Mexican Chicken Legs Drumsticks And Thighs Food

MEXICAN CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Put chicken legs in a baking dish.
• Mix all remaining ingredients. Pour the sauce over chicken legs.
• Bake, uncovered, in a preheated oven of 325 F for about 2 hours. If you use boneless chicken breasts, it may be less than 2 hours. I don't remember. Baste a few times with the sauce.

ONE POT MEXICAN CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
• Combine the Mexican Spice Mix ingredients in a small bowl.
• Rub Chicken: Place 2 tbsp of the Mexican Spice Mix in a small bowl with 1 tbsp olive oil and lime juice. Mix to combine. Use your hands to slather the Mexican Spice Mix all over each piece of chicken.
• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a deep skillet over medium high heat. Cook chicken in batches for 2 minutes or until browned, then cook the other side for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove chicken onto a plate.
• In the same skillet, still over medium high heat, add the onion, garlic and capsicum (bell peppers). Sauté for 2 to 3 minutes until the onion and capsicum start to brown. These will get covered in the brown bits stuck to the fry pan from searing the chicken (adds flavour and colour to the rice).
• Turn the stove down to medium, then add the rice. Stir to coat the rice grains with the onion mixture and oil.
• Add the chicken stock, tomato puree/passata, corn, beans and remaining Mexican Spice Mix. Stir to combine.
• Place chicken back in the skillet on top of the rice, skin side up. It should be partially submerged in the liquid but most of the skin should be above the liquid.
• Bring to simmer, then turn off the stove. Cover the skillet with a lid or foil and place into the oven.
• Bake for 25 minutes, then remove from the oven and take off the lid/foil.
• Return the skillet to the oven, uncovered, for 10 to 15 minutes until only small puddles of liquid remain on the surface of the rice. This step allows the chicken skin to crisp up and the remaining liquid in the rice to largely evaporate.
• Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 5 to 10 minutes (uncovered). Any remaining liquid will evaporate in this step.
• Squeeze the juice of 1 lime over the chicken and rice.
• Serve, garnished with coriander/cilantro leaves, extra lime wedges and sliced jalapeños, if desired. Sour cream and yoghurt also goes well with this.

TEX-MEX CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spray a 9 x 13-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• You can skin the chicken or leave the skin on.
• Place the chicken pieces in the prepared baking dish, skin-side up, and top with the chopped onion.
• Pour the salsa evenly over all and sprinkle with chili powder, salt, and pepper.
• Bake the chicken for 55 to 65 minutes until the juices run clear and chicken is thoroughly cooked, to 165 F on a meat thermometer, basting occasionally with pan juices. Serve immediately.

VERSATILE MEXICAN CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Mix the garlic, cumin, oregano, salt and pepper on a wide plate or baking dish. Put chicken thighs on top, then turn them over to coat with the seasoning mix.
• Put the olive oil in a wide skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the chicken thighs and cook 7-8 minutes. Turn the thighs over and cook 7-8 minutes longer or until thighs are cooked through.

BAKED CHICKEN LEGS, MEXICAN STYLE

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, beat eggs, salsa, and salt until blended.
• In another shallow bowl, combine bread crumbs, chili powder, cumin, garlic salt and oregano.
• Dip chicken into egg mixture and roll in crumb mixture.
• Repeat both steps 1 more time.
• In a shallow rimmed baking pan, melt butter as oven preheats to 400.
• Remove pan from oven.
• Add chicken, turn to coat with butter and arrange skin side up.
• Bake, uncovered, until meat near thighbone is no longer pink when slashed (40-45 minutes). Transfer chicken to a warm platter.
• Insulate to transport hot.

EASY SPICY MEXICAN-AMERICAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a small baking dish.
• Mix the hot sauce, paprika, ground cayenne pepper, and brown sugar in a bowl, and stir until the mixture is well combined. Place the chicken thighs in the baking dish, and coat them with a layer of sauce. Cover the dish with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove the foil, and bake until the chicken has cooked through, and the sauce has thickened and started to brown, about 20 more minutes.