Protein-Packed Dinner
Grilled Chicken Leg Quarters
with lemon and herbs
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Grilled Chicken Leg Quarters - Citrus and Herb Dinner
Health Score:
83 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
20 min.
Preparation
ready in 2 h. 40 min.
Ready in
Calories:
299
calories
Calories
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 299 cal. | (14 %) | ||
| Protein | 27 g | (28 %) | ||
| Fat | 21 g | (18 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 1 g | (1 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 0.1 g | (0 %) |
more nutritional values
| Vitamin A | 0.1 mg | (13 %) | ||
| Vitamin D | 0 μg | (0 %) | ||
| Vitamin E | 0.7 mg | (6 %) | ||
| Vitamin K | 2.2 μg | (4 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁ | 0.2 mg | (20 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₂ | 0.4 mg | (36 %) | ||
| Niacin | 14.9 mg | (124 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₆ | 0.4 mg | (29 %) | ||
| Folate | 17 μg | (6 %) | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 1.3 mg | (22 %) | ||
| Biotin | 4.5 μg | (10 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 0.5 μg | (17 %) | ||
| Vitamin C | 4 mg | (4 %) | ||
| Potassium | 392 mg | (10 %) | ||
| Calcium | 26 mg | (3 %) | ||
| Magnesium | 48 mg | (16 %) | ||
| Iron | 2.9 mg | (19 %) | ||
| Iodine | 1 μg | (1 %) | ||
| Zinc | 2.4 mg | (30 %) | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 6.1 g | |||
| Uric acid | 167 mg | |||
| Cholesterol | 131 mg | |||
| Complete sugar | 1 g |
Author of this recipe:
EAT-SMARTER
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Ingredients
for
8
- Ingredients
- 8 Chicken legs (Quarters )
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 organic lemon
- 1 tsp honey
- 3 Tbsps olive oil
- 3 sprigs thyme
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
Preparation steps
1.
Rinse the chicken, pat dry, and place in a bowl. Peel and finely dice the garlic. Rinse the lemon in hot water, pat dry, and grate the zest. Squeeze the juice from the lemon. Mix the lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, honey, and the oil. Remove the leaves from the thyme, and add to the marinade. Pour the marinade over the chicken legs and mix well. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Remove from the marinade place on a hot grill. Close the lid of the grill, and cook for 20 minutes. Turn the chicken legs halfway through the cook time, and brush with the marinade.
2.
Remove the chicken from the grill, season to taste with salt and pepper, and serve.
