Baked Mustard-Herb Chicken Legs
chicken, Dinner
Ingredients
4 leg-thigh chicken pieces, cut in 2, or 8 thighs
1 ½ cups coarse fresh bread crumbs
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon or other herb
Salt and pepper to taste
6 tablespoons Dijon mustard
Directions
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Trim excess skin and fat from chicken. Combine bread crumbs, garlic, parsley, tarragon and salt and pepper on a plate or waxed paper. Use a pastry brush to paint mustard lightly on chicken legs.
Carefully coat chicken legs with bread crumb mixture.
Gently place chicken in a roasting pan and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until completely cooked. Serve hot or cold.