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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 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
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.