RECIPE: Roast Chicken Legs with Lemon and Bella Garlique

Friday, March 18th, 2011 | No Comments »

Chicken Legs work great for a quick, healthy midweek chicken dish that is busting with
flavor.

Adapted from a recipe in Gourmet April 2007

This Roast Chicken Legs with Lemon and Bella Garlique uses Alchemy’s Italian Spice Mix, which is now available in the KTC store.
Recipe serves 4

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken legs
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons Alchemy Bella Garlique
  • 2 garlic cloves smashed
  • 4 lemon slices

Preparation

  1. Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 500 degrees.
  2. Toss chicken with oil, garlic and Bella Garlique in a large bowl, transfer chicken to a large shallow heavy pan.
  3. Bake chicken 10 minutes, then add lemon slices to pan. (if chicken is browning too quickly you can tent with aluminum foil.)
  4. Continue to bake until chicken is golden and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes more.

Serving

- Serve chicken with lemon slices.
- Serve with sweet potato rounds and sautéed broccoli and garlic. (see recipes on website)

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