Bake the chicken on an oven safe rack.
Which rack to bake chicken in oven.
Add the cream cheese to the dish cover and return to the oven uncovered for 5 more minutes or until the cream cheese starts to melt.
This ensures even cooking and browning.
Bake until the chicken is 165 f.
Bake covered for 45 minutes or until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees f.
Bake the chicken on a wire rack.
Arrange chicken legs in a single layer on wire rack.
Total cooking time is usually 30 to 40 minutes.
The problem is that it comes out sitting in its own fat and juices making the bottom of the chicken soggy and weird tasting.
Transfer the chicken to the oven until the chicken is completely opaque all the way through and registers 165 f on an instant read thermometer.
I have bone in skin on chicken thighs and up til now i ve been baking them in a baking dish.
Step 3 bake in preheated oven until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion of chicken leg registers 165 f 35 to 40 minutes.
Browning equals flavor so this is a very good thing for our chicken.
Cooking the chicken at a higher temperature positioned on an oven safe cooling rack will allow for air to circulate both underneath and on top of your chicken essentially meaning we are roasting.
Start checking after 20 minutes.