Description
Seasoned crispy chicken drumsticks deliver a crunch that’ll make your dinner table come alive with flavor. Perfectly spiced and golden brown, these drumsticks turn an ordinary meal into a memorable feast for your hungry family.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 lbs pasture-raised chicken drumsticks
Seasoning:
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
Supporting Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Warm your oven to a toasty 420°F, ensuring your rack sits in the middle position for even cooking.
- Take your chicken drumsticks and firmly pat them completely dry with paper towels, removing every trace of moisture.
- Transfer drumsticks into a spacious mixing bowl, carefully spreading each piece’s skin so it’s smoothly covering the entire meat surface.
- Drizzle 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil directly over the drumsticks, then sprinkle 1 teaspoon each of sea salt, garlic powder, chili powder, oregano, and paprika, plus ½ teaspoon ground black pepper.
- Gently massage the seasonings into each drumstick, guaranteeing every inch gets a perfect, even coating.
- Prepare a baking sheet with a wire rack, giving it a light spray of cooking oil to prevent sticking.
- Position your seasoned drumsticks across the rack, ensuring they’re not touching and have breathing room between them.
- Slide the baking sheet into the preheated oven and roast for 35 minutes, allowing the skin to start transforming into a gorgeous golden color.
- Carefully remove the sheet and flip each drumstick to ensure balanced browning, then return to the oven for another 15 minutes.
- Check that your drumsticks have reached a perfect internal temperature of 165°F and display a crispy, amber-brown exterior.
- Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before serving to allow juices to redistribute and maintain maximum tenderness.
Notes
- Ensure drumsticks are completely dry before seasoning to achieve maximum crispiness and help the skin brown beautifully.
- Let the chicken sit at room temperature for 15-20 minutes before cooking to promote even heating and prevent tough meat.
- For extra crispy skin, pat the drumsticks with baking powder before adding oil and seasonings to help draw out moisture.
- Experiment with different spice blends like Cajun, Mediterranean, or herb-based mixes to customize the flavor profile to your taste.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 550 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 1 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 29 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg