Grandma’s Famous Chicken
This hearty, oven-braised dish represents the quintessence of home-style cooking, where the natural juices of the poultry and garden vegetables create a rich, savory broth.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins
- Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
8 chicken legs
5 large white potatoes, peeled and chopped
8 ounces baby carrots
5 cloves garlic, crushed
2 yellow squash, sliced
1 large yellow onion, sliced into rings
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
4 tablespoons butter
2 cups water
Instructions
1. Preheat your oven to three hundred fifty Fahrenheit.
2. Arrange chicken legs in a 9×13 inch baking dish.
3. Distribute potatoes, carrots, garlic, and squash around the chicken pieces.
4. Layer onion slices on top and season with parsley, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
5. Place butter pats on chicken legs and add water to the pan corner.
6. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 60 minutes.
7. Remove foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
8. Rest for five minutes before serving.
Notes
Use white or Yukon Gold potatoes for the best broth consistency.
Ensure the foil seal is tight to steam the vegetables properly.
Serve with crusty bread to soak up the garlic butter broth.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 leg with vegetables
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 198mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 118mg
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