Honeyed Chicken Legs Food

HONEY-GLAZED CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a pan with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• Place the chicken on the pan in a single layer.
• In a medium-size bowl mix the ketchup, honey, soy sauce, mustard, onion powder, and garlic powder to make the sauce.
• Spoon the sauce evenly over the chicken.
• Bake for approximately 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and turn all of the chicken legs over.
• Turn the oven up to 425 degrees. Return the chicken to the oven for another 10 minutes.
• Serve with rice or potatoes and a vegetable.

CARAMELIZED BAKED CHICKEN LEGS/WINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 180 degrees Celsius.
• Place chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Mix together the oil, soy sauce, ketchup, honey, garlic, salt and pepper.
• Pour over the chicken.
• Bake in preheated oven for one hour, or until sauce is caramelized.
• Could also use wings or pork ribs.

HONEYED CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Arrange chicken in an oiled baking dish and surround with the carrots, onion and orange. Sprinkle the chicken and vegetables with the herbes de Provence and seasoned salt.
• In a small bowl combine the honey and mustard and brush the mixture over the chicken. Drizzle the chicken and vegetables with the oil and sprinkle with hot pepper sauce. Bake, covered with foil, basting occasionally, for 45 minutes. Uncover, add zucchini, and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until juices from chicken run clear and vegetables are tender. If desired, run under a preheated broiler about 4 inches from the heat until golden.

CORIANDER LIME GRILLED CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Put the lime juice, zest, coriander, cilantro, scallion and honey in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to combine. With the processor running, add the olive oil in a steady stream. Turn the motor off and add the salt and pepper. Pulse to combine. Pour the mixture into a nonreactive bowl and add the chicken legs to it. Toss to coat well and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Place a 10-inch cast iron grill pan over high heat for 3 minutes. Put 4 of the chicken legs into the pan and grill 3 to 5 minutes per side, or until the juice runs clear if speared with a knife. Repeat the process with the rest of the chicken. Allow to cool to room temperature and refrigerate until ready to use.

HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F
• Put chicken legs, skin side up, on a foil covered baking sheet. In a bowl, stir together remaining ingredients. Pour half of this sauce into another bowl and set aside to use as a dipping sauce.
• Brush some of the remaining mixture onto each chicken leg. Bake for 40 minutes or until a thermometer inserted into the drumsticks reads 170F (77C). Brush the chicken legs with sauce every 10 minutes during baking.
• Warm the saved sauce in the microwave for 30-40 seconds on high. Serve as a dipping sauce for the chicken. Serve chicken legs with a salad and rice or potatoes.
• TIP: 8 bone-in chicken thighs can be used instead of 4 chicken legs.

CHICKEN LEGS WITH HONEY AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat the barbecue (setting the burners to hig) or preheat oven to 400°F / 200°C with the rack in the middle position.
• For the BBQ -Place each chicken leg on a double sheet of foil.
• Top each chciken piece with some honey and a rosemary sprig. Season with salt and pepper.
• Lift the edges of the sheets of foil and crimp them together to form a tightly sealed packet. Your chicken will have a double layer of foil.
• Grill until the chicken is cooked and the meat falls from the bone- approx 15 minutes per side.
• Oven Method -- Arrange the chicken (not wrapped in foil) on a baking sheet and cook for about 45 minutes.

HONEY AND LIME CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Mix the honey with the coriander (cilantro) and stir in the lime zest and juice.
• Add the chicken drumsticks and mix well, cover and chill for at least 1 hour.
• Heat the grill (broiler).
• Grill (broil) the chicken drumsticks, turning and brushing frequently with the marinade for about 25 minutes or until cooked through (to check, pierce the drumsticks at its thickest part, next to the bone, the juices should run clear), timing could depend on size of drumsticks too.