Roasted Chicken Legs with Calabaza

This easy roasted chicken legs with calabaza squash recipe provides a fusion of Hungarian and Jamaican flavors that doesn't disappoint!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 493 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons honey
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 3 tablespoons sweet paprika
• 4 tablespoons hot sauce
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, or to taste
• ½ calabaza
• ½ small lime, juiced
• 6 (8 ounce) chicken leg quarters

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C).

Step 3

Cut the calabaza into wedges; clean out all seeds and pulp and cut away the peels. Put the wedges flat in a baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper on each side.

Step 4

While squash bakes, combine lime juice, hot sauce, paprika, honey, salt, and pepper. Dry chicken legs and toss in sauce until evenly coated. Place chicken in a separate baking dish.

Step 5

When calabaza has baked for 15 minutes, lower oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) and place chicken alongside it.

Step 6

Bake until chicken is no longer pink in the centers and juices run clear and calabaza is soft, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone of a leg quarter should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove and plate.