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Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken Drumsticks

Published on August 1, 2017, Updated July 30, 2020 by Kristin Maxwell | 159 Comments

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It doesn’t get much easier than these savory Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken Drumsticks. They are full of lemon and herb flavor and practically fall off the bone tender and juicy.

It doesn't get much easier than these savory Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken Drumsticks. They are full of lemon and herb flavor and practically fall off the bone tender and juicy.

Most of my life I’ve been a boneless, skinless white meat kind of girl. I think it’s because meat on the bone freaks me out. But in the past couple of years I have learned to appreciate the flavor packed bone-in dark meat of the thigh and drumstick. That’s probably because my son is pretty much obsessed with chicken on the bone.

It doesn't get much easier than these savory Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken Drumsticks. They are full of lemon and herb flavor and practically fall off the bone tender and juicy.

Upon hearing that dinner is “chicken again??” his next question is, “Wait. Is it on the bone?” A “yes” is met with a cheer while a “nope, sorry” is met with a rather impressive groan. So I’ve been trying to constantly come up with new ways to serve this favorite meat. Our latest favorite is this Roasted Lemon Chicken.

It doesn't get much easier than these savory Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken Drumsticks. They are full of lemon and herb flavor and practically fall off the bone tender and juicy.

An overnight marinade makes this chicken practically fall off the bone tender, however if you don’t have overnight, you could go 30 minutes. Just remember that the longer it marinates, the more tender it will be. I have a lemon tree, so lemons are readily available all year round for us so I love to use them in my chicken recipes. The lemon flavor is so subtle and doesn’t overpower the rest of the marinade, which, in case you were wondering, is olive oil, salt and pepper, oregano and paprika. I am also a little obsessed with chopped parsley, partly for the fresh herbiness (yup, totally a word) and partly because it just looks so darn pretty.

It doesn't get much easier than these savory Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken Drumsticks. They are full of lemon and herb flavor and practically fall off the bone tender and juicy.

Roasted Lemon Garlic Chicken Drumsticks Recipe:

Roasted Lemon Garlic Chicken

Kristin
It doesn't get much easier than these savory Roasted Lemon Chicken Drumsticks. They are full of lemon and herb flavor and practically fall off the bone tender and juicy.
4.89 from 9 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 2 hrs 55 mins

Ingredients
  

  • 10 Chicken Drumsticks skin removed
  • 1 large lemon juiced and zested
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano

Instructions
 

  • Pat chicken dry and place into a 1-gallon Ziploc bag.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients. Pour over chicken and seal the bag, squeezing out as much air as possible. Massage marinade into the chicken. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or preferably overnight. (If all you have is 30 minutes, that's fine - just remember the longer the marinade time, the more tender and juicy the chicken).
  • When ready to cook, let chicken come to room temperature (about 20 minutes). Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Arrange chicken on a foil lined baking sheet. Bake, uncovered, for about 20-25 minutes. Flip chicken pieces and cook another 10 minutes, or until chicken reaches an internal temp of 165 F and is no longer pink.
  • Serve immediately.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Here’s another family favorite easy baked chicken recipe:

Baked Lemon Chicken

For more delicious chicken recipes, try these:

Chicken Parmesan Baked Ziti

Honey Lemon Chicken and Green Beans

Savory Broiled Garlic Chicken

  It doesn't get much easier than these savory Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken Drumsticks. They are full of lemon and herb flavor and practically fall off the bone tender and juicy.

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  1. Kim says

    January 1, 2021 at 7:26 am

    Kristin, this looks absolutely delicious and just what I’ve been looking for! Only one person in our family like dark meat though. Hate to not follow recipes as written, but dying to try. Do you think this would work with white meat as well and would I need to make more marinade given breaststroke are larger? Any suggestions? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Kristin Maxwell says

      January 3, 2021 at 1:44 am

      Hi Kim, yes this would work with any type of chicken. It makes a lot so would work for probably 3-4 pounds of boneless, skinless breasts. For bone-in it would depend on how large they are, but probably 2-3 pieces.

      Reply
  2. taylor says

    December 4, 2020 at 12:13 pm

    Lemons are not in season right now in my part of the world so kicked this up a notch and marinated in fresh passion fruit juice. Can you say “Puckerup buttercup”. Was really good. Thanks for this great recipe.

    Reply
    • Kristin says

      December 7, 2020 at 9:45 am

      You are so welcome Taylor! Great idea to use passion fruit. Thanks for stopping by.

      Reply
      • taylor says

        December 7, 2020 at 12:01 pm

        I love your recipes. Thank you for this wonderful site.

        Reply
        • Kristin says

          December 10, 2020 at 9:35 am

          Your so welcome Taylor! Thanks for stopping by.

          Reply
          • Lorraine says

            January 16, 2021 at 8:21 am

            Can I use this on pork chops bone in baked in oven ?

          • Kristin Maxwell says

            January 17, 2021 at 3:00 pm

            Yes you could use this marinade for pork.

  3. Darlene says

    November 26, 2020 at 9:37 am

    Very good. Never thought I would like baked chicken without the crispy skin :).
    Thanks for the recipe

    Reply
    • Kristin says

      November 27, 2020 at 2:49 pm

      You are so welcome Darlene! Thanks for stopping by.

      Reply
  4. Lois Williams says

    October 22, 2020 at 11:36 pm

    Very fond of your recipes. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Kristin says

      October 23, 2020 at 9:03 am

      You are so welcome Lois! Thanks for stopping by.

      Reply
  5. Rebecca Payne says

    October 5, 2020 at 9:00 am

    This is so easy. I can’t wait to try these chicken legs. All of your recipes I have tried are great.

    Reply
    • Kristin says

      October 7, 2020 at 9:30 am

      Nice! Thanks for stopping by Rebecca.

      Reply
  6. Jessica Hackert says

    August 19, 2020 at 1:04 pm

    Made this tonight, but instead of baking we BBQ’d. It was delicious!

    Reply
    • Kristin says

      August 20, 2020 at 2:36 pm

      Nice! Thanks for stopping by Jessica.

      Reply
  7. Margaret says

    June 1, 2020 at 3:29 pm

    This recipe is so simple and so delicious. Highly recommended!

    Reply
    • Kristin says

      June 4, 2020 at 7:49 pm

      Hi Margaret, thanks for the awesome feedback.

      Reply
  8. Dupps says

    April 8, 2020 at 12:55 am

    We made this and we LOVED it !! Thank you for such a simple yet tasty recipe…
    Much love from India!

    Reply
    • Kristin says

      April 9, 2020 at 10:08 pm

      Thank you Dupps! Thanks for stopping by all the way from India!

      Reply
  9. Daniella Reyna says

    April 5, 2020 at 12:08 pm

    OMG. I wish I found this recipe a long time ago before we grew tired of eating chicken drumsticks all the time. We stock up on a lot of chicken drumsticks mainly because they’re super affordable and well, you can easily feed more people if we have unexpected guests on that day. This is soooo amazing and I could eat this over and over! However, I’m so going to try this marinade out with different kinds of citrus – example, orange, lime, and etc to experiment! 🙂

    Reply
    • Kristin Maxwell says

      April 5, 2020 at 1:24 pm

      Different kinds of citrus would be fabulous! Also this marinade will work with any kind of chicken, even boneless.

      Reply
      • Daniella Reyna says

        April 6, 2020 at 8:53 am

        That’s great to know & thank you for the tip!! I’m going to make them again today, yay!

        So excited and i love love the recipes on your website!! Stay safe & healthy! xo

        Reply
        • Kristin says

          April 7, 2020 at 12:02 pm

          Thank you Daniella, you too.

          Reply
  10. taylor says

    March 1, 2020 at 9:58 am

    Chicken is in marinade now but the marinade does not seem to be nearly enough for 10 drumsticks. I am hopeful that it will be tasty as it certainly looks good and has all of my favourite seasonings.

    Reply
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