Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 2.5 to 3 pounds chicken legs (about 8)
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup original Panko bread crumbs

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil or parchment and set a wire baking rack inside the pan.
  • In a small bowl, mix together the salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and smoked paprika.
  • Use the spice mixture like a meat rub and rub it all over the chicken legs.
  • In a shallow dish, add the eggs and beat well. In a second shallow dish, add the Panko bread crumbs.
  • Dip one chicken leg in the egg mixture coating completely then dip it in the bread crumbs, coating completely.
  • Set the coated drumstick on the wire rack in the prepared pan.
  • Repeat with remaining chicken legs, keeping them from touching as you set them on the rack.
  • Bake for 1 hour or until the centers of the biggest chicken legs register 165 degrees F.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving.