16 easy chicken leg recipes

Easy chicken leg recipes

Coq au vin

Try this simple yet impressive recipe for coq au vin. This classic French dish of tender, slow-cooked chicken is a timeless comfort food rich in flavour

Chicken and vegetable couscous

Packed with plenty of nutritious veg and aromatic spices, this hearty French chicken dish will warm you up on a chilly day.

Gochujang chicken traybake

Give chicken legs a spicy kick with gochujang, a Korean chilli paste that's wonderfully versatile. Sweet potato and long-stemmed broccoli make this traybake a colourful dinner choice.

Chicken yassa

Yassa is one of Senegal’s favourite dishes, and one of the crowdpleasers at Little Baobab, a pop-up London restaurant that celebrates Senegalese food and music. This warming dish is delicious served with rice, couscous or vermicelli.

Spanish chicken traybake

Flavour chicken thighs with sweet smoked paprika and honey, then roast until sweet and sticky alongside new potatoes, red peppers and green olives.

Easy tandoori chicken

Tender whole chicken thighs flavoured with turmeric, curry paste, lemon and mild chilli powder, served alongside a simple minty yogurt dip and zingy side salad.

Chicken normandy

Make a batch of this comforting, freezer-friendly chicken dish. If you're feeling fruity, fry cored apple wedges in a knob of butter until golden, then stir through before reheating.

Left-over roast chicken pie

Use the remains of a roast chicken to create this creamy pie, perfect on a chilly day. Don't let anything go to waste and create a filling family dish, all in one go.

Kombdi masala

This hearty curry from Maunika Gowardhan uses classic spices synonymous with west India. Make it for a lively entertaining dish.

Hainan chicken rice

This recipe from Malaysian street food restaurant Med Salleh combines zingy flavours of soy, ginger and chilli. Make the condiments while the chicken cooks and this dish will be quicker than it first appears.

Chicken and chorizo traybake

Chicken and chorizo are a match made in heaven. Add chickpeas, white wine, lemon and piquillo peppers to make a real crowd-pleasing feast.

Mexican chicken adobo

Adobo sauce is deep and smoky, with a gentle warmth from chipotle chillies. Rub over chicken legs, then BBQ and serve with salad for a healthy yet hearty lunch

Bajan chicken

A classic chicken dish from Barbados in which chicken legs are marinated in a scotch bonnet, marjoram and lime seasoning, then barbecued until brown and fragrant.

Chicken-fried chicken with peanut soy

Serve flavour-packed crispy chicken with sticky peanut sauce from Scott Hallsworth's Asian restaurant, Freak Scene in Soho.

Chicken braised with cider and bacon

We love this really easy chicken recipe with a delicious, cidery sauce. After 40 minutes in the oven, the flavours of the cider and bacon really come through.

Pollo in agrodolce (chicken in cider vinegar sauce)

This Italian dish of chicken legs stuffed with salty capers served with a cider vinegar sauce makes a stylish and simple dinner-party main course.