Crunchy Lemonade Drumsticks

Name: Crunchy Lemonade Drumsticks
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp grated lemon zest; 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice; 3 tbsp packed light brown sugar; 3 tbsp plain yogurt; 1/4 cup water; 12 skin-on chicken drumsticks (3 1/2 to 4 1/4 pounds); 2 tsp salt, divided; 2 tsp pepper, divided; 2 cups panko (Japanese breadcrumbs); 1 tbsp oregano; Pinch of cayenne pepper; 1/4 cup mayonnaise; Olive-oil cooking spray

8 steps

Prep:30minCook:1h 10min

These crunchy lemonade drumsticks are a fun and easy recipe that everyone will enjoy! You get a delicious marinade that penetrates every part of the chicken, while the outside gets coated in a crunchy panko coating. A perfect recipe for when you're craving fried chicken but don't want to eat something fried. The panko gets super crunchy, giving you that nice texture when you bite into these juicy drumsticks.

Updated at: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 15:49:50 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories462.4 kcal (23%)

Total Fat25.1 g (36%)

Carbs23 g (9%)

Sugars7.7 g (9%)

Protein34 g (68%)

Sodium1043.6 mg (52%)

Fiber1.5 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2 Tbsplemon zest

grated

½ cupfresh lemon juice

3 Tbsplight brown sugar

packed

3 Tbspplain yogurt

¼ cupwater

2 tspsalt

2 tsppepper

2 cupspanko

japanese, breadcrumbs

1 Tbsporegano

cayenne pepper

¼ cupmayonnaise

olive-oil cooking spray

Instructions

Step 1

Mix 1 tablespoon lemon zest and the lemon juice in a large bowl. Add the sugar and whisk to dissolve, then whisk in the yogurt and water.

lemon zest2 Tbsp

fresh lemon juice½ cup

light brown sugar3 Tbsp

plain yogurt3 Tbsp

water¼ cup

Step 2

Pierce the drumsticks several times with a fork and season with salt and pepper. Toss in the marinade, cover and refrigerate 4 hours, or overnight.

chicken drumsticks12

salt2 tsp

pepper2 tsp

Step 3

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees

Step 4

Put the panko, oregano, the remaining 1 tablespoon lemon zest, the cayenne, 1 teaspoon salt, and black pepper to taste in a large resealable plastic bag and shake to mix.

salt2 tsp

pepper2 tsp