Mustard Chicken Legs Recipe

5 from 3 votes

Mustard Chicken Legs Recipe

Mustard chicken legs in air fryer are great. You get tender fall off the bone meat with crispy chicken skin with a lot of flavor from our honey dijon sauce.

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Course: Entree, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: air fryer, baked, chicken, chicken legs, dijon mustard, drumsticks, mustard

Servings:

Author: Justine

Equipment

1 air fryer or sheet pan

Ingredients

2 lbs chicken legs
3 tsp dijon mustard
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp honey
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp thyme
1 tsp paprika

Instructions

Rinse chicken legs and dry with paper towels. Put in a deep bowl. Add salt, spices, herbs, mustard, olive oil and maple syrup Gently mix everything so that each leg is covered.
Air Fryer Mustard Chicken Legs - Transfer the legs to the air fryer basket in a single layer. Bake at 380 F for 15 minutes. Since the marinade contains sweet maple syrup and honey, the legs will turn very brown on top.
Turn the legs over and bake for another 10 minutes if they are medium sized. Bake larger legs for another 15 minutes instead or until they reach 165 F in thickest part. Serve the finished legs immediately
** Alternatively if you don't want them to turn out as browned you can cook legs alone with olive oil sprayed on top for the first 10 minutes, then flip and brush mustard sauce on now, then bake for remaining 10-15 minutes.
Mustard Chicken Legs in Oven - Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, then place a wire rack on top. Mix mustard sauce together in a bowl and then toss with legs to coat. Spray rack with olive oil so they don't stick and then lay on top so they don't overlap. Bake for about 40 minutes

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