One-Pan Crispy Chicken Legs and Brussels Sprouts

Submitted by Chef #1803739581

"Cooked in a cast-iron skillet."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 2 whole chicken legs (skin on and bone in)
• 1 stalk Brussels sprout, stemmed and chopped
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• granulated garlic
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, for sprouts
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1⁄4 cup chicken stock
• pecorino cheese (to garnish) (optional) or parmesan cheese (to garnish) (optional)

directions

1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
2. Wash, prep, de-stem and halve all of your Brussels sprouts.
3. Toss them in a bowl with your olive oil and a pinch or two of salt, pepper and granulated garlic. Season to your taste.
4. Wash your chicken legs and pat them dry.
5. Liberally season both sides of your legs with salt, pepper and granulated garlic. Set aside.
6. Heat up your coconut oil in your cast iron skillet until hot. To test, flick a drop of water into the oil. It should hiss and sizzle.
7. Once your oil is heated up, add your chicken legs to the pan face down.
8. Allow them to sit there and get crispy. This will take several minutes. Don't move them, even if you are tempted. Mine crisped up in 6-8 minutes.
9. Once the first side is crispy, flip your chicken legs over and crisp up the other side.
10. When both sides of the chicken are crisped up, add in your Brussels sprouts to the pan along with your chicken broth and lemon juice. Stir.
11. Place your pan in the oven and bake for 30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the juices run clear.
12. Garnish with some freshly grated Pecornio or Parmesan cheese and serve.

Reviews

[Deby B]

yum, I thought it was easy and perfect

 

[KLBoyle]

This was really good! The flavor on the chicken was a little lacking but that could have been my fault, next time I'll really amp up the spices. The brussel sprouts were deliciously caramelized and oh so good :) I'll definitely make this again, thanks for posting!