Orange Marinated Grilled Chicken Legs
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Health Score:
86 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
3 h. 15 min.
Preparation
Calories:
334
calories
Calories
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 334 cal. | (16 %) | ||
| Protein | 28 g | (29 %) | ||
| Fat | 21 g | (18 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 9 g | (6 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 6 g | (24 %) | ||
| Roughage | 1 g | (3 %) |
more nutritional values
| Vitamin A | 0.1 mg | (13 %) | ||
| Vitamin D | 0 μg | (0 %) | ||
| Vitamin E | 0.9 mg | (8 %) | ||
| Vitamin K | 5.5 μg | (9 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁ | 0.2 mg | (20 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₂ | 0.4 mg | (36 %) | ||
| Niacin | 15.2 mg | (127 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₆ | 0.4 mg | (29 %) | ||
| Folate | 31 μg | (10 %) | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 1.4 mg | (23 %) | ||
| Biotin | 6.3 μg | (14 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 0.5 μg | (17 %) | ||
| Vitamin C | 19 mg | (20 %) | ||
| Potassium | 497 mg | (12 %) | ||
| Calcium | 37 mg | (4 %) | ||
| Magnesium | 53 mg | (18 %) | ||
| Iron | 3 mg | (20 %) | ||
| Iodine | 1 μg | (1 %) | ||
| Zinc | 2.5 mg | (31 %) | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 6.1 g | |||
| Uric acid | 174 mg | |||
| Cholesterol | 131 mg | |||
| Complete sugar | 9 g |
Author of this recipe:
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Ingredients
for
8
- Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 3 Tbsps olive oil
- 1 untreated Orange (Juice and grated peel)
- juice of lemons
- 200 grams (approximately 7 ounces) crushed Tomatoes
- 60 grams (approximately 1/4 cup)) honey
- salt (pepper from the grinder)
- Tabasco sauce
- 8 Chicken legs
Preparation steps
1.
Heat the oil in a skillet. Peel the onion, finely chop and cook until translucent. Add the orange juice and zest, the lemon juice, tomatoes and honey and simmer until saucy, about 15 minutes. Add salt, pepper and a few splashes of Tabasco and set aside to cool.
2.
Rinse chicken legs, pat dry and place in a bowl with the orange juice mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 2 - 3 hours.
3.
Heat the grill and lightly oil the grates. Lift the chicken from the marinade, place on the grill and cook, turning the chicken as it browns until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Timing will vary depending on the size of the chicken legs.
4.
Serve the chicken with grilled tomato slices.
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