Honey Orange Glazed Chicken

A honey and orange glaze coats chicken drumsticks, which are baked to juicy perfection. This fall-off-the-bone chicken is easy to make ahead and great for dinner parties.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 777 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon salt
• ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 oranges, zested
• 8 large chicken legs
• 1 cup orange juice with pulp
• 7 sprigs fresh rosemary, finely chopped
• 0.5 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Sprinkle chicken with salt and place in a large glass or plastic bowl.

Step 3

Whisk together honey, orange juice with pulp, butter, rosemary, orange zest, garlic, and pepper in a separate bowl. Pour orange mixture over chicken; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to overnight.

Step 4

Place chicken in a single layer in a roasting pan; pour orange mixture over chicken.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Baste chicken with pan juices and reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Continue basting chicken every 20 minutes and cook until chicken is a deep orange-brown color, no longer pink at the bone, and the juices run clear, about 90 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat near the bone should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).