Roasted Chicken Drumsticks @MaddieDayAuthor

MADDIE DAY here. In June I always host the monthly Quaker potluck my faith community has at various people's homes. The days are long, we have a wide driveway, and several of our members are mobility-impaired. Our house has five steps up to either entrance, so we hold the potluck on the driveway!

Last week I decided to roast a bunch of chicken drumsticks ahead of time to serve. I used a spice rub we love that we always use when we spatchcock a chicken or the Thanksgiving turkey. It's quick to put together and so yummy. 

These handheld drumsticks would be great to bring chilled to a potluck or picnic, or you can serve them hot for dinner. And I seem to be on trend, following Leslie K.'s recipe for chicken earlier this week!

Roasted Chicken Drumsticks

Ingredients

(I forgot to take the ingredients picture before I rubbed the drumsticks!)

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon dried mustard

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

16 chicken drumsticks, with skin (about six pounds - you can obviously cut the entire recipe in half, but these are great as leftovers)

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper, foil, or a silicon baking mat.

Mix the spices in a small bowl.

Rub the spice mix onto both sides of the drumsticks, stuffing some of the mix under the skin if you'd like.

Lay drumsticks on prepared pan. Roast for nearly an hour or until done, turning every fifteen minutes. 

Remove from pan and serve hot or chill and serve cold. 

Note: Save the bones and any pan drippings and make a pot of stock - the rub pre-seasons the soup for you in the most delicious of ways.

I served my drumsticks next to an orzo, pesto, and cherry tomato dish at room temperature. Enjoy!

Readers, what do you like to bring to a potluck?

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Maddie Day (aka Edith Maxwell) is a talented amateur chef and holds a PhD in Linguistics from Indiana University. An Agatha Award-winning and bestselling author, she is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America and also writes award-winning short crime fiction. She lives with her beau and sweet cat Martin north of Boston, where she’s currently working on her next mystery when she isn’t cooking up something delectable in the kitchen.