BAKED CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS IN OVEN

7 baked chicken drumsticks on a white circular dish, one of the drumsticks is in a creamy white dipping sauce, garnished with fresh parsley

BAKED CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS IN OVEN

Crispy, flavourful and baked to perfection. This is your everyday, simple and reliable Baked Chicken Drumstick recipe.

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 45

Total Time 50

Servings Servings

Ingredients

10-12 medium Bone-in, Skin-on Chicken Drumsticks (~2 lbs.)
¼ cup Spice Blend of Choice*
2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425°F.
In a large bowl, add your spice blend if using more than 1 spice.
Add the olive oil and mix until well combined. It should form a bit of a paste.
Pour over the chicken drumsticks.
Preferably using your hands, massage the mixture all around the chicken drumsticks until they're all nice and evenly coated. Alternatively, you can place the drumsticks and spice mixture in a large ziploc bag, seal it and use your hands from the outside of the bag to press the mixture into the drumsticks and coat.
Arrange the chicken drumsticks in a single layer, not overlapping or touching, on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake for 20 minutes. Flip.
Bake an additional 20-25 minutes until drumsticks are crispy and juicy or an instant read thermometer registers 165ºF when inserted into the center, not touching the bone. Let rest 5 minutes before serving.

Notes

In this recipe, I used 1/2 tsp each dry mustard powder, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cajun, Italian seasoning, salt, and Pepper. You could use any spice combination you want and you can even change it up time after time!

Try them with my easy chicken seasoning, my homemade bbq dry rub, or my all-purpose seasoning.

The nutritional information is calculated based on using just salt and pepper and must be re-calculated depending on which spices you choose to use.

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