Glazed chicken legs with cornbread stuffing

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pack Cornbread stuffing mix (6oz)
4 Chicken legs (drumsticks and thighs connected)
Salt
Pepper
3 tablespoons Currant jelly
½ teaspoon Kitchen Bouquet or other browning sauce

Directions

Prepare stuffing mix according to package directions. Spoon into a baking dish, forming a mound.

Remove skin from chicken; discard. Rinse and pat dry using paper towels. Place chicken parts skin-side down on top of stuffing with thighs next to side of dish and drumstick ends over center of stuffing. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; cover with wax paper.

Place jelly in a 1-cup glass measure. Microwave on high 30 seconds, or until jelly melts. Stir in Kitchen Bouquet; set aside.

Rotating dish midway though cooking, microwave on high 7 minutes. Turn chicken skin-side up and brush jelly mixture over surface of chicken; re-cover. Microwave on high 7-9 minutes, or until juices run clear when chicken is pierced with a fork. Let stand 5 minutes.

Nutrient data per serving: 475 calories; 32 grams protein; 20 grams fat (36 percent total calories); 41 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 121 milligrams cholesterol; 948 milligrams sodium.

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