Healthy Recipes for Chicken Drumsticks

Chicken drumsticks are a budget-friendly and healthy option for dinner. Our easy recipes for chicken drumsticks, including recipes for Arroz con Pollo, baked chicken drumsticks and more chicken dishes, are easy chicken dinners that will save you time and money.Download a FREE Quick Chicken Recipe Cookbook!Watch Video
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Crispy Baked Drumsticks with Honey-Mustard Sauce

Start to finish: 45 mins
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These baked chicken drumsticks are crispy-crunchy outside and succulent and juicy inside. Serve with sweet potato fries and spinach salad.

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Arroz con Pollo

Start to finish: 40 mins
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Arroz con pollo, or chicken cooked with rice, is a common dish in Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean. We use quick-cooking brown rice here to help you get this on the table in just 40 minutes. Serve with a mixed green salad tossed with cilantro-lime vinaigrette.

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Baked Chicken with Onions & Leeks

Start to finish: 1 hr 20 mins
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Baking pieces of chicken is one of the easiest ways to put a meal on the table for your family. This mustard-glazed chicken is roasted on a bed of sliced onions, leeks and garlic that you can serve alongside it.

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Maple-Mustard Baked Chicken

Start to finish: 1 hr 45 mins
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Enjoy this crunchy chicken at home for a family supper or take it along on a picnic to eat cold-no forks and knives required! For best flavor, shop for locally raised natural chicken and real maple syrup.

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Oven-Fried Chicken

Start to finish: 1 hr
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If fried chicken is traditional in your picnic basket, try this method, which trims about 8 grams of fat from each 5-ounce serving.

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Sweet-&-Sour Chicken Drumsticks

Start to finish: 40 mins
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Chicken drumsticks stay deliciously moist when grilled--even with the skin removed. Minty sweet-and-sour dipping sauce adds a refreshing twist to “ordinary” grilled chicken. Make it a meal: Serve with brown rice and slices of fresh pineapple.

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Roast Chicken & Fennel

Start to finish: 50 mins
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With Italian spices, some diced fennel and toasty pine nuts, you'll have a gorgeous supper in no time.

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Catalan Saute of Chicken with Sausage, Capers & Herbs

Start to finish: 1 hr 25 mins
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Whole chicken legs, turkey sausage, tomatoes and fresh herbs are a delicious combination in this Catalan-inspired skillet supper.

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Chicken in Garlic-Vinegar Sauce

Start to finish: 1 hr 50 mins
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Braising chicken in vinegar and herbs is a very popular way of cooking in Mediterranean Europe. Often paired with sweet sausage, this is a gutsy, wholesome dish that can be made a day ahead. Serve with whole-wheat couscous tossed with fresh herbs and steamed broccolini.

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Braised Paprika Chicken

Start to finish: 1 hr 55 mins
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Sweet Hungarian paprika gives this creamy braised chicken the best flavor. This is a good “pantry dish” since you should have the basics on hand and only need to purchase the chicken. You may vary the recipe by using cubed veal shoulder instead of chicken and mushrooms instead of peppers. Serve with whole-wheat orzo flavored with minced parsley or dill.

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Thai Grilled Chicken with Sweet & Spicy Dipping Sauce

Start to finish: 1 hr 30 mins
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In this recipe for gai yang, or Thai grilled chicken, the chicken marinade is enriched with a little coconut milk, which keeps the meat moist during grilling. Prepare the sweet-and-spicy dipping sauce the day you want to use it, because it loses freshness quickly. If you prefer to use chicken breasts instead of thighs and drumsticks, use 3 bone-in breast halves and cut each in half crosswise for 6 servings total.

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Roasted Chicken Drumsticks & Potatoes with Mojo Sauce

Start to finish: 45 mins
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Roasting chicken and potatoes right in the same pan is a great shortcut for a busy night. While you make this healthy roast chicken recipe, whir up a quick batch of this tangy Cuban mojo sauce for drizzling and dipping.

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