Apple Chicken Legs

Rating: Unrated
Source: Family Circle

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Recipe Summary

prep:
5 mins
chill:
1 hr
grill:
30 mins
total:
1 hr 35 mins
Servings:
6
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

Directions

  • Stir together apple juice concentrate, cider vinegar, cayenne, cinnamon and salt in nonmetallic bowl or heavy-duty sealable plastic food-storage bag. Add chicken legs and toss to coat. Cover or seal bag and refrigerate to marinate for 1 hour.

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  • Lightly brush grill rack with vegetable oil. Then prepare grill with low-heat coals, or heat gas grill.*

  • Remove chicken from marinade. Grill, uncovered, for 5 minutes on each side, coating with more marinade. Cover grill; cook 5 minutes per side, coating with marinade. Uncover and continue grilling, turning every 5 minutes, until instant-read thermometer stuck into thickest part of thigh registers 170°F, about 10 to 15 minutes more. Do not continue basting during last period of cooking unless you boil marinade at least 3 minutes first.

*Oven method:

Heat oven to 375°F. Coat broiler-pan rack with nonstick cooking spray. Place chicken on rack. Cook 15 minutes. Turn over; baste; cook 15 minutes. Turn over; baste; cook 10 minutes, until internal temperature registers 170*Oven method: Heat oven to 375°F. Coat broiler-pan rack with nonstick cooking spray. Place chicken on rack. Cook 15 minutes. Turn over; baste; cook 15 minutes. Turn over; baste; cook 10 minutes, until internal temperature registers 170°F. Do not baste marinade during last 10 minutes of cooking unless you boil marinade at least 3 minutes first.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
291 calories; fat 16g; cholesterol 105mg; saturated fat 4g; carbohydrates 6g; protein 30g; sodium 636mg.
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