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Creamy Lemon Chicken Legs

Angela Milnes
These tasty creamy lemon chicken legs are a fantastic treat and go perfect WITH salad or rice
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 3 Servings
Calories 365 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 5-6 Chicken Drumsticks
  • ½ Cup Chicken Broth
  • ½ Cup Heavy Cream
  • ½ Lemon
  • 1 Tbs Lemon Pepper Seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Pepper
  • 1 Tbs Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Butter

Instructions
 

  • Turn the instant pot to sauté. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and place into the instant pot.
  • Add half of the butter to the instant pot. Lightly brown the chicken.
  • Remove the chicken. Stir in the flour & left over melted butter with the chicken juices.
  • Pour in the chicken broth & heavy cream.
  • Sprinkle in the lemon pepper seasoning. Squeeze in fresh lemon juice.
  • Place the chicken back into the instant pot. Place the lid on the Instant Pot and set the steam release handle to the 'sealing' position. 
  • Pressure cook on high pressure for 10 minutes. 
  • When the Instant Pot completes its cycle, perform a quick pressure release. Remove the chicken from the Instant Pot.
  • Select the 'sauté' function of the Instant Pot, and allow cooking liquids to simmer. 
  • When liquids have thickened, smother the chicken with the liquid when serving. 

Notes

Keeping the chicken skin on will let you enjoy that nice crispy texture on the outside. I usually don't keep the skin on and just use a mix of chicken thighs and drumsticks for the recipe.
To lend some extra flavor to the dish, you can also add some minced garlic and turn it into a nice lemon garlic chicken dish. If you don't have fresh garlic, you can also make do with a bit of garlic powder instead, and you've got yourself a lemon garlic chicken dish!
If you don't have the lemon pepper seasoning the recipe calls for, just add some dried oregano, dried or fresh thyme, some black pepper, lemon juice, salt and a bit of chopped garlic instead.
I love a bit of spice in my meals, and if you do too, you can add some smoked paprika or red chili flakes into the chicken marinade.

Nutrition

Calories: 365kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 24gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 165mgSodium: 1849mgPotassium: 354mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 695IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 55mgIron: 1mg
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