Roasted Greek Chicken Drumsticks are delicious, tender, and full of flavor right out of the oven.
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Roasted Greek Chicken Drumsticks
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!
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Roasted Greek Chicken Drumsticks Recipe
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Roasted Greek Chicken Drumsticks
These delicious roast Greek chicken drumsticks are the perfect delicious entree.
Ingredients
- 4 lb chicken drumsticks
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon greek oregano
- 1 tablespoon sage
- 1 tablespoon basil
- 2 tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoon onion powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Thoroughly pat chicken dry with a paper towel.
- In a small bowl, mix together spices, salt, and chicken.
- Coat chicken in oil and spice mix then add lemon juice and toss to coat.
- Let chicken marinate 30 minutes to overnight in the fridge.
- Add chicken to oven on a cooling rack sitting atop a baking sheet.
- Cook chicken for 20 minutes, then flip and turn the temperature up to 400 degrees. Cook an additional 20-25 minutes rotating every 10 minutes.
- 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.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
8Serving Size
3 drumsticksAmount Per Serving Calories 465Total Fat 24gSaturated Fat 6gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 15gCholesterol 288mgSodium 1098mgCarbohydrates 4gFiber 1gSugar 0gProtein 55g
Nutrition is automatically calculated by Nutritionix - please verify all nutrition information independently and consult with a doctor or nutritionist for any and all medical and diet advice.
Shannon
If defrosting from the freezer should the marinade be used before or after it's thawed? Also, is there a substitute for the cooling rack? I don't have one Thank you!
Katherine
You can start marinating it while it is still frozen but the marinade wont soak in until it is softened.
Susan
I see lemon juice in the ingredient list but not in the instructions. Do you mix it in with the spices? Or the oil? (This could be something with my OS, but I don't see a video link to check the instructions that way, either.) Thanks!
Katherine
Woops! Yes its part of the marinade, I have updated the recipe!
RICHARD STROKA
Hi. I wanted to know if you can roast potato chuncks and onions on the the baking sheet around the chicken in the marinate. When my aunt used to make this she would do a whole chicken in a roasting pan and put the veggies around it or should I make a fresh marinade and soak the veggies then add to baking sheet and and baste periodically as they cook?
Katherine
You could add the vegetables under the drumsticks. The additional moisture from the vegetable will increase the baking time and prevent the drumsticks from getting really crispy but it will cook. If you just want to cook them at the same time and preserve the crispiness of the drumsticks, you can cook the vegetables with olive oil and more of the spices on the drumsticks, salt, and pepper and bake them on a sheet pan on the other rack in the oven. One rack with the chicken and one with the veggies. It will still take a little longer to cook the chicken since there is so much in the oven but it will keep things crispier. Hope this answers your question!
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