Chicken meat is one of the most popular and affordable types of meat, and each housewife has her own secrets on how to cook it. Legs in the oven with mayonnaise and garlic - a win-win option, easy to prepare, but at the same time unusually juicy and delicate, with an amazing aroma. These recipes claim to be loved in the family.

Oven legs with mayonnaise and garlic on a baking sheet

When choosing this recipe, you need to remember that chicken meat cooked in this way is quite high in calories. It is worth paying attention to it if a large company is going to.

Ingredients:

  • chicken - 1 carcass;
  • garlic - 6 cloves;
  • mayonnaise - 160 g;
  • salt, pepper, spices to taste.

Recipe:

  1. Rinse the carcass under running water, remove feathers, excess fat if necessary.
  2. Rub salt and seasonings into the meat inside and out.
  3. Crush the garlic in the press. Mix with mayonnaise. Grate the chicken with the mixture. Leave for an hour to marinate the meat.
  4. Lubricate the pan with sunflower oil. Put chicken on it.
  5. Preheat the oven, the temperature should reach 180 degrees. Bake the chicken for one and a half hours until cooked. In the process, pour fat on the carcass, which will be in the pan.

The dish can be served!

How to bake deliciously up your sleeve

In this amazing recipe, the meat is baked in its own juice, conveying the aroma of potatoes, which is especially crumbly and tender.

Ingredients:

  • chicken carcass - 1 pc.;
  • potatoes - 0.5 kg;
  • garlic 2-3 teeth;
  • salt, pepper, seasoning;
  • sleeve for baking.

Recipe:

  1. Prepare the bird by removing the remaining feathers, if necessary, and excess fat.
  2. Chicken can be baked whole or cut into pieces.
  3. Carefully grate the carcass with a mixture of pepper, seasoning and salt.
  4. Peel the garlic, finely chop, or squeeze in the press. Mix with mayonnaise, coat the chicken with the mixture and leave to soak.
  5. Peel and rinse the potatoes. Then cut into large cubes.
  6. Prepare a sleeve. Put chicken and potatoes in it. No water is required.
  7. Preheat the oven, the temperature should be 180 degrees. Place the sleeve on a baking sheet and send it to bake for an hour and a half.

Get the chicken out of the sleeve and you can serve it on the table.

Cooking in foil

The cheese crust turns crispy, ruddy and gives the meat a pleasant taste. Legs in foil will retain their richness and rich taste.

Ingredients:

  • chicken legs or drumsticks - 1 kg;
  • cheese (to taste) - 250 g;
  • salt, pepper, seasoning;
  • mayonnaise - 150 g;
  • foil - 1 pack.

Recipe:

  1. Rinse the meat, clean if necessary.
  2. Grate each part of the carcass with salt and seasonings.
  3. Spread with mayonnaise. Leave to marinate for half an hour.
  4. Put chicken in a special foil baking package.
  5. Bring the temperature in the oven to 180 degrees.
  6. Grate the cheese.
  7. Put in a form, send to bake for 40 minutes.
  8. Sprinkle with cheese. Leave in the oven for another 10 minutes.

After this, the finished dish can be served for lunch.

Oven legs with mayonnaise, garlic and potatoes

Chicken legs with potatoes are truly a favorite among men. It is unusually tasty and satisfying, the chicken is fragrant, and the potatoes are golden and crumbly.

Ingredients:

  • chicken;
  • garlic - 6 cloves;
  • mayonnaise - 4 tbsp. l .;
  • potatoes - 1 kg;
  • salt, pepper to taste;
  • marjoram and oregano at will.

Recipe:

  1. Rinse the carcass, remove the remaining feathers, excess fat.
  2. Cut the carcass, cut into pieces.
  3. Chop the garlic, stuff them with meat. Rub salt and pepper. Spread with mayonnaise.
  4. Lubricate the pan with oil. Alternatively, add a little water: it will not allow the dish to burn until fat is released.
  5. Put the chicken on a baking sheet, bake for half an hour at a temperature of 180 degrees.
  6. Peel the potatoes, cut into thin circles.
  7. Get a baking sheet. Move the chicken pieces to the edges, put the potatoes in the center. Stir with chicken fat, salt. Add water if necessary.

Return the dish to the oven, cook another 40-50 minutes until cooked, and then serve.

With mustard marinade

Meat prepared in this way will appeal to the whole family. It is first stewed in its own juice, then slightly fried.

Ingredients:

  • chicken - carcass;
  • mayonnaise - 150 g;
  • mustard - 1 tbsp. l .;
  • garlic - 6 cloves;
  • Bay leaf;
  • salt, pepper to taste;
  • sleeve for baking.

Order of preparation:

  1. Wash the carcass by removing any remaining feathers and grease. Remove moisture from the skin with a paper towel.
  2. Outside and inside, rub the chicken with salt and pepper.
  3. In another bowl, mix mayonnaise with mustard. You can follow the volumes indicated in the recipe, or choose to your taste. Usually the proportion of ingredients is 1 to 3.
  4. Peel the garlic, chop it with a knife or using a special press. Introduce mustard and mayonnaise, mix.
  5. With the resulting sauce, coat the chicken inside and out as thoroughly and abundantly as possible.
  6. Leave the bird to marinate for half an hour in the sauce.
  7. Prepare a sleeve. Send it pickled carcass, bay leaf for flavor and a mixture of mayonnaise and mustard. Place everything on a baking sheet.
  8. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Bake for 50 minutes.
  9. After fifty minutes, remove the pan and cut the sleeve. Return to oven and bake until golden brown.

To check the readiness of the dish, pierce it. The juice that flows out should be transparent.

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