Maple, Orange and Basil Chicken Legs

Submitted by kitina

"yummy stuff, can also be done on an indoor grill or in the oven."

 

• Ready In: 6hrs 35mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 skinless chicken thighs

• Marinade

• 59.14 ml maple syrup
• 29.58 ml chopped fresh basil
• 14.79 ml Dijon mustard
• 59.14 ml orange juice
• 4.92 ml orange zest
• pepper

directions

1. Whisk the marinade ingredients together in a bowl and pour into a resealable plastic bag.
2. Add chicken and marinate in refridgerator for at least 5-6 hours or overnight.
3. Reserve marinade for basting.
4. Bring reserved marinade to a boil and boil uncovered for 5 minutes.
5. When ready to cook, brush cold grill with oil or cooking spray and preheat to high.
6. Grill chicken for 2 minutes per side.
7. Place chicken to one side of grill, away from direct heat.
8. Cook, covered for 30-35 minutes, turning and basting often.
9. When juices run clear remove and serve.

Reviews

[Sandra S.]

I loved this recipe!! I used legs and thighs and my husband said they were so tender and flavorful! I made the sauce the day before and let them sit in the refrig overnight and until I came home from work. The flavor was great! You could really taste the maple and because I didn't have fresh basil I used dried. Thank you Kitina for sharing!!

 

[LDSMom128]

Very good chicken recipe! It was so easy and very flavorful! My hubby and kids loved it! I did had make a couple of changes, though. I didn't have any fresh oranges, just the juice, so adding some zest would have added so much to it. I also added about 3 tbsp of brown sugar and about 2 tbsp of ketchup. I also used dried basil. I also cooked the chicken in the oven on 400* for about 1 and 15 minutes. However, even with my changes, it was still very good! I'll be making this again for sure!!!

 

[Cookie]

This was very good! I didn't marinate it the night before so I quadrupled the marinade, added a little bit of brown sugar and put it in the crock pot for 6 hours. the house smelt so sweet when I came home and the chicken fell right off the bone. I will definitely make this again, it was so simple but delicious!

 

[rochsann]

The recipe proves that with a few simple ingredients, it's easy to make a delicious chicken dinner. My teenage daughter made it for us, and we all thought it was great with rice. She marinated whole chicken legs for only a couple of hours, and then the chicken was baked instead of grilled. She also added a little brown sugar, taking another reviewer's advice. Thanks for a tasty recipe we'll make again!

 

[John W Wenzelburger]

did not have time to maarinate the chicken I just basted it still gave a good flavor to the chicken I added about a table spoon of brown suger that gave it a sweeter taste and a nice brown color.