Oven Fried Chicken Legs
As a kid, I always loved it when my mom would make oven fried chicken legs. It was one of our favorite dinners! Now that I'm a mom, I'm continuing the tradition, and my family loves this recipe!
READY IN: 3hrs
SERVES: 5
YIELD: 15 chicken legs
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 15
- 6cups water
- 1cup white vinegar
- 1⁄2cup sugar
- 1⁄2cup salt
- 2cups flour
- 2teaspoons garlic powder
- 2teaspoons onion powder
- 2teaspoons salt
- 2teaspoons dried parsley
- 2teaspoons paprika
- 2teaspoons dried rosemary
- 1teaspoon ground sage
- 1teaspoon celery salt
- 1teaspoon dried basil
- 1teaspoon black pepper
- 1teaspoon ground thyme
- 6
DIRECTIONS
- Combine water, vinegar, salt and sugar to form a brine. Place chicken legs in a large plastic container and cover with brine for at least 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Pour melted butter into large 15 x 12 cooking pan, such as a jelly roll pan, coating the bottom of the pan.
- In a large zip-top bag, combine remaining ingredients.
- Place 4-5 chicken legs at a time in bag. Shake to coat.
- Place chicken in pan.
- Bake approximately 1 hour, or until juices run clear; turning chicken legs after about 30 minutes.
- Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.