# Smothered Chicken Legs

The most perfect smothered chicken legs, a cheap, low prep, one-pan dinner idea.

- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Chicken legs
- Garlic and Herb Seasoning
- Onion Powder
- Garlic Powder
- Cajun Seasoning
- Italian Seasoning
- Smoked Paprika
- Roasted Garlic and Herb Seasoning
- Butter
- Flour
- Onions
- Green Bell Peppers
- Red Bell Peppers
- Chicken Stock
- Heavy Whipping Cream

## Instructions

1. Clean the chicken legs.
2. Add garlic and herb seasoning.
3. Add onion powder.
4. Add garlic powder.
5. Add cajun seasoning.
6. Add Italian seasoning.
7. Add smoked paprika.
8. Add roasted garlic and herb seasoning.
9. Rub everything in.
10. Throw them down into a cast iron skillet to brown them a little bit and get the skin a little bit crispy.
11. Remove the chicken and add some butter.
12. Add flour.
13. Cook that down and then add your veggies.
14. Cook the veggies for about 5 minutes before adding chicken stock.
15. Add heavy cream.
16. After your gravy has thickened, add your chicken back to your pan.
17. Put it in the oven at 360 for about 45 minutes.

## Equipment

- Cast iron skillet
- Tongs

## Tips

- You can use chicken thighs instead of chicken legs.
- You can use whatever seasoning you want.
- You just want to get it brown a little bit and get the skin a little bit crispy.
- When the gravy has thickened add the chicken back to the pan, cook it in the oven at 360 for about 45 minutes and serve with rice, broccoli and corn on the cob.
- It should look very seasoned like this before putting it in the cast iron skillet.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8r9QBHg/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/66cee8cf-fc97-473c-abf7-92b89ed667b2
- Extracted: 2025-06-23

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