This baked Chicken legs with vegetables is a delicious one-pan dinner with minimal effort. Chicken and vegetables tossed in a ranch marinade and cooked until tender and juicy. 
Baked Chicken legs with Vegetables
Baked Chicken legs along with vegetables in a delicious ranch marinade, is the kind of dinner we love on any day. Butter, ranch seasoning, paprika for a little extra kick, salt, and pepper, are all you need for this recipe. No more boring vegetables here, because the veggies are cooked along with Chicken and suck up all the flavor.
And it creates this amazing pan sauce, which is packed with flavor and perfect to drizzle over. Check out these Air fryer Chicken Drumsticks with a spicy dry rub for a healthier alternative.
Ingredients you need for Oven Baked Chicken legs
Chicken: I have used bone-in Chicken legs for maximum flavour. You can also use Bone-in Chicken thighs or Chicken leg quarters. Bone-in Chicken thigh takes a little longer to cook than boneless, so the vegetables also get enough time to get cooked.
Vegetable: I have used potato and Carrot here. You can also use Zucchini, pepper etc. Add hard root vegetables along with chicken, but throw in softer veggies midway, to avoid overcooking.
Garlic: Well I am a little obsessed with garlic, the more the better. Add some whole cloves of garlic that will add more flavor to the pan juice.
Wine: Again for a flavourful pan sauce. You can substitute with chicken stock.
Butter: Love rich buttery pan sauce??? Butter keeps the meat moist and flavourful. You can also swap butter with Olive oil for a healthier version.
Ranch Seasoning:Â You don't need dozens of spices, use good quality ranch seasoning or a homemade one here.
Paprika: For an extra kick, I like to add paprika. You can skip it if you want.
How Long To Bake Chicken legs/Chicken Drumsticks in Oven?
Chicken drumsticks when baked remain really moist and juicy. There is no fear of the meat getting dry and chewy. How long to cook chicken legs in the oven depends on its size.
It takes 40-45 minutes for the chicken drumsticks to cook in an oven preheated at 425 degrees F.
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Baked Chicken leg and vegetables
Ingredients
- 6-7 Chicken Legs (2 Pounds) (ref note 1)
- 2 large Potatoes Quartered
- 2-3 Carrots Cut into big chunks
- 4-5 Garlic Cloves
- ½ cup White Wine or substitute with Chicken Stock
- ½ cup chicken stock
Ranch Marinade
- â…“ cup Melted Butter (unsalted)
- 4 tablespoon Ranch Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Paprika
- ½ teaspoon Pepper
- ½ teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients for Ranch Marinade
- In an Ovenproof pan add Chicken legs, halved Potatoes, Carrots, and Garlic Cloves. Drizzle ranch marinade on top and toss everything well.
- Pour wine and stock into the pan.
- Bake at 425 degrees F for 20 minutes. Take out the pan, brush chicken drumsticks with the pan drippings and bake further for 35-40 minutes.
- Serve with a side of green salad or with rice.
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Notes
- Â Use skinless drumsticks in this recipe. Vegetables when baked tend to lose moisture. Chicken with the skin doesn't really get crispy when there is a lot of moisture.Â
Gail says
Wow! Delicious. Only substitution was i used 1/4 seasoned garlic vinegar and 1/4 chicken broth for the 1/2 c wine. I cooked it 20min longer than recipe.
Deborah L Hannaford says
Made this for supper last night. OMG it was so good. Hubby says to make it again so thanks for sharing.
Subhasmita says
Happy for you 🙂
Josie says
Absolutely good. Only had 5 drumsticks. I used chicken broth instead of white wine only because I didn’t have any. Hubby says it’s a keeper. That was the proof. 😊😊
Mina says
Can you substitute garlic cloves with shallots? And sweet potatoes instead of regular ones? I used 2 bags of drumsticks from Costco so about 10 drumsticks. Added a third more of each ingredient. We’ll see how it turns out!
Subhasmita says
Yes, you can substitute these. Let me how it turned out.
Michael says
What’s the measurement for the butter?
The instructions show
⅓ cup Melted Butter (unsalted)
I have made this recipe twice now using 1/3 cup
Subhasmita says
It is 1/3 cup butter. I am sorry for the confusion. There seems to some issue in the backend.
Pam says
Hello, can the chk legs be marinated in the ranch mixture over night?
subhasmita says
You can!! Though I haven’t done it.
Crissy says
This was a fantastic dinner! The tip to remove the chicken skin was great, the chicken had way more flavor that way. Everything was seasoned so perfectly, we loved the sauce so much! A definite make again!
Pam says
Crissy, can you marinade the chicken overnight?
Shelley L Hines says
Yummy. Switched up some peppers and onion with chili powder for a different kick.
Stephanie says
How does chicken only cook in 30-40 minutes?!
subhasmita says
30-40 minutes is a good enough time for the chicken legs to get cooked.
Shelley L Hines says
Smaller pieces vs whole bird cook faster.
Elsie says
This was a hit with my family (though I used broth in lieu of wine and used a lot more of it than the recipe called for). Thanks so much for the inspiration!
subhasmita says
Happy to know all of you liked it, Elsie 😊