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Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks
These Honey Soy Chicken drumsticks are oven baked in an amazing honey, soy and garlic sauce and thus transforming into a tender, fall-of-the-bone delicious dinner!
Prep Time
3 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Marinating Time
2 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 3 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 365 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Dinner
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken drumsticks bone in, with skin
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 5 tablespoon honey
- ¼ cup soy sauce low sodium
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon ginger freshly grated, ginger powder works as well, about 1/2 tsp
- ¼ teaspoon pepper freshly ground
- 1 tablespoon parsley chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken: In a 9x13-inch casserole dish, whisk all the ingredients together, excluding the chicken. Add chicken and toss making sure each piece is coated with the marinade. Next, cover with plastic wrap and marinate for a couple hours. I kept mine in the fridge overnight.
- Preheat the oven: To 375°F degrees.
- Bake the chicken: Remove the plastic wrap and transfer the dish to the oven. Bake the drumsticks for 45 minutes or until a meat thermometer registers 175°F. Make sure to turn them over half way through. This way they will get nice color all around.
- Garnish and serve: Aim for garnishing the chicken with parsley and serve with the additional sauce.
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Notes
- To reduce fat and calories you can use skinless chicken drumsticks.
- Allow the drumsticks to marinate for at least 2 hours to overnight, for better flavor.
- For best results, flip the chicken drumsticks half way through cooking, this will help them cook evenly throughout and crisp up, not to mention more flavorful.
- Stored in an air tight container properly cooled, these honey soy chicken drumsticks will keep for 5 days in the fridge. Just reheat in the microwave or the oven if you’d prefer when ready to eat.
- You can freeze these raw chicken drumsticks with their marinade in a ziploc bag. Squeeze as much air out of the bag as possible and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw completely in the fridge before cooking as instructed in the recipe card.
- Recipe originally shared on Sept 7, 2014.
Nutrition Information
Serving
2drumsticks
Calories
365kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
140mg
(47%)
Sodium
514mg
(21%)
Potassium
379mg
(11%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
127IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 365
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2drumsticks | |
| Calories | 365kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 140mg | 47% |
| Sodium | 514mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 379mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 127IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.