Main Dishes

Chicken Legs in Lemon and Garlic Sauce

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins
Total Time 2 hrs
Course Main Course
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 4)

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken leg (s)
  • 4 onion (s)
  • 8 large potato (s)
  • 150 ml lemon juice
  • 150 ml olive oil
  • 4 clove garlic
  • 1 bunch parsley
  • salt and pepper
  • Thyme, dried or fresh
Chicken Legs in Lemon and Garlic Sauce
Chicken Legs in Lemon and Garlic Sauce

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (392°F) with top and bottom heat.
  2. Peel the potatoes and cut them into large pieces. Peel the onions and cut them in half. Finely chop the garlic cloves. Season the chicken legs with salt, pepper, and thyme.
  3. Mix the lemon juice, chopped garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper together to make the marinade.
  4. Place the chicken legs, potatoes, and onions in an ovenproof dish. Pour the marinade over everything and sprinkle with thyme.
  5. Bake for 90 minutes at 200°C (392°F), basting the chicken and vegetables with the marinade every 30 minutes.
  6. Check that the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 74°C (165°F) at the thickest part.
  7. Sprinkle the chopped parsley over the dish before serving.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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