Family Favorite, Sticky Peachy Chicken Legs
Created by ChanaBen-Ezra on July 11, 2015
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 35-40m
- Recipe #20048
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken drumsticks (8 drumsticks, fresh only, never frozen thawed)
- Pepper
- Vegetable oil (for browning)
- 1 jar (12 ounce) peach preserves
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon oil (vegetable oil)
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 lemon (juice of)
- 2 limes (juice of)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper (fresh ground)
- Frozen sliced peaches (thawed and very well drained, Dole frozen peaches or brand of choice or could use canned sliced)
How to Make
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Step 1: Remove any top moisture from the fresh chicken with paper towels.
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Step 2: Heat some vegetable oil in a medium or large skillet. Season the chicken legs with pepper. Place in skillet and brown all sides well. Remove and cool to just about room temperature.
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Step 3: Once chicken is cooled place in a large resealable plastic bag.
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Step 4: Make the marinade: in a bowl, mix very well the peach preserves, honey, oil, mustard, lemon and lime juices, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.
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Step 5: Place the marinade in the plastic bag and massage around the chicken to coat evenly. Refrigerate for 3-6 hours.
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Step 6: Preheat the oven to 400 F. Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
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Step 7: Transfer the drumsticks and marinade to the prepared pan.
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Step 8: Bake until the chicken is golden and cooked through, 35-40 minutes.
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Step 9: Serve warm garnished with sliced thawed peaches or canned peaches.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (422.6 g)
- Calories 657.7
- Total Fat - 33.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.3 g
- Cholesterol - 208.7 mg
- Sodium - 757.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 50.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.3 g
- Sugars - 20.1 g
- Protein - 42.6 g
- Calcium - 58.4 mg
- Iron - 2.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 38.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg