A winning recipe for the juiciest cut of chicken.

And whilehot honeycan be store-bought, the spice levels always tend to differ from bottle to bottle.

Cover and let stand 30 minutes.

Southern Living Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters on a platter to serve

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Place chicken on a rimmed baking sheet; pat dry.

Combine pepper, onion powder, and 2 1/2 teaspoons salt in a bowl; sprinkle over chicken.

Turn chicken skin side up; drizzle with 1 1/2 tablespoons oil.

Southern Living Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters ingredients

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Gently rub to coat.

Roast in preheated oven 15 minutes.

Toss onion with remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl.

Southern Living Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters preparing the hot honey mixture

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Tuck onion around chicken.

Roast in preheated oven until thermometer inserted into thickest part of chicken registers 175F, 20 to 25 minutes.

Remove from oven; adjust oven to broil.

Southern LIving Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters preparing the chicken for the oven

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Brush some of the honey mixture over chicken and onions.

Broil until browned, 2 to 3 minutes.

Remove from oven; brush with honey mixture.

Southern Living Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters after roasting the chicken for 15 minutes

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Transfer chicken and onions to a serving platter; drizzle with remaining honey mixture.

Garnish with thyme sprigs.

Southern Living Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters after roasting the chicken with the onions

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Southern Living Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters brushing chicken with the glaze

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Southern Living Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters brushing the leg quarters with more glaze

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Southern Living Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters finishing the chicken

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