Simple Crispy Baked Chicken Drumsticks are a classic and budget friendly meal. The seasoning on these roasted chicken pieces are usually basic, sometimes just salt and pepper.
I’m going to share with you an easy and delicious way to have moist baked chicken with crispy skin the whole family will love.
You’ll find baked chicken on nearly every menu of a meat and three dining establishment in the South. It really could be considered baked to death chicken.
You end up with a dry chicken breast that nearly chokes you. Those dry baked to death chicken breasts are a favorite choice for many and popular menu item.
Personally, I prefer baking dark meat chicken pieces. Dark meat pieces can withstand being cooked for a longer amount of time to get that perfect crispy skin without drying out. Chicken legs are inexpensive too.
I picked up a package for under three dollars. Five minutes of prep is all it takes and these drumsticks go into the oven, leaving you time to work on other things.
Crispy Skinned Baked Chicken Legs with Ghee
Printable Recipe Card at the end of this post
Simple Crispy Baked Chicken Drumsticks Instructions
Step 1: Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C)
Next, Step 2: Line a baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.
Step 3: Lay out drumsticks on the lined baking sheet, making sure not to over crowd.
Step 4: Prepare Seasoning Mixture: Add ghee, pepper, paprika, garlic powder and onion powder to a small microwaveable dish. Heat in the microwave 25-30 seconds to melt the ghee. Mix to combine.
Step 5: Brush each chicken leg drumstick with the ghee seasoning mixture on all sides.
Step 6: Sprinkle a little salt on each drumstick
Healthy Chicken Drumstick Recipe
Step 7: Place into the pre-heated oven and bake for 1 hour. After 1 hour, turn each drumstick and bake an additional 15-20 minutes.
Oven Roasted Chicken Legs
The skin on these chicken legs is so crispy and the chicken just melts in your mouth. Since there’s just the two of us, I serve a salad with a couple of drumsticks each.
If you’ve never used ghee, give it a try instead of butter for the seasoning baste. Ghee has a higher smoke point and doesn’t burn like butter. If you’re not familiar with ghee, it’s a clarified butter, and can be stored in the pantry.
Crispy Drumsticks Roasted
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Simple Crispy Baked Chicken Drumsticks
Ingredients
- 2-4 lbs Chicken Drumsticks
- 2 tbs Ghee
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- Cracked Black Pepper to taste
- Dash of Salt for each drumstick
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F
- Line a baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.
- Lay out drumsticks on the lined baking sheet, making sure not to over crowd.
- Prepare Seasoning Mixture: Add ghee, pepper, paprika, garlic powder and onion powder to a small microwaveable dish. Heat in the microwave 25-30 seconds to melt the ghee. Mix to combine.
- Brush each chicken leg drumstick with the ghee seasoning mixture on all sides.
- Sprinkle a dash of salt on each drumstick.
- Place into the pre-heated oven and bake for 1 hour. After 1 hour, turn each drumstick and bake an additional 15-20 minutes.
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Megan Grabner
Thursday 7th of May 2020
I have come back and made this at least 7 times now - perfect every time! Thanks for sharing!
Julia Jordan
Friday 8th of May 2020
Megan, I'm so happy that you're enjoying this easy recipe! Thanks for stopping by to let me know. ~Julia
Rick P.
Wednesday 1st of April 2020
This was the best baked chicken recipe I have tasted. I have to say, I used regular butter instead of Ghee as I did not have any and still it was awesome. I most definitely will do it again. Thanks
Julia Jordan
Thursday 2nd of April 2020
Rick, I'm so happy that you enjoyed this recipe. It's a favorite on the site. Have a great rest of your week! ~Julia
Sandra
Monday 30th of September 2019
Made this recipe a couple of nights back, they are delicious! Best recipe I have found !!! I is a keeper!
Julia Jordan
Monday 30th of September 2019
Sandra, Thank you so much for stopping by to let me know how much you enjoyed this recipe. That means the world to me. ~ Julia
Erica
Sunday 26th of May 2019
Excellent recipe! They turned out perfectly crispy on the outside, and the meat was very tender. My kids loved them! Thanks!
Erica
Sunday 26th of May 2019
Excellent recipe! They turned out perfectly crispy on the outside, and the meat was very tender. My kids loved them! Thanks!