Easy Oven-Fried Chicken Legs

When you're craving fried chicken without the excess grease, this easy recipe for oven-fried chicken legs or drumsticks is sure to satisfy those cravings!

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 505 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup cornstarch
• 1 ½ cups buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 6 chicken legs
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ¾ cup panko bread crumbs
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon Greek seasoning
• ⅓ cup butter, melted, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine buttermilk, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add chicken pieces and marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking pan with foil and place in the oven.

Step 3

Combine cornstarch, panko, smoked paprika, Greek seasoning, onion powder, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper in a large resealable bag.

Step 4

Remove chicken legs from buttermilk, drain, and dip legs one at a time into the dry coating mixture.

Step 5

Remove pan from the oven with pot holders and add 1 tablespoon melted butter to the pan. With a pastry brush, spread melted butter all over the pan.

Step 6

Lay coated chicken legs into the pan. Pour half of the melted butter over chicken legs.

Step 7

Roast in the preheated until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 40 minutes, turning over at the halfway point. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Drizzle with remaining melted butter and serve immediately.