Roasted Greek Chicken Drumsticks are delicious, tender, and full of flavor right out of the oven.
Greek chicken is by far one of my favorite things to eat.
The combination of oregano, lemon, olive oil, and tons of garlic – it just goes so well with delicious, crunchy chicken.
We’ve been eating a lot of chicken thighs and drumsticks lately (they are so economical and easy!), and I wanted to make a good riff off a Whole Roasted Grecian Chicken – but with drumsticks!
These drumsticks are incredibly delicious, super easy, and a great dinner party meal since they aren’t fussy and are inexpensive for a group!
If you love these drumsticks, be sure to check out our crunchy baked bbq chicken drumsticks – they are amazingly delicious and so easy, a great smoky flavor with no grill required!
Click to watch the video of the BBQ Drumsticks here:
Roasted Greek Chicken Drumsticks
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Roasted Greek Chicken Drumsticks
Ingredients
- 4 lb chicken , drumsticks
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp greek oregano
- 1 tbsp sage
- 1 tbsp basil
- 2 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp onion powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Thoroughly pat chicken dry with a paper towel.
- In a small bowl, mix together spices and chicken.
- Coat chicken in oil and spice mix, let sit 30 minutes to overnight.
- Add chicken to oven on a cooling rack sitting atop a baking sheet.
- Cook chicken for 1/2 hour, then flip. After an hour, turn the heat up to 400 degrees.
- Flip chicken drumsticks every 10 minutes to ensure it crisps evenly on all sides.
- When chicken is ready, fat will be rendered and skin will be crispy. If it needs a bit more crunch, turn on broiler and broil for two minutes on each side to give a little extra crunch to chicken skin.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition Information
Amount Per ServingCalories 534 Saturated Fat 10g Cholesterol 170mg Sodium 161mg Carbohydrates 3g Protein 42g
Janet
If I used a homemade mixture for the Greek oregano which includes basil, would I omit the basil that is listed? (ie. – 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
– 1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
– 1 teaspoon dried parsley, crushed
– 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper)
Courtney ODell
Janet, I would just pick one or the other for the basil!
easyroasted
Easy Roast
Spread 1/4 of herb mixture under skin of each hen half. Rub skin with butter; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place hen halves in shallow roasting pan. Roast hen