Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken Leg Quarters
Oven-Baked Lemon pepper Recipe mix with Orange pepper Chicken Leg Quarters! This was delicious and different. Who knew Orange pepper flavors were so delicious and bold! Paired with lemon pepper among other spices took this dish to the next level! Such an easy chicken dinner your family will enjoy! It's oven-baked, made of simple ingredients, easy and inexpensive to make but loaded with orange and lemon pepper flavors. Its a different recipe from our lemon pepper wings recipe but still amazing and delicious!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs * 2 lbs chicken leg quarters
- 1 small lemon fresh squeeze
- 1¼ tsp lemon pepper seasoning
- 1 tsp orange pepper
- 1 tsp complete seasoning
- ¼ tsp bitter orange all-purpose seasoning
- 2 tsp smoked paprika Garlic, Chili, and Chive
- 3 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp crushed Whole Spice
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 closed garlic thinly sliced
- thyme
- 1 tsp raw ginger
- 3 small lemons thinly sliced for garnish
Instructions
- Trim off any excess fat, pieces of bone, or cartilage. Clean and wash your chicken in lemon and vinegar water.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees (F) and spritz or brush a medium baking sheet with 1/2 tbsp of canola oil(oil of your choice. Dry chicken w/ a paper towel.
- In a small bowl, combine lemon pepper seasoning orange pepper, complete seasoning, bitter orange all-purpose seasoning, Spice Blend(Smoked Paprika, Garlic, Chili, and Chive), and Black Pepper, Crushed Whole Spice, onion powder, and stir until combined.
- Lightly coat the baking dish with canola oil. Place the chicken on the baking sheet and heavily sprinkle seasoning. Flip and move the chicken around to coat both sides w/a a dry rub. Bake, skin side up, for 30-35 minutes. Until all the juices let out. Then pour out the juice into a saucepan and make the sauce (see below).
- Pour sauce all over the chicken and continue to bake for 5 more minutes or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
- Remove chicken from the oven, sprinkle with fresh parsley, and serve!
- Sauce Instructions
- * Pour juices into a saucepan then chop up garlic, thyme, and raw ginger, and squeeze fresh lemon in the pot boil for 8 mins
Nutrition
Serving: 4gCalories: 69kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 63mgPotassium: 140mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 378IUVitamin C: 39mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 1mg
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