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These chicken drumsticks in oven are a healthy alternative for fried chicken lovers! They are seasoned and baked to perfection and loved by all!
These baked beauties taste delicious paired with Buttermilk Biscuits, Cheesy Hasselback Potatoes, and Roasted Green Beans.
Delicious and more healthy
When I’m feeling motivated to eat healthier, it seems like chicken is all I eat. Even though there are so many wonderful ways to make chicken, it can still get a little old sometimes. So, we’re always on the look out for new ways to switch up our chicken dishes, like these drumsticks made in the oven.
The batter coating the chicken is light, tasty, and just perfect enough to make you lick your fingers. The best part is that it tastes just like Kentucky Fried Chicken but they’re not fried at all – they’re BAKED!!
I was surprised that they tasted so good for being baked, but they were, which means I’ll feel less guilty when I have a few. 😉 When a recipe tastes this good and is this easy, it’s a winner in my book.
How to Bake Drumsticks in Oven
- BREAD. Coat each drumstick in the breading mixture (only 4 ingredients!), and then place in a 9×13 pan with a little bit of melted butter. Once they’re all breaded and in the pan, spray lightly with the spray butter and then place in the oven.
- BAKE. Bake at 450° for 30 minutes, then remove from the oven, flip each chicken leg, spray with butter once more, and then bake for an additional 15-25 minutes, until they’re as crispy as you want them to be.
- Tip: For easy clean up line the cooking pan with aluminum foil.
Can I use other cuts of chicken besides drumsticks? You can easily substitute other cuts. You will just have to adjust the bake times. Bake until juices run clear.
- Thighs: 375 degree oven for about 30 minutes
- Breasts: 375 degree oven for 20 minutes
- Boneless Wings: 350 degree oven for 30 minutes
- Bone-In Wings: 400 degree oven for 45 minutes
Storing leftovers
Throw away leftover chicken if it has been at room temperature for more than two hours. STORE leftovers in the fridge for 3-4 days. You can also FREEZE leftovers. Use an airtight container, freezer bags, or wrap in aluminum foil. Freeze for 4-6 months.
To REHEAT chicken in the micrwave, place chicken on a microwave safe dish, cover with a damp paper towel, heat for 45 seconds flip and heat for 45 seconds more.
To heat in the oven place chicken in an oven safe dish. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly coat the chicken with olive oil, heat uncovered for 25 minutes.
These chicken legs are sooooo crispy and DELICIOUS! We just had this recipe again for the second time this month which means it’s definitely a KEEPER. 😉
what to serve with drumsticks:
For more great chicken recipes, check out:
- Chicken Parmesan Bundles
- Chicken Stroganoff
- Bruschetta Chicken
- Chick-Fil-A Chicken Nuggets
- Baked Chicken Fingers
- Boneless Honey BBQ Chicken Wings
Chicken Drumsticks in Oven
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Melt butter in a 9×13 baking dish in the oven.
- While butter is melting, stir together Bisquick, paprika, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Coat each chicken drum and place in 9×13 with melted butter.
- Spray with butter before putting in the oven and once during baking.
- Bake for 30 minutes, flip, and bake an additional 15-25 minutes. ENJOY!!
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Adapted from bettycrocker.com.
I love this recipe and so do my kiddos!! My oldest daughter especially loves it. Their ages are 17, 12 and 2. Thank you, for your yummy recipes. Instead of using drumsticks, I use boneless/skinless chicken thighs. ????
Makes me so happy to hear!! I am so glad they like them 🙂 Thank you!!
i followed exact instructions & my chicken wasnt crispy at all… is it 425 or 450 to preheat oven… the temps are different in notes above..& chicken turned out good but not great.. i will attempt again… it was pretty moist
These sound great and I added them to my air fryer recipes. The coating sounds light and thin, and I will add some garlic powder. Try them in your air fryer and let me know how they turn out.
Thanks,
Sharon
I definitely will!! Thank you!
great idea. Also, at first I was going to skip the coating due to gluten trouble but then I realized i have gluten free bisquick like substances. Thanks for thE recipe.
You are so welcome!! Thank you for trying it!
as bad as it sounds, I could eat these drumsticks all day!
We all love this chicken!. The little ones and the adults. Since its all drumsticks its easy to eat and very easy to put toghether. It has a great tAste with a crunchy coating and no frying!
This chicken is amazing! my family devoured it. I loved how crispy it was & the taste was delicious! no need for kfc!
I don’t see how some of u guys are not getting the recipe It tells u to the t what to do.
I made this chicken tonight…..we had some legs left from the weekend. I was going to do my moms tried and true recipe but thought I’d try something new. Found this recipe which was exactly the same as moms except it called for bisquick vs flour. We were going to meet friends so I did timed cooking. Since we were going to be gone for a few hours, I cooked the chicken for 2 hrs at 300. All I can say is HOLY COW! BEST chicken EVER! My husband just kept raving about it! Tender, juicy, delicious!!!
I love, love, love to hear that!! I am so glad you all liked it!! Thank you for giving it a try!
Could these be air fried?
Haven’t tried, but I am sure they could 😉