These Simple Lemon Garlic Chicken Legs will make everyone think you are a gourmet chef. Which, of course, you are. No one has to know your secret. The secret about how you spent five minutes making the chicken. Let’s just keep that between us.
No one has to know how little you spent on this meal either. We can let everyone think you went all out with time and money.
Want to know how much it cost me to serve this entire meal to my family? There were five of us home the last time I made this. My husband and me, our 17-year old son, our 15-year old son, and our 13-year old son. We ate a full pan of these chicken legs with mixed greens, grapes, and green beans. Total cost for all of us to eat?
$5.61
Total. For the entire meal. For five of us to eat a plate full of nourishment.
Indeed. I’m so glad I did the math!
I always watch for chicken legs to be marked down at the store, which is a huge money saver! This time I used two packages which had been marked down to a tiny $1.27 and $1.34! So total for my meat this meal was just $2.61. Incredible! Add in the greens, veggies, and grapes and I’m estimating that our total for this meal was just $5.61.
Now, not to geek out too much, but this breaks down to just $1.12 per person for this meal. Man, I am loving this Simple Meals on a Simple Budget series! It is challenging me to see what meals pack the most punch to stretch our grocery budget!
Oh! And I saved the chicken bones after we cleaned up all the meat and threw them into my Instant Pot for a small batch of chicken broth. Waste not, want not, right? :) Remember that little tip because the next Simple Budget recipe I plan to share will use that broth!
Simple Lemon Garlic Chicken Legs
- 10-12 chicken legs
- 1 large-sized lemon
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Lay chicken leg in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- In a medium-sized bowl, juice and zest the lemon.
- Add remaining ingredients to the lemon juice/zest and stir.
- Pour the mixture over the chicken.
- (Do this ahead of time and refrigerate for 2-24 hours to marinate if you wish.)
- Bake, uncovered, in a 425 degree oven for 35-45 minutes or until juices run clear.
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Would you mind sharing your recipe for broth in the instant pot?