These Sweet Lemon Glazed Drumsticks are perfectly family friendly!
Sweet Lemon Glazed Drumsticks
This recipe comes from The Recipe Girl Cookbook! I wrote the book for people who might be looking for something different to make- focusing on easy and family-friendly, and I also wrote it for home cooks who might like to entertain a bit (even if they’re terrified to do so). I wrote it with all of my readers in mind.
These Sweet Lemon Glazed Drumsticks are an example of a family-friendly recipe that’s included in my book. I need my family to enjoy the food that I make in my kitchen, so that’s what I thought of when I was developing recipes for the book. These drumsticks are delicious, but they’re also kid-friendly… the little ones enjoy picking things up with their fingers and eating them. They’re equally appealing for both adults and kids. And my boy wants you to know that they’re “RecipeBoy approved!”
🛒Ingredients needed:
- chicken drumsticks
- lemons
- Dijon mustard
- extra virgin olive oil
- fresh herbs
- honey
- apple cider vinegar
- brown sugar
- garlic
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
✏️How to make Sweet Lemon Glazed Drumsticks:
*The complete, printable recipe with all ingredients and instructions is at the end of this post.
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Rinse the chicken and pat it dry. Lay the drumsticks side-by-side in a 9×13-inch glass dish that has been sprayed with nonstick spray.
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In a medium bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients. Pour the marinade over the chicken and turn it to coat completely. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour (or up to 4 hours). Turn the chicken every once in a while to reincorporate the marinade ingredients.
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Preheat the oven to 375℉. Drain the chicken from the marinade and transfer it to a roasting pan (or you can choose to bake it in the pan with the marinade). Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and juices run clear when pierced with a fork.
➡️Recipe Tips:
- This recipe is gluten-free adaptable: Use a brand of Dijon that is known to be GF.
- Zest your lemons before you juice them!
- If 12 drumsticks arre too many, you can certainly cut the recipe in half and make just 6 as I am showing you here.
✔️What to serve with Sweet Lemon Glazed Drumsticks:
- One thing I like to serve with these drumsticks is a classic potato salad.
- If the weather is chilly outside, I might go with some delicious Sweet Potato Fries instead.
- This wonderful Broccoli Salad would also be a perfect side!
★How to Store:
Leftovers should be wrapped and stored in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.
❤️Why I love this recipe:
- They’re so simple to prepare, and drumsticks are usually a pretty inexpensive part of the chicken. Win-win!
- My family loves these Sweet Lemon Glazed Drumsticks and so do I, so these are in our regular rotation.
- That lemony flavor with just a touch of sweet from the honey and brown sugar really makes these drumsticks special.
Here are a few fun facts about The Recipe Girl Cookbook:
- There are 195 recipes in the book (about 150 are brand new, and the rest are website favorites).
- There are recipes for all meals of the day- breakfast, lunch, happy hour, dinner, side dishes and dessert.
- A “Change it Up” tip is included for each recipe- showing you how to change the recipe a little bit to make it something new.
- I include icons that show if a recipe is gluten-free, dairy free, vegetarian (or adaptable).
- 116 of the recipes in the book happen to be just naturally gluten-free (or easily adaptable- with tips on how to adapt).
- There are 20-themed menus for entertaining (4th of July party, tailgate party, summer barbecue, simple anytime brunch, etc). I focused on sharing simple, low-stress menus that anyone can handle.
There’s something for everyone in The Recipe Girl Cookbook! It was published several years ago, but you can still find it on Amazon.
Sweet Lemon Glazed Drumsticks
Ingredients
- 12 chicken drumsticks (leave skin on)
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
- ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 4 medium lemons)
- ¼ cup Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs (oregano or thyme, or both!)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
- 1 medium garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Rinse the chicken and pat it dry. Lay the drumsticks side-by-side in a 9x13-inch glass dish that has been sprayed with nonstick spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients. Pour the marinade over the chicken and turn it to coat completely. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour (or up to 4 hours). Turn the chicken every once in a while to reincorporate the marinade ingredients.
- Preheat the oven to 375℉. Drain the chicken from the marinade and transfer it to a roasting pan (or you can choose to bake it in the pan with the marinade). Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and juices run clear when pierced with a fork.
Notes
- This recipe is gluten-free adaptable: Use a brand of Dijon that is known to be GF.
- Zest your lemons before you juice them!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Great recipe! Cooked in marinade, and without ski! One of my favorites!
Thanks!
Discovered this recipe a few months ago and it’s already a favorite. First time I made it with drumsticks, it was awesome. However it was super messy to eat (the drumsticks were so slippery. haha) so the next few times I used boneless skinless chicken thighs, which I cut into thirds or quarters. Came out perfectly delicious and much easier to eat 🙂 I also baked in in the marinade, as it cooked it made a yummy sauce to put on rice. Thanks for this terrific recipe, it’s definitely now in my ‘favorites’ list!
THIS. RECIPE. IS. AMAZING. Made this last week…re-peating again this week. So delicious, so easy to follow and did I mention delicious. Love it. Love it. Love it.