Baked Turkey Legs
Baked turkey legs that are fall off the bone tender while slowly cooked in bell peppers and onions covered in a delicious rub.
Equipment
- 16x9 Baking Dish
Ingredients
- 3 pounds turkey legs
- 1/2 medium yellow onion, sliced
- 1/2 medium green bell pepper, sliced
- 2 cup chicken broth
Seasoning
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
Gravy (optional)
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch (add to 2 cups of chicken broth)
- 2 tablespoon heavy cream (add at the end of cooking not during the cook)
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300F.
- First, whip together the ingredients for the spice rub. Remove the turkey from the packaging and cover the turkey legs heavily in the spice rub.
- Slice up the green bell pepper and onion. Lay the seasoned turkey legs in the baking dish.
- Then, place the sliced peppers and onions around the turkey legs.
- Now, on the sides of the baking dish add in the chicken broth. If you'd like to make gravy later with the drippings mix the cornstarch with the broth before adding it into the dish.
- Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for one hour. Remove the foil and bake a remaining 30 minutes.
- Lastly, allow to cool a bit before serving. If you added cornstarch, remove the turkey wings and season the gravy with salt pepper and add some heavy cream for extra flavor.
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
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