Lemon & Garlic Chicken Legs

Chicken legs with lemon, garlic and thyme, air fried until the skin is golden and crisp and the meat is succulent.

TIME BREAKDOWN
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 32 min
Total: 42 minutes
Vegetarian
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Nuts
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Serves
4 people
Difficulty
Very Easy

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken legs (thigh and drumstick joined)
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic granules

Method

  1. Pat the chicken legs dry with kitchen paper and make two shallow cuts in the thickest part of each thigh.

  2. Mix the oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, thyme, salt, pepper and garlic granules in a large bowl.

  3. Add the chicken legs and rub the marinade into the skin and the cuts.

  4. Preheat the air fryer to 190°C.

  5. Place the legs skin side down in the basket, in a single layer if possible, and cook for 15 minutes.

  6. Turn them over and cook for a further 15 to 17 minutes, until the skin is golden and crisp and the juices run clear with no pink meat near the bone.

  7. Rest for 5 minutes before serving.