I did something I rarely do, I took my kids to the grocery store - cringe. It's not that my kids ask for everything, because they really don't, they just want to help, both push the cart, grab items off the shelf, and more than likely run into people... so that's neat. While we were at the store we were in the meat case - the only chicken breasts were $4 a pound. Now I know food costs are increasing but that was too rich for my blood, the "family" pack was out of stock. The kids said they wanted chicken drumsticks - great! Brought them home to hear Andy say "I don't like drumsticks". Sigh... Same day I also heard he was tired of pizza... who gets tired of pizza? Ever? Ugh. So I went hunting for a way to cook these chicky legs that might appease my drumstick not loving husband. We agreed on this recipe and method. We used Sweet Baby Rays because we knew that was mild enough for everyone. I enjoyed them, so did the kids - and Andy? He ate three of them - so that seems like a win to me.
Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks
10 chicken drumsticks
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp parsley
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp smoked paprika
1/8 tsp black pepper
1.5 cups preferred sauce
Coat chicken in seasoning and oil and let vibe out on your counter, covered, for about 20-30 minutes.
BAKE on a wire rack in a sheet pan at 350 for 40 minutes (give or take 5 depending on size). The wire rack helps circulate the air and get it crispy.
With five minutes left to go, thinly coat in your favorite sauce.
After the five minutes of baking with sauce on it, remove from oven and coat with sauce again.
If grilling, grill chicken for 2 minutes on each side on medium heat to get them nice and CRISPY. If finishing in the oven, broil for 1-2 minutes on each side.
Once you're ready to serve, give it a final coating of that sauce before you gobble them up.
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