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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Main Dishes » Chicken and Turkey » Roasted Chicken Legs With Lime

    Roasted Chicken Legs with Lime

    Dec 16, 2009 · Modified: Aug 19, 2022 by Erica Dinho · 28 Comments

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    Roasted Chicken Legs with Lime

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 28 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 55 mins
    Total Time 1 hr 5 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Colombian
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 314 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 8 chicken drumsticks skin on
    • 2 tablespoon olive oil
    • Juice of ½ lime
    • 2 garlic cloves minced
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • Salt and pepper
    • 1 ½ limes sliced
    • Fresh cilantro for garnish

    Instructions
     

    • Marinate chicken: Mince and mash garlic to a paste with ½ teaspoon salt, then transfer to a large bowl. Stir in olive oil, lime juice and cumin. Toss chicken within marinade until coated. Cover, put in the fridge and marinate for at least 1 hour.
    • Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat at 425°F.
    • Place the chicken on a baking sheet and roast for about 15 minutes. Take the baking sheet out the oven and place the lime slices on top of the chicken evenly.
    • Continue roasting until the chicken is cooked through, about 40 minutes more and serve.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 314kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 27gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 139mgSodium: 159mgPotassium: 378mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.5gVitamin A: 89IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 2mg
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    Roasted Chicken with Lime

    I had some extra chicken legs thawed in the refrigerator that I didn’t use when I recently made my chicken soup for myself while I was sick. I still wasn’t feeling well and I needed something simple and easy to make using the ingredients that I already had at home, as I still wasn’t feeling up to going to the supermarket. So, I was thinking all night what I could make with them and the result were these chicken legs with lime.

    They were delicious, packed with flavor and very easy to make and I only used a few ingredients. If you prefer, you can use chicken thighs instead. Enjoy!

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    About Erica Dinho

    My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.

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    Comments

    1. KennyT

      December 16, 2009 at 1:28 pm

      5 stars
      These chicken drumsticks must be very flavourful coz you used lime! Genius!

      Reply
    2. Ivy

      December 16, 2009 at 2:06 pm

      5 stars
      Your chicken is full of flavour. When it comes to roasted chicken drumsticks are the best.

      Reply
    3. Kim

      December 16, 2009 at 4:59 pm

      5 stars
      The drumsticks look so pretty with the lime slices!

      Reply
    4. Joy

      December 16, 2009 at 6:55 pm

      5 stars
      What a lovely recipe! I look forward to trying these!

      Reply
    5. anncoo

      December 16, 2009 at 7:59 pm

      5 stars
      Mmm...very flavourful and simple recipe 🙂

      Reply
    6. Joan Nova

      December 16, 2009 at 8:29 pm

      5 stars
      I was wondering how you got the skin so brown but I see you had the oven at 425 degrees. I love marinating with citrus. It's a very Latin technique...as you well know.

      All the best to you for the holidays and the new year.

      Reply
    7. rebecca subbiah

      December 16, 2009 at 10:32 pm

      5 stars
      cool another great chicken recipe to try thanks Erica

      Reply
    8. Erica

      December 16, 2009 at 11:04 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you guys!

      Reply
    9. Anita

      December 17, 2009 at 6:15 am

      5 stars
      I like the idea of the lime and lemon with the chicken, that would really make it tasty.

      Reply
    10. Amalia

      December 17, 2009 at 9:01 am

      5 stars
      Erica acabo de descubrir tu blog y me encanta te felicito tienes unas recetas increibles, ya me hice seguidora asi que me tendras muy amenudo por aqui
      saludos
      Amalia

      Reply
    11. Natasha - 5 Star Foodie

      December 17, 2009 at 9:23 am

      5 stars
      The lime must add such fantastic flavors, delicious preparation!

      Reply
    12. karen

      December 17, 2009 at 12:11 pm

      5 stars
      Mmm, this looks good... great pictures and great flavors!

      Reply
    13. Chris

      December 17, 2009 at 1:47 pm

      5 stars
      Easy and tasty, I like that!

      Reply
    14. Jhonny Walker

      December 18, 2009 at 5:21 pm

      5 stars
      you are the best with food..but with drumsticks...you are god!!

      Reply
    15. Oysterculture

      December 19, 2009 at 9:52 am

      5 stars
      Oh my, this looks ever so delicious! And I know where to go for any number of yummy sides to accompany this chicken - back in your posts. Thanks so much for sharing.

      Reply
    16. Erica

      December 23, 2009 at 10:12 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you all for visiting!

      Reply
    17. danielle

      December 29, 2009 at 10:26 am

      5 stars
      yum! Isn't it wonderful how simple roasted chicken is? and with this cold weather, we get to roast to our hearts content.

      Reply
    18. margarita

      February 27, 2010 at 9:27 am

      5 stars
      My mom made this recipe for dinner last week and was fantastic. really tasty.

      Reply
    19. Anonymous

      April 05, 2010 at 10:12 pm

      5 stars
      I made this chicken and my kids and husband loved it. I will make it again.

      Reply
    20. Anonymous

      May 07, 2010 at 4:00 pm

      5 stars
      I made this recipe couple of times and it was a huge success. i will make it over and over... again

      Reply
    21. Anonymous

      May 12, 2010 at 11:07 am

      5 stars
      This turned out great. I think marinating them for as long as possible is important, they had a great flavor, definitely a... recipe I will use again.

      Reply
    22. jim

      August 15, 2010 at 11:16 pm

      5 stars
      This turned out great. I think marinating them for as long as possible is important, they had a great flavor, definitely a… recipe I will use again.
      I made this chicken and my kids and husband loved it. I will make it again.
      yum! Isn’t it wonderful how simple roasted chicken is? and with this cold weather, we get to roast to our hearts content. love you

      Reply
    23. lisa maria

      November 14, 2010 at 7:32 pm

      5 stars
      i am making this for my husband and his brother as we speak! but there not getting as brown as the photo you have =[ well lets see there not done yet but they smell oh so good!!!

      Reply
    24. Mil

      July 25, 2011 at 9:02 pm

      5 stars
      I made this recently - it was sooo good and so easy! I love your recipes!! Thank you for sharing them with the world!

      Reply
    25. Diana

      November 14, 2011 at 11:46 am

      5 stars
      I made this recipe last night! Was so easy and delicious! Love it!

      Reply
    26. james

      December 23, 2011 at 6:23 am

      5 stars
      These were really good and so easy to make.I will make it again and again!

      Reply

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