. Place the chicken on the cooling rack. Bake at 400 for 40-50 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and skin has crisped.
  2. Prepare carrots and green beans per package instructions and serve.
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