Really Easy Chicken Legs or Thighs
You can make a quick seasoning for chicken thighs or legs. It is good: Put say 2 T of garlic powder, not salt, 2 teaspoons onion powder, maybe 1 teaspoon paprika, 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne or more to taste, and 1 teaspoon salt. If you like cumin add 1 teaspoon of cumin. This is flexible. You can add more or less of these things to taste.
You have created a spice blend which you can put in a bottle and store. I like spicy so I would use this quantity for 6 thighs.
Coat each of the chicken pieces with this spice blend. Put in 350 degree oven skin down. After 20 minutes turn over skin side up. Bake for 15 minutes more or to when juices when poked with fork come out clear and the skin is golden.
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Baking chicken is easy. There are recipes on allrecipes for different dry rubs which is what this is which can be made in advance.
Roast Chicken
Preheat oven to 450 F
Rinse and dry including cavity. Salt inside cavity. Rub with oil.
Put inside cavity an onion and if desired, garlic cloves.
Put inside cavity some herbs. I like thyme, basil, a little rosemary. I use fresh.
Sprinkle body of chicken with dried thyme.
In a roasting pan put chicken breast down.
After 30 minutes turn over chicken breast up.
Put a little more thyme on top.
Lower oven to 325.
Roast 45 minutes more, approximately until juices run out clear when thigh is poked with a fork and skin is golden brown.
