Grilled Chicken Legs Recipe
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Grilled Chicken Legs Recipe – Chicken recipes are always a crowd-pleaser and this easy grilled chicken leg recipe will become a favorite!
There is just something about the simplicity of grilled chicken legs that I love.
Maybe it’s that chicken legs are just so simple and homey, comforting and delicious. It could be that I remember them being my favorite piece of chicken from my childhood or that they now are my son’s.
But, whatever the reason, I realize that I just don’t cook them nearly as often as I should.
I usually reserve this recipe for grilled chicken legs for the warmer months of spring and summer, but the other day before I headed out for the grocery store, my husband told me he would love to have these soon.
Well, you know that moved chicken legs to the top of my grocery list, don’t you? I was now on a mission to bring a little bit of a warm weather meal to our house.
The chicken marinade is really what makes this grilled chicken so special.
I share all about the chicken marinade in another recipe post. It is one of those marinade recipes that just always works and everyone raves over. It comes together quickly and easily and imparts such a magical flavor in any chicken recipe that you use it with – whether grilled or baked! But, since Sam loves grilled chicken legs, that is where we are using it today!
Once I’ve mixed up my chicken marinade, I just pour it over the chicken legs that have been placed in a large zip top bag.
Seal up the bag and turn from side to side to make sure all the chicken is well coated.
Then, I place it on a half sheet baking sheet and into the refrigerator for at least an hour, but hopefully overnight so the chicken has plenty of time to soak up all that goodness.
Every few hours, I’ll turn the bag from one side over to the other to keep the chicken coated with the marinade.
Here’s my Grilled Chicken Legs Recipe. I hope you love it as much as we do!
Grilled Chicken Legs Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 chicken legs
- Chicken Marinade
Instructions
- Place chicken legs into a large zip top bag.
- Pour the chicken marinade over the chicken legs in the zip top bag. Remove as much air as possible from the bag and seal. Turn the bag from side to side to make sure all chicken has been coated with the marinade.
- Place the bag flat on a small, rimmed kitchen sheet pan and into the refrigerator. Allow to sit up to 1 hour or overnight for best results, turning the bag over every few hours to keep the chicken coated.
To Grill Chicken Legs:
- Brush the grill grate with olive oil to coat. Heat the grill to about 350º F. Place chicken onto the grill and cook, turning as needed to cook both sides, until the internal temperature registers 165º F when checked with an instant read thermometer.
- Remove chicken to a serving platter and allow to rest 3-5 minutes before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
Hello can i freeze the chicken at their marinating stage?
hi, I need to know if this recipe is for 12 chicken legs or 12 chicken drumsticks..the recipe says legs but the picture shows drumsticks..thanks
You can use either with this recipe. Thanks!
OMG, this came out SO GOOD. I have never grilled drumettes before and I was looking for a different kind of marinade. I don’t know how I found this website but boy, am I glad I did! I let the chicken marinate a day and a half and I could hardly wait to let them rest after taking them off the grill. They were DELISH! I am DEFINITELY going to use this over and over again!
This is on the grill as I type this. Made the marinade exactly to the recipe, however ended up marinating for a little over a day due to some unexpected laziness on my part. Hopefully it will still turn out!
LOVE LOVE LOVE! This is now my absolute ultimate way to make chicken. SO GOOD! juicy, flavorful. Delish!!!
Isn’t it amazing?! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! xo
Never left a comment on any recipe but yum. Hubby told me to add it to the rotation! Made with home brewed ginger beer. Delicious. Nice to have a marinade with out the stickiness. The family just polished off an entire chook in one sitting no leftovers for lunches.
Oh I love the idea of making this with ginger beer – and home brewed none the less!! I know it had to taste out of this world! Don’t you love it when they really enjoy a meal?!
Can you brine,then bake in oven before you add the sauce to the drumstick last thing before you grill? Will the sauce be strong enough because I don’t like charred drumsticks.
Thanks Robyn, these look wonderful. I was looking for an easy weeknight dinner and this seems perfect to me. My boyfriend doesn’t like sweet barbecue sauces so I think this will bring out the flavor of the chicken without the sweet. Looking forward to it!
Tried this last night and was even better than I thought. The beer really added some flavor. Will be a regular meal around the house. Thanks!
I mixed this up last night and marinated the chicken legs over night. We grilled them up for supper tonight and WOW! These are so GOOD. I will definitely be making these again. Going to try it with a whole cup up chicken the next time. I just have to tell you that I am loving all your recipes and this is my newest favorite cooking blog. Thank you for sharing your cooking brilliance with the world! 🙂