Oven Baked Chicken Legs
These oven baked chicken legs are tender, juicy and packed full of flavor with the addition of a creamy mustard pan sauce. They are just so good you’ll need to make extra!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 1754kcal
Ingredients
- 6 chicken leg quarters
- 2 tablespoons duck fat rendered bacon fat, lard, or other cooking fat
- ½ cup cream
- ⅓ cup shallots
- 1 tablespoon stone ground mustard or other whole-grain mustard
- parsley for garnish
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Gather the tools and ingredients for the recipe.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F ( 200°C).
- Dice the shallots.
- Measure the ingredients.
Cooking Instructions
- Heat the heavy-bottomed pot over high heat and add the fat to the pan. While the fat is heating, season the chicken with salt and pepper. When the fat is hot, add the chicken legs in a single layer. Let the chicken brown for 4 minutes on each side.
- Once all the leg sections have been browned, add them back into the pot, cover, and place in the preheated oven for 18 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the oven. Remove the lid and pull the chicken out of the pot. Cover with foil and set aside. Place the pot back over medium-high heat and add the shallots.
- Stir the pan juice and shallot mixture, scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the pot. When the mixture has reduced by half, add the cream and mustard. Stir well and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the mixture has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Pour the creamy mustard sauce over the chicken, garnish with the parsley, and serve immediately.
- Enjoy and happy eating!
Notes
We want to cook the chicken until the juices run clear. If you notice that you have some pink juice on the plate after you remove the chicken from the oven, simply place the chicken in some foil and put back in the oven for a couple more minutes. Typically leg quarters are cooked in 18 to 20 minutes, depending on the oven and the size of the leg.
Also, if your sauce is too thick: add water by the tablespoon. If it is too thin, continue to reduce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 1754kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 143g | Fat: 126g | Saturated Fat: 39g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 25g | Monounsaturated Fat: 52g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 598mg | Sodium: 955mg | Potassium: 1509mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1361IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 104mg | Iron: 7mg
