easy oven baked chicken drumsticks
these chicken drumsticks are super simple and easy to make; they are perfect for your weekly meal prep or last-minute dinner idea.
Servings: 12 chicken drumsticks
Ingredients
- 12 chicken drumsticks, or approx 3-3.5 lbs
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1+1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp cardamom
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- dash of cayenne pepper
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- start by preparing your spice mix, simply mix all your spices together in a small bowl.
- now, prepare your chicken drumsticks. spread them out on a parchment paper-lined baking tray, and pat them dry with a clean paper towel.
- using your spice mix, dry rub the chicken drumsticks all over, covering them as well as possible with the spices, on both sides.
- drizzle the extra virgin olive oil across all your chicken drumsticks.
- bake in a preheated oven at 375 for 45 minutes, remove from the oven, and flip the drumsticks, roasting for another 15 minutes, until cooked through.
- serve with literally any and everything-- just about all sides will go with these chicken drumsticks, although i tend to have them with my daily salad. they also are fantastic for meal prep, make them on sunday and reheat and enjoy during the week.