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Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks

This oven-baked chicken drumstick recipe is packed with flavor and crunch! The perfect healthy chicken drumstick recipe everyone will love!
Course Dinner, Lunch, potluck
Cuisine American
Keyword oven baked chicken drumsticks, oven baked chicken legs, oven baked drumsticks, oven fried chicken legs
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Marinade Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 7 servings
Calories 324kcal
Author Kelli Shallal MPH RD

Ingredients

Chicken

  • 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
  • 2 lbs chicken drumsticks skin removed (if you can’t find skinless, ask the meat department to skin some for you)

Version 1 (Wheat Flour or Garbanzo Bean Flour Coating)

Version 2 (Almond Flour Version - Gluten-Free Coating)

Instructions

Directions:

  • Combine buttermilk and drumsticks in a large zip lock bag and seal, marinate for one hour (lay flat and turn over after 30 minutes.)
    1 cup low-fat buttermilk, 2 lbs chicken drumsticks
  • Preheat oven to 450F
  • For version one: combine ½ cup flour and seasonings in a large zip lock bag.  Take chicken out of the marinade bag.  Add one drumstick to the flour bag and shake till well coated.  Lightly shake off excess coating, place on a lightly sprayed parchment-lined baking sheet, and repeat with remaining drumsticks. 
    ½ cup Whole Wheat Flour or garbanzo flour , 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, ½ teaspoon ground white pepper, ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
  • For version two:  combine ½ almond flour, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, ½ teaspoon ground white pepper, ¼ teaspoon cumin in a large zip lock bag.  Add one drumstick to the flour bag and shake till well coated.  Lightly shake off excess coating, place on a lightly sprayed parchment-lined baking sheet, and repeat with remaining drumsticks.  You will likely need to make a second batch of seasoning to coat all the drumsticks. It's best to make two batches, though, so that the almond flour does become too clumpy while coating all the drumsticks.
    1 cup almond flour, 2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon ground white pepper, ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • Lightly coat the chicken with cooking spray.  Bake at 450F for 35 minutes or until done, turning after 20 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 324kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 1132mg | Potassium: 282mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 217IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 126mg | Iron: 2mg