Herbed Roast Chicken Legs

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 chicken legs
• 1 tablespoon mascarpone or 1 tablespoon cream cheese
• 1 tablespoon sour cream
• 2 tablespoons soft butter
• 1 -2 tablespoon mixed fresh herbs, very finely chopped (thyme, parsley, tarragon)
• 1 small lemon, zest of (grated)
• salt and pepper
• 1 -2 teaspoon olive oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 beat together the mascarpone, sour cream, butter, herbs, lemon rind, salt and pepper.
• 3 with your finfers gently loosen the chicken skin to create a pocket, try also to loosen the skin of the drumstick. using a small spoon or your fingers push a 1/4 of the herb mixture into the pocket, even it out and fold the skin back in place.
• 4 repeat with the other legs.
• 5 drizzle a few drops of olive oil over the chicken, massage it in allover the flesh with your hands, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 6 place in a roasting tin, roast on 350f for 35-45 minutes.
• 7 baste once or twice during cooking.