Oven Roasted Chicken Drumsticks w/ Crispy Kale

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier with higher smoke point.

chicken drumsticks

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: chicken leg quarters

Leg quarters are often cheaper and just as flavorful.

Wash the kale thoroughly with water and veggie spray, mixing it around to remove dirt.

Transfer the washed kale to an oven-safe baking dish, ensuring to remove as much water as possible.

Preheat the oven to 420°F (216°C).

Chop the carrots and celery into half to 1 inch pieces after washing them under hot water.

Place the chopped carrots and celery at the bottom of the baking tray for the chicken.

Prepare a seasoning mixture for eight pieces of chicken drumsticks, noting that you can substitute ingredients as needed.

Clean the chicken drumsticks if desired, then rub the seasoning mixture onto each piece thoroughly.

Transfer the seasoned chicken drumsticks on top of the carrots and celery in the baking tray.

Place the chicken on the top rack and the kale on the bottom rack of the oven.

Bake everything for about 2 hours until cooked.

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