How long to cook chicken legs at 425. How long to bake chicken legs. If our oven isnt good and hot the chicken skin wont get crispy and no one wants rubbery chicken skin. Instead bake them in a hot oven 425 degrees f for 40 45 minutes.
This will ensure beautifully crispy skin and juicy meat. These baked chicken drumsticks only take a few minutes of prep and just about 45 minutes of bake time. Dont bake the chicken legs in a 350 degrees f oven for an hour.
Bake in preheated oven until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion of chicken leg registers 1650f 35 to 40 minutes.