Description

Serve these simple to make but delicious, moist and tender chicken leg quarters with rice or egg noodles with the pan juices over the top and your favorite vegetable.

Ingredients

• 4 chicken leg quarters, containing leg and thigh joint
• 2 T. softened butter
• grated zest of 1 lemon
• freshly squeezed juice of 1 lemon
• 1/2 t. freshly ground black pepper
• dried parsley flakes
• fine sea salt, to taste

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Lay chicken legs in a single layer in a large baking pan/dish. Rub chicken all over with the softened butter; sprinkle the lemon zest all over, along with pepper, parsley flakes and sea salt, to taste; squeeze the lemon juice over the top.
3. Cover the dish tightly with foil. Bake for 1 hour. Remove the foil; baste chicken with the pan juices. Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees. Continue to cook for 15 - 20 minutes, or until chicken is golden brown and juices run perfectly clear.