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19 easy chicken leg recipes
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Tuck into a simple chicken supper with our best ever chicken leg recipes. Try a family-friendly traybake, a brilliant barbecue dish or a vibrant salad
Make the most of the humble chicken leg with our flavour-packed salads , roasts and mains. Check out our best ever healthy chicken recipes for even more nutritious meals, or make the most of the whole bird with our chicken thigh recipes and chicken breast recipes. For more ideas, see our collection of best chicken recipes.
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Add some North African flavour to your midweek meals with our Moroccan chicken tagine.
Our chicken leg dishes range from one pots and roast chicken legs to traybakes and pies. They also cover a range of cuisines including French, Spanish, Korean, Indian, Senegalese and more.
Easy chicken leg recipes
Coq au vin
Try this simple yet impressive recipe for coq au vin. This classic French dish of tender, slow-cooked chicken is a timeless comfort food rich in flavour
Chicken and vegetable couscous
Packed with plenty of nutritious veg and aromatic spices, this hearty French chicken dish will warm you up on a chilly day.
Gochujang chicken traybake
Give chicken legs a spicy kick with gochujang, a Korean chilli paste that's wonderfully versatile. Sweet potato and long-stemmed broccoli make this traybake a colourful dinner choice.
Moroccan chicken tagine
This Moroccan chicken tagine combines mellow onions, preserved lemon and briny olives for a fragrant, flavour-packed dish. Simple enough for weeknights yet special enough for gatherings, it’s perfect with crusty bread or couscous.
Chkmeruli Georgian garlic chicken
At Kinkally in London, chef David Chelidze gives Georgian chkmeruli a refined twist, using chicken legs seared under a weight until golden, then simmered in a punchy garlic and milk sauce. Served with cheesy elarji and a hint of lemongrass, this dish is all about bold flavour and silky, fall-apart meat.
Chicken yassa
Yassa is one of Senegal’s favourite dishes, and one of the crowdpleasers at Little Baobab, a pop-up London restaurant that celebrates Senegalese food and music. This warming dish is delicious served with rice, couscous or vermicelli.
Spanish chicken traybake
Flavour chicken thighs with sweet smoked paprika and honey, then roast until sweet and sticky alongside new potatoes, red peppers and green olives.
Easy tandoori chicken
Tender whole chicken thighs flavoured with turmeric, curry paste, lemon and mild chilli powder, served alongside a simple minty yogurt dip and zingy side salad.
Chicken normandy
Make a batch of this comforting, freezer-friendly chicken dish. If you're feeling fruity, fry cored apple wedges in a knob of butter until golden, then stir through before reheating.
Left-over roast chicken pie
Use the remains of a roast chicken to create this creamy pie, perfect on a chilly day. Don't let anything go to waste and create a filling family dish, all in one go.
Kombdi masala
This hearty curry from Maunika Gowardhan uses classic spices synonymous with west India. Make it for a lively entertaining dish.
Hainan chicken rice
This recipe from Malaysian street food restaurant Med Salleh combines zingy flavours of soy, ginger and chilli. Make the condiments while the chicken cooks and this dish will be quicker than it first appears.
Chicken and chorizo traybake
Chicken and chorizo are a match made in heaven. Add chickpeas, white wine, lemon and piquillo peppers to make a real crowd-pleasing feast.
Mexican chicken adobo
Adobo sauce is deep and smoky, with a gentle warmth from chipotle chillies. Rub over chicken legs, then BBQ and serve with salad for a healthy yet hearty lunch
Bajan chicken
A classic chicken dish from Barbados in which chicken legs are marinated in a scotch bonnet, marjoram and lime seasoning, then barbecued until brown and fragrant.
Chicken-fried chicken with peanut soy
Serve flavour-packed crispy chicken with sticky peanut sauce from Scott Hallsworth's Asian restaurant, Freak Scene in Soho.
Chicken braised with cider and bacon
We love this really easy chicken recipe with a delicious, cidery sauce. After 40 minutes in the oven, the flavours of the cider and bacon really come through.
Easy khao soi
Chiang Mai khao soi is a comforting curry noodle soup found everywhere in Thailand, from humble street stalls to family-run restaurants. Rich, creamy and fragrant, it features chicken drumsticks which are simmered in a spiced coconut milk sauce until tender and succulent.
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Pollo in agrodolce (chicken in cider vinegar sauce)
This Italian dish of chicken legs stuffed with salty capers served with a cider vinegar sauce makes a stylish and simple dinner-party main course.
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Janine RatcliffeFood director
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