This is a quick and easy baked chicken recipe that I use all the time. This is for either quartered or 1/8th pieces of chicken. I like to use this when cooking legs/thighs.Ingredients:
Chicken (1/4 pieces or 1/8ths)
Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper
Optional:
Rosemary (Dried or fresh)
Garlic Powder
Instructions:
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
Take a baking sheet and coat it with olive oil. Coat the chicken with olive oil as well and salt and pepper both sides. Place chicken on baking sheet and place baking sheet on center rack in oven.
Optional: I like to sprinkle some rosemary and garlic powder on the chicken before I put it in the over but this is not required.
Let the chicken cook at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes turn the oven down to 350 degrees and cook another 15 minutes or so. If you are cooking a lot of chicken you may need more time. The internal temperature of the chicken should be 165 for drumsticks and 170 for thighs. You can also test doneness by poking the chicken with a fork. If the juices that come out are pink the chicken needs more time, if they are clear the chicken is done.
Optional: If the chicken is not browning enough you can turn the broiler on for the last 5 minutes of cooking.
