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Nicolas Cage Chicken Legs

ChickenOvenDiner-Style

Time: 45 minutes

Yield: 5 servings

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While not nearly as exciting as capturing the Declaration of Independence, the crispiness and juiciness of the Nicolas Cage Chicken Legs are pretty high up there on the to-be-added list of national treasures you might want to scoop up. Now, while we don't recommend you embarking on most of the fictional journeys this daring, adventurous A-list actor pretends to go on, we do think the next time you're craving crunchy chicken legs, you should grab this recipe and give it a try. Once you taste Nicolas Cage Chicken Legs, you'll be exclaiming, "I'm going to steal every piece of chicken I can find!" (But maybe just politely take it from the tray instead.)

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Ingredients

  • 3 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 3 teaspoons onion powder
  • 5 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 4 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 12 chicken drumsticks
  • olive oil spray, to taste

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Step 2 -Line a baking tray with foil, then place a wire rack on top.

Step 3 -In a shallow bowl, mix the garlic powder, the onion powder, the paprika, the black pepper, the salt, the flour, and the baking powder.

Step 4 -Toss the chicken in the olive oil, while stretching and pulling the skin on each of the drumsticks to coat as much of the flesh as possible.

Step 5 -Coat each of the drumsticks in the spice mixture, shaking off the excess well.

Step 6 -Spray the coated chicken generously with the oil spray and place it on the prepared baking tray.

Step 7 -Bake, rotating the tray halfway through, about 30 minutes.

Step 8 -Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F and bake until the internal temperature is 165 degrees F and the skin is crispy, about 15 minutes.

Step 9 -Serve.

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