How to Use Your Oven to Easily Cook Chicken Drumsticks

If you're looking for a meal that's easy, budget friendly, and very adaptable, chicken drumsticks are a great option to keep in mind. They're ready in exactly one hour, and will make your home smell amazing as they cook in the oven.

Baked in olive oil, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper, these drumsticks are bursting with flavor. The meat is so tender it practically falls off the bone. For a well rounded meal try pairing these drumsticks with rice, potatoes, pasta, or salad. They go great with just about any side you can think of!

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Drumsticks cooked in the oven. Drumsticks cooked in the oven.

Things You\’ll Need

  • 2 pounds chicken drumsticks

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (more to taste)

  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder

  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees (F). Place drumsticks in a baking dish. Drizzle them with olive oil, then sprinkle them with the salt, pepper, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning.

Drizzle drumsticks in olive oil and sprinkle with seasoning.

Step 2

Bake for one hour, or until the skin is crispy and the meat is fully cooked.

Bake for one hour, or until fully cooked.

Step 3

Serve warm and at once.

Serve warm.

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