Sweet Legs

Oct 26, 2016 | Meat & Poultry, Recipes | 2 comments

Sweet Legs 1

Sweet Legs

Sweet with a lil spicy kick, these Sweet Legs are definitely a crowd pleaser.

Ingredients:

  • 4 carrots
  • 2 medium sweet potatoes, chopped into 1” pieces
  • 1 onion, chopped into 1” pieces
  • 1 bell pepper, chopped into 1” pieces
  • 4 cloves garlic, halved
  • 8 chicken legs
  • 4 Tbsp honey
  • 4 Tbsp cane syrup
  • 4 Tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tsp Slap Ya Mama Original Blend Seasoning
  • ½ tsp brown sugar
  • pinch of: thyme, rosemary, oregano, basil
  • Slap Ya Mama Low Sodium Blend Seasoning, to taste (optional)
  • 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a 9” x 13” oven-proof dish, spread the vegetables evenly.  In a large bowl, combine honey, cane syrup, maple syrup, Slap Ya Mama Original Blend Seasoning, brown sugar, thyme, rosemary, oregano and basil; mix well.  Add in chicken legs to syrup mixture and toss well.  Place chicken legs on top of the vegetables in the oven-proof dish and top with remaining syrup mixture from the bowl.  Sprinkle Slap Ya Mama Low Sodium Blend Seasoning to taste over the whole dish and top each leg with a ½ Tbsp. of butter.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 minutes, occasionally basting the chicken legs with the syrup mixture.  Increase heat to 400 degrees F and bake for another 15 mins.

Serve and enjoy!

Serves 4

2 Comments

  1. Brenetta

    I will try this one, it looks so delicious!

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  2. Patti Steed

    I saw this recipe in Louisiana Cookin’ magazine and have made it several times- we love it! The sweet- spicy flavors come through and combine well with the veggies and chicken legs- delish!!

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