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Baked Crispy Chicken Legs - A   few simple tricks   makes this chicken legs  crispy on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside, and ridiculously flavorful.  It’s quick, easy, paleo, gluten-free  and only requires 10 mins prep.

Baked Crispy Chicken Legs

chicken legs

Tablespoon Dried Italian herbs

salt

onion powder

garlic powder

smoked paprika

white pepper

cayenne pepper

bouillon powder ((you may replace with salt))

Wash chicken legs and place them on a cookie sheet in a single layer, then let them sit in the fridge for a minimum of 3 hours or preferable overnight. Do not cover them; let the air-dry them out. You can omit this part and proceed with the spices.

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 425°F.

Place the chicken in a large bowl, with all the spices, and then drizzle with oil.

Line a baking pan with foil; top with a wire rack. Arrange chicken legs out in a single layer. While the chicken legs are baking oil will slowly drip to the bottom of the baking pan.

Bake chicken legs until cooked through and skin is crispy, about 45-50 minutes-rotate chicken legs half way through-roughly 20 minutes.

Remove and serve with your favorite chicken sauce or african pepper sauce

Juicy, tasty, and lip-smacking good chicken legs oozing with natural flavors. This air fryer chicken dish takes away the messy and oily spills in cooking your favorite comfort food. Now you don’t have to worry about hurting yourself with oil splatters or those extra calories from oil! 

Air Fryer Chicken Legs

(907.18 grams) chicken legs

(1.37 grams) Dried Italian herb

¾ teaspoon (3.75 grams) salt

(4 grams) onion powder

(6 grams) garlic powder

½ teaspoon (1 grams) smoked paprika

½ teaspoon (1 grams) white pepper

(1 grams) cayenne pepper ((optional))

(1 grams) bouillon powder ((you may replace with salt))

Wash chicken legs, thoroughly dry and place on a cookie sheet in a single layer, then let them sit in the fridge for at least an hour or overnight. Do not cover them; let the air-dry them out. This step is not a must but a recommendation for extra crispy skin. If pressed for time, omit.

Salt and pepper the chicken, then thoroughly mixed with spices above or use any of our favorite spice mix we have on this blog. Jerk seasoning, Creole, or Italian seasoning.

Preheat the Air Fryer - I preheat mine at 400 Degrees F for 5 minutes - when ready to air fry.

Set your Air Fryer to 380°F. Place chicken legs in the air fryer basket. Do not overcrowd. You might have to do so in batches.

Cook chicken for about 18-20 minutes depending on the size of your chicken. Also, keep in mind that each air fryer cooks differently.  If it is your first time making chicken, check frequently especially the last few minutes of cooking, and adjust according to desired brownness.

Flip the chicken legs halfway through while cooking. Chicken legs should be brown and thoroughly cooked through before serving.

Remove and toss with sauce or serve with Ranch or Blue Cheese Dressing here.

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