Cilantro Lime Chicken Drumsticks

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 401.0
  • Total Fat: 26.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 127.4 mg
  • Sodium: 864.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 4.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
  • Protein: 36.2 g

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Introduction

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Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    4 serving Garlic, Chopped or Minced (SS=1 Clove) (by LOMBIE)
    0.5 tsp Cumin seed
    0.5 tsp Salt
    10 dash Pepper, black
    2 fruit (2" dia) Limes
    4 tbsp Fresh cilantro (by JAMIERDH)
    28 oz Chicken Leg (Drumstick and Thigh) roasted, broiled, or baked with bone, but removed before weighing,

Directions

-Combine oilive oil, minced garlic, cumin, salt, and fresh black pepper(10-15 cranks)
-add 1 tsp lime zest and 3 tbsp juice from lime. Pull leaves from 1/4 cilantro bunch and chop finely, then add.
-pour marinade into ziplock with drumsticks. coat chicken, then place in fridge for minimum of 30 minutes.
-preheat oven to 400 degrees. and chicken to casserole dish in one layer. Cover with remaining marinade.
-Bake for 40-45 minutes basting once or twice throughout. for more browning broil for 2-4 minutes at the end of cooking time.
-Ensure chicken reaches 160 degrees internal temp
-garnish with 1/4 bunch fresh cilantro and limes

Serving Size: 4

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BHANSEL2.