Southern Spiced Chicken Drumsticks
Want to spice things up? This juicy and flavourful chicken drumstick recipe adds smoked paprika to give the classic dish a little kick.
Ingredients
- 8 chicken drumsticks
- 1 clove garlic clove, crushed
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbs dried oregano
- 1 tbs ground cumin
- 2 tbs chopped rosemary
- 1 lemon, zested, cut into wedges
- 2 cups frozen baby peas
- 250g creamy potato salad
- 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
Method
- Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Grease and line a large baking tray with baking paper. Combine chicken, oil, garlic, paprika, oregano, cumin, half the rosemary, and lemon zest in a bowl. Add chicken and toss to combine.
- Place chicken on prepared tray. Bake chicken, turning occasionally, for 25 minutes or until cooked and golden brown.
- Meanwhile, cook peas in a saucepan of boiling water for 3 minutes or until bright green and tender. Drain. Cool. Combine peas and potato salad in a large bowl.
- Sprinkle chicken with remaining rosemary and zest. Serve chicken with lemon wedges and potato salad.
Prep tip
- For extra flavour, combine chicken and herbs in a bowl the night before and marinate.
