Plain Chicken Drumsticks
Oven-baked drumsticks — handheld and simple.
Ready in
About 40 min · 5 min prep + 35 min cook
Gentle try
finger food
Texture
CrispyBite-sized
Ingredients
- Chicken drumsticks
- Olive oil
Step-by-step
- 1Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
- 2Pat 6 chicken drumsticks dry with kitchen paper.
- 3Toss with 1 tbsp olive oil and a small pinch of salt.
- 4Place on a lined tray and bake 30–35 min until skin is crisp and juices run clear.
- 5Rest 5 min before serving.
Adapt for a picky eater
- ·Make it milder: skip strong spices, herbs and onions — keep salt, butter or a touch of cheese instead.
- ·Swap an ingredient: trade anything they avoid for a safe favourite (e.g. cucumber sticks instead of cooked veg).
- ·Keep things separate: serve the parts side by side, not mixed — sauce on the side.
- ·Simplify: a smaller portion of just two or three familiar parts of the dish is a win.