Oven Roasted Chicken Quarters

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5 from 3 votes

Crispy golden skin and juicy tender meat on the inside. Oven-roasted chicken quarters are so easy and delicious!

Cook Time45

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Greek, International

Keyword: Chicken, Oven baked

Servings:

Calories: 362kcal

Ingredients

For The Roasted Leg Quarters:

4 chicken leg quarters
1 teaspoon mustard powder
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
2 teaspoons dried oregano
4 teaspoons olive oil + extra to brush on top
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

To Serve With:

lemons
feta cheese
pita bread see here how to make it at home
tomato salad like this marinated tomato salad
kalamata olives

Instructions

To Make Roasted Leg Quarters:

Prepare the marinade. Mix the mustard powder, garlic powder, onion powder, sweet paprika, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, olive oil, and ½ teaspoon sea salt in a small bowl to form a paste.
Marinate. Rub the marinade all over the chicken under the skin (pull with your hands and rub the marinade inside). Marinate for 2-3 hours or even better overnight.
Preheat oven to 400°F / 200°C. Meanwhile, remove the chicken from the fridge and allow it to sit at room temperature for 20 minutes while you preheat the oven. Pat dry the chicken with paper towels.
Brush a baking pan or tray with olive oil. Add the chicken on top. Alternatively, you can place the chicken on a rack (See Notes below).
Brush or rub the skin of the chicken lightly with olive oil. Sprinkle the remaining ½ teaspoon of sea salt on the skin as well as the remaining 1 teaspoon of oregano.
Bake for 35 to 45 minutes on the oven's middle rack. Or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F / 74°C and the skin is nice and crispy.
Rest the chicken for 5 minutes out of the pan and then serve with your preferred side dishes.

Notes

You can roast the chicken quarters on a rack. Use either the oven's rack with a tray pan lined with foil underneath or use a roasting pan with a rack, or an oven-safe rack. Roasting the chicken on a rack will make it less moist underneath.

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