The Best Crunchy Baked Chicken Drumsticks Recipe

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The Best Crunchy Baked Chicken Drumsticks Recipe

The Best Crunchy Baked Chicken Drumsticks - easy oven baked chicken drumsticks with a tastes like fried crispy crunch - keto and low carb approved!

Prep Time10

Cook Time1 30

Total Time1 40

Course: Main Dishes

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baked chicken legs, crunchy baked chicken drumsticks, garlic butter chicken drumsticks, garlic butter chicken legs, keto chicken drumsticks, keto chicken legs

Servings:

Calories: 327kcal

Author: Courtney O'Dell

Ingredients

4 lb chicken drumsticks about 12
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
2 tbsp smoked paprika
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
Garlic butter baste:
4 tbsp butter melted
1 tsp garlic minced

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Thoroughly pat chicken dry with a paper towel.
In a small bowl, mix together spices (all ingredients but chicken, butter, and minced garlic.)
Coat chicken in dry rub, let sit 30 minutes to overnight.
Add chicken to oven on a cooling rack sitting atop a baking sheet.
Let chicken bake about 40 minutes before adding butter baste - until skin is crispy and fat has started to render.
Flip chicken drumsticks every 10 minutes to ensure it crisps evenly on all sides.
In a small pot, melt butter with minced garlic on stove until soft and fragrant, about 4 minutes. Do not let garlic burn.
With a silicone brush, lightly brush chicken with melted butter and minced garlic, flipping its side each time you add another coat of butter, about every 10 minutes until butter is used up (about 30 minutes.)
When chicken is ready, 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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