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.
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