The satisfying rich meat of crispy chicken legs combines with the intensified, sweet flavors of roasted cherry tomatoes. Paired with steamed broccoli and garlic butter, this moderate low carb meal has just 10 grams of net carbs but will satisfy your hunger for hours.

3 Servings

Ingredients

• 425 g chicken legs
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 11⁄2 tbsp Italian seasoning salt and ground black pepper
• 425 g (1.1 liters) broccoli
• 425 g cherry tomatoes
• Garlic butter
• 85 g butter
• 11⁄2 garlic cloves, pressed
• salt and ground black pepper, to taste

Serving

11⁄2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 °F (200 °C).
2. Toss chicken legs with olive oil and seasoning.
3. Put the chicken legs, skin side up, in a baking dish together with the tomatoes. Bake 40-45 minutes or until juices run clear and chicken reaches 165 °F (74 °C).
4. While the chicken is in the oven, cut the broccoli into florets and slice the stem (or use frozen). Boil in lightly salted water for 5 minutes in a saucepan. Drain the water and put on the lid to keep warm.
5. Mix all the ingredients to the garlic butter in a bowl. Set aside.
6. Serve the chicken with the broccoli, tomatoes and garlic butter.

Tip

The dark meat of a chicken leg has more fat and is more satiating than the white meat of chicken breast. Feel free to eat the crispy, delicious chicken skin, too.