One of the most underrated foods is oven baked drumsticks! They always turn out juicy and tender and the best part is you can eat them with your hands. We take simple chicken drumsticks to another level with our fresh herbs and butter sauce. This recipe is guaranteed to be a show stopper at your next friends gathering!
Why Do We Prefer Bone In Chicken?
There are so many reasons we prefer to eat bone in chicken and once you read why, we promise you’ll become a convert! We love bone in for the following reasons:
- The chicken always come our juicier and never dry
- Slow roasting anything on the bone is way more nutritious for you then off the bone (i.e. glycine)
- If it’s bone in, it’s always skin on, which means more fat and flavor
- Removing the bone from meat is a hassel
- It’s guaranteed to always be more delicious!
You can’t fight nutrition or flavor in the case of bone in vs bone out. Next time you are thinking of buying boneless chicken thighs, reconsider, get the bone in skin on and live a happier, more delicious life!
Why We Love Easy Baked Chicken Recipes!
Our favorite go to oven baked chicken recipe is always going to chicken wings!! You can’t go wrong on any given day baking up a batch of chicken wings for dinner. We use baking powder to make them extra crispy. We also love the simplicity of oven roasted chicken thighs and they pair extremely well with a side of cauliflower mash!
Lemony Oven Baked Drumsticks
Is there anything butter than juicy chicken served with a buttery herb sauce? I don’t think so. This recipe may seem simple, but the flavor profiles are all there! You have the citrus from the lemon juice, the creaminess from the butter, the freshness from the herbs and the tangy sweet from the white wine. It’s easy to make on your busiest night of the week and is even easier clean up! Give these oven baked drumsticks a try tonight.
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Oven Baked Drumsticks
Ingredients:
- 6 chicken drumsticks
- 1 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 5 tbsp butter, divided
- 1/2 small white onion, chopped
- 1 cup white wine (or additional broth)
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- fresh thyme
- fresh rosemary
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
- Pat chicken drumsticks very dry and then season with salt and pepper.
- Heat 2 tbsp butter in a large cast-iron or oven-proof skillet set over medium-high heat. Place chicken legs in skillet, making sure not to crowd them, and sear for 3-4 minutes, then flip and sear on the other side, until skin is golden brown.
- Transfer skillet to oven and roast 18-20 minutes or until internal thermometer registers a temperature of about 162º. Carefully remove skillet from oven.
- Transfer chicken to a plate and return the skillet to stove over medium-low heat.
- Add onion and saute until softened, about 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add wine (or 1 cup broth) and deglaze the pan, scraping with a wooden spoon to loosen the browned bits. Bring to a boil.
- Add the chicken broth in with the wine and allow to reduce mixture by half until thickened. Stir in lemon juice and fresh herbs, then remove from heat and stir in 3 tbsp cold butter, whisking constantly until melted. Season with salt and pepper as needed.
- Serve chicken with pan sauce.
Notes
Serving Size: 2 drumsticks plus lemon butter sauce
Written by
Megha Barot
Megha has always been a passionate cook, but she took this to a new level after starting her keo journey in 2015. She loves creating new recipes and producing educational content for KetoConnect, which she co-founded in 2016 with Matt. Her passion for healthy eating and personal development continues to thrive. She's the proud mom of two awesome kids.
This looks good and I love herbs in cooking and yes bones in is the best!
what kind of dry wine is recommended? All the comments were about the presenter nothing about the recipe. Keep negative comments to yourselves.
I have made a similar recipe Megha, but this lent itself to carrots and small red or yukon potatoes while it was cooking the last 20 minutes if not for Keto.
Megan kindly do reply.thx
Thanks a lot
Nice recepie.live it.my macros are fat is 101 ,protien is 61 and 20g carb.can i consume this at one meal in a day? I mean if i cook 61g of chicken in 101 g of butter with salt n pepper and i eat it at dinner time only and on next day i make other dish the same way.is it ok?? Can i do this?
crazy germophobes here lol! trying this tonight.
Those are not crazy germaphobes, those are people with good sense trying to educate. Calling them out as “crazy” leads me to question your common sense and knowledge base when preparing food.
thank you,thank you great recipe! so good
Looks AMAZING! Can’t wait to try it! Love you guys! You’ve provided me with so much help & inspiration! Heep on Keeping on!
I’m sorry, but I can’t get past your constantly running your hand thru your hair, then picking up food, could you please tie your hair back! I can just see my food with hair in it!
As a hairdresser for many years, I agree with many others tie your hair up. Hair constantly sheds, as does the scalp….use tongs for the chicken..
I put my husband on this and he shed 57 pounds and his colesterol, BP, and pre-diabetes is finally under control without mess. Keep up the great work.
Sounds great!(I may use the chicken thighs I have on hand. (Bone in, skin on, of course!) How can the carb count be so “high” if there is only 1/2 of a small onion divided between four servings?
I would assume it would be the wine.
Hello guys, lovely and easy recipe, perfect for a quick nutritious meal.
I would like to draw your attention to something that happened in this particular video, but I’ve noticed on some other videos in the past:
PLEASE SORT OUT YOR KITCHEN HYGIENE STANDARDS!( I really love you guys! ): in this particular video, Megha touched raw chicken, and then
simply wiped her fingers on a tissue…at this point she should have WASHED HER HANDS!!!I’m using this point because most of your audience are fairly young adults(I suppose)and if they see you doing this, they might think it’s OK! Also, while cooking, Megha didn’t tie up her hair, resulting in her touching her hair whilst cooking several times!!!Again this is a big no no in hygiene standards! Guys I love you to bits, but now you have quite a big following and you’ve got to be careful how you come across and what kind of messages you convey in your videos (how to handle raw meat and
Tying up the hair while cooking it would be a good start!)I hope your channel keep growing and congratulation for the news you are pregnant!
Kind regards,
Lori
I agree! I LOVE you guys too and watch all your videos and have learned SO MUCH! BUT, it bothers me too when you mess with your hair so much, especially when cooking, but at other times too. ? Still love you though!