Garlic Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters

Ingredients

• Garlic

  Raw

  4 cloves, minced or 12g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  1 tsp, leaves or 1g

• Chili powder

  Spices

  1 tsp or 3g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  ¼ tsp, ground or 0.8g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Chicken leg

  Broilers or fryers, meat and skin, raw

  4 leg, bone removed or 668g

• Chicken broth

  Soup, canned, less/reduced sodium

  ½ cup or 120g

Directions

1. Gather the ingredients.
2. Preheat the oven to 425 F. Lightly oil a 9 x 13 x 2-inch baking dish or line it with foil.
3. Combine the garlic, oregano, salt, chili powder, cumin, and black pepper in a small bowl. Add the olive oil and mix well. Use a mortar and pestle to form a paste or mash it with a fork.
4. Snip off any excess skin and fat deposits from the chicken. Arrange the leg quarters in the prepared baking dish and rub the garlic-spice mixture over each piece.
5. Pour 1/2 cup of chicken broth into the bottom of the baking dish. If desired, use 1/4 cup of chicken broth with 1/4 cup of dry white wine instead.
6. Bake the chicken, uncovered, in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until the chicken registers at least 165 F on a meat thermometer .
7. Enjoy.
8. (source: https://www.thespruceeats.com/garlic-roasted-chicken-leg-quarters-3051015)