Slowly Baked Fall off the bone Chicken - Easy Baked Chicken Drumsticks Recipe

chicken drumsticks

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: chicken wings

Skinless thighs reduce fat, while wings are often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point, while vegetable oil is more budget-friendly.

paprika

🥗Healthier: smoked paprika

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Smoked paprika adds flavor without extra calories, while cayenne is often cheaper.

black pepper

🥗Healthier: white pepper

💰Cheaper: black peppercorns

White pepper provides a different flavor profile, while whole black peppercorns can be ground as needed.

Place chicken legs into a large baking pan.

Add a whole sliced onion to the chicken.

Add a few crushed garlic to the chicken.

In a mixing bowl, squeeze the juice out of an orange.

Add olive oil to the orange juice in the bowl.

Add dried oregano, dried thyme, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, brown sugar, and Dijon mustard to the bowl.

Mix everything together until well combined.

Pour the sauce all over the chicken in the baking pan.

Season the chicken with a generous amount of salt and black pepper to taste.

Mix everything together very well to ensure the chicken is coated with the sauce.

Arrange the chicken in a single layer in the pan.

Randomly toss some sliced butter on top of the chicken.

Preheat the oven to broil.

Place the chicken into the oven and let it broil for 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes, take the chicken out from under the broiler.

Reduce the oven temperature from broil to 250°F (121°C).

Cover the chicken with aluminum foil.

Place the chicken back into the oven and let it slowly bake at 250°F for 4 hours.

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