What’s not to love about these delicious and baked honey soy chicken drumsticks. Sweet and savory coating of honey and soy makes for a luscious chicken marinade for baked chicken legs or drumsticks.
Honey Baked Chicken Drumsticks Recipe
Chicken baked with honey is perhaps one of the most delicious chicken dishes there is. There is not a family member nor nearby neighbor that isn’t going to love this chicken.
Ingredients Needed for Baked Honey & Soy Chicken Drumsticks:
- Chicken legs
- Honey
- Soy sauce
- Apple Cider Vinegar
- Garlic salt
How to Easily Prepare These Chicken Drumsticks:
Step 1. Preheat Oven to 400 Degrees.
Step 2. Blend together the sauce honey, soy, apple cider vinegar and garlic salt in a medium saucepan.
Step 3. Cook sauce in a small skillet or pan for about 10 minutes.
Step 4. Glaze chicken with sauce. Let chicken sit for about 5 minutes.
Step 5. Spray a cooking sheet with nonstick spray or line with foil. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
Step 6. Pull the chicken out of the oven once halfway during cooking and baste on both sides.
A Family Delicious Recipe of Baked Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks
- 2 lbs. chicken legs
- salt & pepper
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
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Mix honey, soy sauce, vinegar and garlic salt in a small sauce pan.
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Bring to a light boil; reduce heat and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often.
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Spray a cookie sheet with nonstick spray or line with foil.
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Lightly salt & pepper both sides of the chicken legs.
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Using a brush, baste both sides of the chicken with honey sauce.
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Save about 1/4 of the sauce to baste during cooking.
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Bake for 25-30 minutes, removing chicken once to baste.
Why we love to Cook with Chicken Legs or Chicken Drumsticks:
Low Cost Chicken Meal – Chicken legs are still a great choice when it comes to cooking chicken because it will save you tons of money at the grocery store, plus you get the most tender and delicious chicken.
- Just 2lbs. of chicken legs cost us only about $4.25. That leaves plenty left over for a great tasting side dish filled with veggies.
- We are thinking rice baked with broccoli and cheese! A family of 4 could easily eat for under $15.00.
- This recipe uses 6 meaty chicken legs which weighs close to 2 lbs. We make a delicious baste using honey, soy, vinegar and a dash of garlic salt. YUM!
- This sauce is cooked on low for about 10 minutes until it starts to thicken. While the sauce is cooking, lay your chicken pieces on a baking sheet and lightly salt & pepper. When the sauce has thickened, baste both sides of the chicken using a brush.
Chicken drumsticks makes such a great meal, and this Honey & Soy Chicken Recipe is no exception. Dinner will be delicious!
What to Serve with Honey Glazed Baked Chicken Drumsticks:
We love to serve our delicious Parmesan Crusted Potatoes. Red potatoes sliced in half and then baked with a golden crust.
Broccoli Slaw Make a fresh and tasty broccoli slaw recipe to go with your Baked Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks.
There are so many delicious side-dish recipes for chicken drumsticks. Prepare a fresh salad loaded with veggies and make your own fresh Ranch dressing.
This is a great family recipe of Baked Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks and easy to prepare. Keep chicken drumsticks in your freezer and you will be ready to make this recipe on any weeknight.
How To Store Leftover Baked Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks
Store in an air-tight container in your refrigerator for about 2-3 days. Simply reheat drumsticks in your microwave. You can also reheat in your oven. Wrap chicken legs in foil and bake on 250 for about 10-15 minutes.
You will love some of our family friendly chicken recipes:
Oven Fried Chicken Legs
Ranch Chicken Recipe
Caprese Chicken Thighs
