Roasted Chicken Legs with Lemon

Name: Roasted Chicken Legs with Lemon
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Paleo
Ingredients: 8 chicken drumsticks or legs; 1 preserved lemon, rind sliced; 80g kalamata olives; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp ground cumin; 4 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp lemon juice; fresh parsley to serve

Crispy roasted chicken legs, cooked with preserved lemon, olives and fresh herbs, a Mediterranean-inspired paleo dish.

Total time

170 min

Prep

130 min

Cook

40 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Paleo

gluten-freepaleo

Ingredients

8chicken drumsticks or legs

1preserved lemon, rind sliced

80gkalamata olives

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2 tspdried oregano

1 tspground cumin

4 tbspolive oil

2 tbsplemon juice

fresh parsleyto serve

Instructions

Mix garlic, oregano, cumin, olive oil and lemon juice.

Coat chicken legs in marinade, refrigerate 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 200C.

Place chicken in a roasting tray.

Scatter preserved lemon and olives around chicken.

Roast 40 minutes until golden and cooked through.

Rest 5 minutes.

Scatter with parsley and serve.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

156

Protein

0.7g

Fat

16g

Carbs

4.2g

Fiber

1.4g

Sodium

472mg

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