Tray-baked chicken legs with potatoes

Name: Tray-baked chicken legs with potatoes
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 8 chicken thighs or 4 whole legs; 1.2 kg potatoes, cut into wedges; 2 onions, cut into wedges; 4 tbsp oil; 2 tsp paprika; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp marjoram; salt, pepper; mixed salad or pickles to serve

Time: 1 hr 15 min (about 15 min hands-on)4 servingsapprox. 640 kcal / serving (estimated)approx. 49 g protein / serving

Tray-baked chicken legs with potatoes is one of the simplest Hungarian Sunday lunches, as the oven does almost all the work. Spiced oil coats the potatoes and onions, and the chicken fat drips down onto them as it roasts. In the end you get crisp-skinned chicken and juicy, golden potatoes, all from a single tray.

Tray-baked chicken legs with potatoes (illustration)

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Method

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Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
Mix the oil with the paprika, garlic powder, marjoram, salt and pepper.
Toss the potatoes and onions with half the spiced oil and spread in a roasting tin.
Rub the chicken with the rest of the spiced oil and lay it on the potatoes.
Roast for 50-60 minutes until the chicken skin is crisp and the potatoes are tender; it keeps 3 days in a box; reheat covered in the microwave for 2-3 minutes, stirring halfway.

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Tips

Cut the potatoes into even wedges, so that they all turn tender at the same time. Do not overcrowd the tray, or the potatoes will steam instead of browning.
In a fan oven, roast at 180 °C. The chicken skin turns crisp if you pat it dry with kitchen paper before roasting.
Halfway through roasting, turn the potatoes once and baste them with the juices collected at the bottom of the tray.

Frequently asked questions

How do I know the chicken is cooked through?

The juices run clear when you pierce the thickest part, and a meat thermometer reads at least 75 °C.

How long does it keep?

It keeps for 3 days in a container in the fridge. Reheated in the oven, it stays crisper than in the microwave.

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