25 chicken leg recipes

This recipe nowadays is not only cooked in Chinese New Year, but also in normal days!

Authentic tandoori chicken marinated overnight in spiced yogurt with garam masala, ginger, garlic, and turmeric. Charcoal-grilled with deep slashes for maximum smoke and flavor.

Chicken leg pieces marinated in spiced yogurt with ginger-garlic paste, mace, cumin, and gram flour, then roasted on skewers. Cook it tandoor-style, on the grill, or in your oven.

Homemade chicken sausage patties seasoned with cinnamon, allspice, tarragon, and white wine. Ground fresh from chicken thighs and pork fat for juicy, herby results.

Baked chicken legs glazed with raspberry jam, balsamic vinegar, and red pepper flakes for a sticky sweet-heat finish that caramelizes beautifully in the oven.

Asian plum-glazed chicken legs with a sticky five-spice, soy, and wine glaze. Oven-roasted with basting for deep lacquered color and sweet-savory Chinese flavor in one pan.

Empanadas are Brazil's national appetizer, tiny pies filled with chicken olives, and peas.

A loaded Spanish paella with chicken, pork, shrimp, and calamari over saffron rice. This one-pan fiesta feeds 6 and comes together in under an hour.

Another quick and easy chicken dish that will have your kids begging for more!