Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken Drumsticks
This is an easy chicken dinner recipe that bakes in 30 minutes!
Servings: 10 drumsticks
Ingredients
- 10 chicken drumsticks (about 3 pounds)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablepoon unsalted butter, melted
- 1 lemon, juiced and zest
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with foil and set aside.
- Pat the chicken thighs dry with paper towels and place on the baking sheet.
- Whisk together the olive oil, butter, lemon juice and lemon zest in a small bowl. Rub the olive oil mixture evenly over both sides of the chicken, rubbing to coat well.
- In another small bowl stir together the pepper, salt, garlic powder, oregano, basil, black pepper and onion powder. Sprinkle the spices evenly over the chicken.
- Arrange on the baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes. Flip and cook another 5 to 10 minutes until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees with an instant read thermometer.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1drumstick | Calories: 156.1kcal | Carbohydrates: 1.3g | Protein: 14.3g | Fat: 10.3g | Saturated Fat: 2.8g | Cholesterol: 62.2mg | Sodium: 253mg | Potassium: 173mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.2g