Easy Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks

Oven baked chicken drumsticks are a great snack or meal to cook. Easy to make and they taste great. A hassle-free way to please a crowd through this basic and versatile recipe for cooking chicken drumsticks in the oven.

Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks

Oven baked chicken drumsticks are really easy to make. Using chicken drumsticks makes the cooking quite forgiving as it is much harder to over cook them compared to say chicken breast. The main thing to pay attention to when cooking chicken drumsticks is to make sure the chicken isn’t undercooked. You can still overcook chicken drumsticks but it is much harder.

Oven baking chicken drumsticks makes them easy to really easy to cook. There is less hassle when oven baking them, compared to other cooking methods, as you don’t need to constantly pay attention to them. It also makes the cleaning up process quite easy and is a pretty healthy way of cooking chicken drumsticks as it avoids using extra oil in the cooking process.

This chicken drumstick recipe is very diet and allergy friendly. It is gluten-free, egg-free, dairy-free, nut-free and soy-free. This makes it great for serving to those with a wide range of dietary requirements.

Chicken Seasoning

The seasoning for this recipe is quite a simple but tasty on. It is a combination of smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper. This will be mixed together with the chicken using a little bit of olive oil.

This seasoning also works well with other cuts of chicken as well as other methods of cooking chicken. You can also choose to use any seasoning or combination of herbs and spices that you like. The recipe for cooking the chicken drumsticks in the oven will remain the same for most of them.

The only exception to that might be if there is sugar in your seasoning mix. If there is too much sugar then there is a chance that the outside of the chicken can burn if the oven is too hot. If that is the case I would recommend either turning the drumsticks often during cooking or cook the chicken for longer at a lower temperature (probably about 350°F/180°C).

Oven Baking Chicken Drumsticks

Oven baking chicken drumsticks is a really convenient way to cook lots of them at once. It saves time and effort on cleaning up and is a healthy way to cook the chicken drumsticks. Oven baking also makes the chicken really easy to cook. You just put them in the oven and leave them alone until they are cooked.

to cook the chicken drumsticks, start by mixing the chicken with the spices and a little bit of olive oil. Line a baking sheet or baking tray with parchment paper and line the chicken on it in a single layer. Cook in the oven, preheated to 425°F/220°C, for 30-35 minutes, until golden and cooked through. Let the chicken cool slightly before serving.

Serving

Oven baked chicken drumsticks can be enjoyed on their own and eaten as either a snack or a more substantial meal. Although if eaten as a meal I do prefer to server them alongside some side dishes. Some fries or a salad goes nicely with these chicken drumsticks. They also go great with some Garlic Bread.

Alternatively serve the chicken alongside a pasta dish, such as this Italian Sausage Pasta, or served with a flavored rice of some sort. Really they are quite versatile and go well with most other types of food.

Storage

For best storage, keep cooked chicken in an airtight container. In the fridge it should keep for up to 4 days and in the freezer up to 6 months.

For more great chicken recipes, check out:

• Oven Baked Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs
• Tandoori Chicken Wings
• Peri Peri Chicken Wings