Roast Chicken Legs with Lemon and Thyme
Succulent chicken legs roasted with fresh thyme, garlic, and lemon slices for a fragrant and flavorful main dish. The high-temperature roasting creates crispy skin while keeping the meat juicy.
4 servings
45 min
Ingredients
- •4 whole chicken legs
- •3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- •5 sprigs fresh thyme
- •2 cloves garlic
- •¾ teaspoon salt
- •½ teaspoon black pepper
- •4 slices lemon
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 500°F.
10 min
- 2.
Toss chicken with oil, thyme sprigs, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl, then transfer to a large (17- by 12-inch) shallow heavy baking pan (1 inch deep).
5 min
- 3.
Bake chicken 10 minutes, then add lemon slices to pan. Continue to bake until chicken is golden and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes more. Serve chicken with lemon slices.
30 min
