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    September 16, 2020

    Easy Baked Chicken Drumsticks Recipe

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    Easy Baked Chicken Drumsticks Recipe. This crispy oven baked chicken drumsticks have crisp outer skin, tender, moist, and delicious inside. The chicken legs are flavorful and delicious and can be eaten as appetizers or paired with sides like potatoes, rice, and vegetables. 

    4 baked chicken drumsticks on a white plate.


    Chicken drumsticks are loved by children and adults. I assume one of the reasons is because it can be held and eaten as finger food, easy to hold and eat with no mess and no fuss. It's also inexpensive and flavorful as it is the part of chicken meat. 

    This crispy baked chicken drumsticks recipe is easy, simple and does not require many ingredients. I will show you how to bake chicken drumsticks with cupboard spices and seasonings. 

    Baked chicken drumsticks piled on one another on a plate.

    Baked Chicken Drumsticks Recipe 

    This is a healthy chicken drumsticks recipe that makes use of few pantry ingredients.

    The cooking process is simple, you only just need to season, marinate and bake and you get flavorful baked chicken legs that can be served with any sides of your choice.

    This recipe gives you tender and moist inside with a golden brown crispy outer skin. You can't go wrong with this easy chicken recipe.

    Ingredients

    Chicken drumsticks

    Paprika

    Parsley

    Black pepper

    Garlic powder/granules 

    Onion powder 

    Curry powder

    Oil - Olive oil, vegetable or sunflower oil.

    Salt

    You can also use any of your favorite seasonings. I like to use ready mix homemade seasonings like this chicken seasoning, jerk seasoning, and suya spice.

    How long to cook chicken drumsticks in the oven

    It takes a total of 50 minutes to bake in the oven at a temperature of 200C/400F. To check if chicken is cooked through and safe to eat, you can use meat thermometer to check. Insert the meat thermometer and if the temperature is atleast 165F, the chicken is safe to eat.

    How to Bake Chicken Drumsticks 

    Clean and pat the drumsticks dry with a paper towel. 

    raw chicken in a bowl.

    Add the chicken drumsticks into a bowl then add the paprika, parsley, curry powder, black pepper, garlic granules, onion powder, and olive oil. Mix well, cover with clingfilm, and put in the fridge to marinate for 45 minutes.

    the spices and seasonings added to the chicken in the bowl.

    If you don't have the time to marinate for that long, move to the next step immediately after seasoning the chicken. 

    Arrange the marinated chicken on a parchment/baking paper-lined oven tray. 

    Seasoned chicken arranged on baking paper lined oven tray.

    Bake the chicken drumsticks in the oven at a temperature of 200C for 50 minutes. After the first 25 minutes, bring out of the oven and turn to the other side then return to the oven to bake for the remaining 25 minutes.

    Bring out of the oven and leave to rest for 5 minutes then serve and enjoy.

    The baked chicken out of the oven.

    What to Serve with Chicken Drumsticks

    There are many sides you can eat with chicken drumsticks including

    Potato sides like boiled potatoes, mashed potates and roast potatoes

    Rice dishes like fried rice, jollof rice

    Vegetables, salads, coleslaw

    Topped with gravy and sauces.

    Storage Information 

    To store, leave to cool completely then put in an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Reheat in the oven or microwave. To reheat in the oven, place chicken on an oven tray and bake at a temperature of 375C for 15 minutes or till heated through.

    Tips

    • After baking the chicken, you can toss in sauces like buffalo sauce, bbq sauce, lemon pepper sauce, or any sauce of your choice.
    • You can double the recipe but don't pile the chicken on each other on the tray.

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    Baked chicken drumsticks piled on one another on a plate.
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    Easy Baked Chicken Drumsticks Recipe

    Easy Baked Chicken Drumsticks Recipe. This crispy oven baked chicken drumsticks have crisp outer skin, tender, moist, and delicious inside. The chicken legs are flavorful and delicious and can be eaten as appetizers or paired with sides like potatoes, rice, and vegetables. 
    Prep Time5 mins
    Cook Time50 mins
    Total Time55 mins
    Course: Appetizer, Main Course
    Cuisine: American, British
    Keyword: baked chicken drumsticks, baked chicken drumsticks recipe, crispy baked chicken drumsticks, how to bake chicken drumsticks, oven baked chicken drumsticks
    Servings: 6
    Author: Olukemi

    Equipment

    • Oven tray
    • Baking paper
    • Tong

    Ingredients

    • 1 kg (2lb) Chicken drumsticks
    • ½ tablespoon Paprika
    • ½ tablespoon Dried Parsley
    • 1 teaspoon Black pepper
    • 1 teaspoon Onion powder
    • 1 teaspoon Garlic granules
    • ½ teaspoon Curry powder
    • 1 tablespoon Olive oil or vegetable or sunflower oil
    • Salt

    Instructions

    • Clean and pat the drumsticks dry with a paper towel. 
      raw chicken in a bowl.
    • Add the chicken drumsticks into a bowl then add the paprika, parsley, curry powder, black pepper, garlic granules, onion powder and olive oil. Mix well, cover with clingfilm, and put in the fridge to marinate for 45 minutes.
      If you don't have the time to marinate for that long, move to the next step immediately after seasoning the chicken. 
      the spices and seasonings added to the chicken in the bowl.
    • Arrange the marinated chicken on a parchment/baking paper-lined oven tray. Bake the chicken drumsticks in the oven at a temperature of 200C for 50 minutes. After the first 25 minutes, bring out of the oven and turn to the other then return to the oven to bake for the remaining 25 minutes.
      Seasoned chicken arranged on baking paper lined oven tray.
    • Bring out of the oven and leave to rest for 5 minutes then serve and enjoy.
      The baked chicken out of the oven.

    Notes

    Serve with sides like boiled potatoes, mashed potates and roast potatoes, Rice dishes like fried rice, Jollof rice, Vegetables, salads, coleslaw, topped with gravy and sauces.

     

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