40 Chicken Leg Recipes For Dinner
From fried to grilled, get 40 easy and tasty chicken leg recipes for dinner.
When it comes to chicken recipes, I think it is safe to say, most people think of chicken breasts. To go one step further, they likely think boneless chicken breast recipes.
While boneless chicken breast recipes can be delicious, it is pretty easy to overcook them and be left with dried out chicken. Not to mention, chicken breasts are expensive these days!
Alternatively, bone-in chicken cuts like chicken legs (and thighs) tend to stay tender and juicy and are quite affordable. Chicken legs are also very versatile, as you’ll see with these recipes for air fryer chicken legs, deep-fried, oven-fried, baked/roasted, grilled and more. You name the method and bone-in chicken legs can benefit.
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Are Chicken Legs and Drumsticks The Same Thing?
Not exactly. The drumstick is actually part of the leg. The leg is the complete quarter, made up of the thigh and the drumstick.
However, it’s plain to see with a simple search of recipes, that most people use the terms interchangeably.
What Temperature To Cook Chicken Legs?
The internal temperature, as taken with a meat thermometer, for chicken legs is the same as with all cuts of chicken, 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
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How Long Does It Take To Cook Bone-In Chicken Legs?
As with just about any recipe, for anything, it really depends on the cooking method. You can expect baked chicken legs to cook in about 45-60 minutes. While, air fried chicken legs take only about 30 minutes.
What Are The Best Recipes Using Chicken Legs?
That would be a personal preference of course, but I’m inclined to say that chicken legs are best utilized in chicken sheet pan meals. These type of meals are so great because you simply season chicken and vegetables and/or potatoes, toss on a sheet pan and let it roast until done. A full meal on one sheet pan with no fuss.
Sheet pan meals are certainly not the only great use though. Check out this lineup of 40 best chicken leg recipes for dinner, lunch and any other meal.
Chicken Leg Recipes
Braised Chicken Legs And Thighs With Ginger and Tomato
Get the recipe: Brainsed Chicken Legs And Thighs With Ginger And Tomato
Crown Publishing
Buttermilk Oven-Fried Chicken
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Lori Lange
Grilled Beer and Mustard Chicken
Get the recipe: Grilled Beer & Mustard Chicken
Krista Marshall
Cajun Drumsticks
Get the recipe: Cajun Drumsticks
Krista Marshall
Fried Chicken and Onions
Get the recipe: Fried Chicken and Onions
Travis Rathbone
Jalapeno Chicken
Get the recipe: Jalapeno Chicken
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Clare Barboza / Bonnie Matthews
Lemon Chicken Oven Bake
Get the recipe: Lemon Chicken Oven Bake
Clare Barboza / Bonnie Matthews
Rustic Roasted Chicken
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Everyday Mom’s Meals
Sweet Southern Barbecue Chicken
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Krista Marshall
Sweet and Sticky Drumsticks
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Mark Boughton Photography
Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Legs
Get the recipe: Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Legs
Valerie’s Kitchen
Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Legs
Get the recipe: Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Legs
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Real Food With Sarah
Air Fryer Chicken Leg Quarters
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Love & Other Spices
Air Fryer Chicken Legs
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The Forked Sppon
Air Fryer Keto Sesame Chicken Legs
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Go Cook Yummy
Air Fryer Teriyaki Chicken Legs
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Mess For Less
Asian Glazed Bacon Wrapped Chicken Legs
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Ask Chef Dennis
Baked Buffalo Chicken Legs
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Living Lou
Baked Chicken Leg Quarters
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Budget Delicious
Baked Chicken Legs With Apples and Onions
Get the recipe: Baked Chicken Legs With Apples And Onions
Everyday Delicious
Chicken Leg Quarters
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Food Doodles
Chicken Legs In Guajillo Sauce
Get the recipe: Chicken Legs In Guajillo Sauce
Mama Maggie’s Kitchen
Baked Hoisin Chicken Legs
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Food Meanderings
Spicy Chili Lime Chicken Legs
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Melanie Cooks
Crock Pot Sticky Asian Chicken Legs
Get the recipe: Crock Pot Sticky Asian Chicken Legs
Sweet And Savory Morsels
Easy Baked Chicken Legs
Get the recipe: Easy Baked Chicken Legs
Harissa Chicken Legs With Rose Water Sauce
Get the recipe: Harissa Chicken Legs With Rose Water Sauce
Everyday Delicious
Herb Roasted Chicken Legs
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I Heart Eating
Homemade Chicken Fry
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Spoons Of Flavor
Honey Garlic Baked Chicken Legs
Get the recipe: Honey Garlic Baked Chicken Legs
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Instant Pot Chicken Soup Made With Chicken Legs
Get the recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Soup Made With Chicken Legs
Nut Free Wok
Italian Chicken Legs
Get the recipe: Italian Chicken Legs
The Short Order Cook
Lemon Pepper Chicken Legs
Get the recipe: Lemon Pepper Chicken Legs
Budget Delicious
Maple Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters
Get the recipe: Maple Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters
Homemade In The Kitchen
Ninja Foodi Chicken Legs
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The Typical Mom
One Pan Chicken Legs And Root Vegetables
Get the recipe: One Pan Chicken Legs And Root Vegetables
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Cate & Co Kitchen
One Pan Chicken and Rice
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Food, Fun and Faraway Places
One Pot Chicken and Rice
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Entertaining With Beth
Orange Dijon Chicken Legs
Get the recipe: Orange Dijon Chicken Legs
Amy Casey Cooks
Keto Parmesan Chicken Legs
Get the recipe: Keto Parmesan Chicken Legs
Joy Filled Eats
Mexican Deviled Chicken Legs
Get the recipe: Mexican Deviled Chicken Legs
Mama Maggie’s Kitchen
Ranch Chicken Drumsticks
Get the recipe: Ranch Chicken Drumsticks
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Budget Delicious
Rosemary Lemon Roasted Chicken
Get the recipe: Rosemary Lemon Roasted Chicken
More With Less Today
Simple Chicken Leg Sheet Pan Dinner
Get the recipe: Simple Chicken Leg Sheet Pan Dinner
Foody Schmoody Blog
Sheet Pan Chicken Legs With Fennel and Potatoes
Get the recipe: Sheet Pan Chicken Legs With Fennel And Potatoes
Foody Schmoody Blog
Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Legs
Get the recipe: Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Legs
The Typical Mom
Smoked Chicken Leg Quarters
Get the recipe: Smoked Chicken Leg Quarters
Food Worth Feed
Smoky Chicken Leg Quarters With Fresh Corn
Get the recipe: Smoky Chicken Leg Quarters With Fresh Corn
Mashup Mom
Spicy Fried Chicken Legs
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Butter Your Biscuit
Tandoori Chicken
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Cubes N Juliennes
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