Name: Roasted chicken legs with carrots
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 8 mixed chicken thighs & drumsticks; 400g carrots; 3 Tbsp olive oil; 4 cloves garlic; 2 sprigs of rosemary; 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar; 4 Tbsp orange juice (freshly squeezed)

Roasted chicken legs with carrots

17 Sep 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

35 minutes

Total Time

40 minutes

Background

These roasted chicken legs with carrots are glazed in a balsamic & orange sauce that makes them taste sweet and succulent. It's a perfect meal for a midweek supper, served with mashed potatoes and/or salad. Any leftovers are nice for your lunchbox or take to a picnic!

Ingredients

8 mixed chicken thighs & drumsticks
400g carrots
3 Tbsp olive oil
4 cloves garlic
2 sprigs of rosemary
2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
4 Tbsp orange juice (freshly squeezed)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 190°C.
Cut the carrots into about ten 1 cm wide strips.
Arrange the chicken legs in a roasting dish and scatter around them the carrot pieces.
Chop the rosemary leaves.
Crush the garlic using a pestle & mortar, mix with the oil and rosemary. Rub the chicken and carrot pieces with his mixture. Season with salt & pepper. Pour over the remaining garlic-oil mixture.
Cook in the oven for about 25 minutes until light brown.
Mix the balsamic vinegar and orange juice and pour over the chicken and carrots.
Bake for another 10-15 minutes until the chicken is golden brown.

Tips

You can use other root vegetables too - such as parsnips, beetroot, swede, turnips, sweet potatoes and so on

https://cooktogether.com/recipe-items/roasted-chicken-legs-with-carrots/

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