Lori's Lemon-Pepper Chicken Leg Quarters recipe

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Ingredients

4 chicken leg quarters with skin
2 teaspoons lemon-pepper seasoning
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon dried parsley
2 teaspoons olive oil

Nutrition Info

281.8 calories
carbohydrate: 0.3 g
cholesterol: 102.8 mg
fat: 17.4 g
fiber: 0.1 g
protein: 29.1 g
saturatedFat: 4.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1200.7 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Coat the leg quarters with lemon-pepper, salt, and parsley. Let sit in the refrigerator, covered, for 2 hours.

  2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

  3. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sear chicken, skin-side down, to help crisp the skin, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a roasting pan.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the centers and juices run clear, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

A simple twist (no pun intended) on a classic. I'm not a fan of chicken breast as the meat can be bland so I use the leg quarters for greater flavor. Quick and delicious lemon-pepper chicken. Hope you enjoy as much as I do! I like to serve this with garlic noodles, pan-seared asparagus, and buttered wheat rolls.

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