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Roasted Chicken Legs with Lemon

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Roasted Chicken Legs with Lemon

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

1

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

2

Coat chicken legs in marinade, refrigerate 2 hours.

3

Preheat oven to 200C.

4

Place chicken in a roasting tray.

5

Scatter preserved lemon and olives around chicken.

6

Roast 40 minutes until golden and cooked through.

7

Rest 5 minutes.

8

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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