Hot Chicken Legs

Name: Hot Chicken Legs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 55 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons minced garlic; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 12 chicken legs, thawed; 1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste; 1 (12 ounce) bottle hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's® RedHot); ½ cup butter, melted

Rating: 4.5 stars

2 Ratings
2 Reviews
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A quick and easy way to make an excellent and inexpensive dinner.

By andreakrieger

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Recipe Summary

prep:

10 mins

cook:

1 hr 55 mins

total:

2 hrs 5 mins

Servings:

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 6 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

3 tablespoons minced garlic
salt and ground black pepper to taste
12 chicken legs, thawed
1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste
1 (12 ounce) bottle hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's® RedHot)
½ cup butter, melted

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a jelly roll pan with aluminum foil and place a wire baking rack on top.

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Step 2

Fill a large pot with water. Add minced garlic, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Add chicken legs; cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
Step 3

Arrange chicken legs on the wire rack. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Flip and continue baking until juices run clear, about 20 minutes more.
Step 5

Transfer chicken legs to a slow cooker. Cover with hot pepper sauce and melted butter.
Step 6

Cook on Low until flavors combine, 1 to 2 hours.

Cook's Notes:

If using unthawed chicken legs, boil for 15 minutes.

This also makes the most delicious chicken wings! You just need to decrease the baking time.

Partner Tip

Reynolds® Aluminum foil can be used to keep food moist, cook it evenly, and make clean-up easier.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

668 calories; 45.7 g total fat; 246 mg cholesterol; 1810 mg sodium. 2.5 g carbohydrates; 58.8 g protein; Full Nutrition

Reviews (2)

Most helpful positive review

Soup Loving Nicole

09/10/2016

I almost passed by this recipe because we are not big fans of legs until I happened to see the cooks notes about this recipe making the most delicious chicken wings. We love wings. I still wasn't sure if I'd like this since we usually fry our wings prior to coating them in sauce. I liked this just fine and in fact the leftovers hold up much better the next day. If you are looking for a healthier way of cooking hot wings then look no further. Read More

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