Budget barbecue-style chicken drumsticks

Name: Budget barbecue-style chicken drumsticks
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 800g or 1 pound 12oz large potatoes, each cut into 8 wedges; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1kg/2lb 4oz chicken drumsticks; salt and ground black pepper; 100g/3½oz tomato ketchup; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp runny honey; 500g/1lb 2oz ready-made coleslaw; 100g/3½oz frozen sweetcorn

6 steps

Prep:30minCook:1h

A cheap and easy way to serve up barbecue-style chicken, even when it’s raining. Using a more affordable cut like drumsticks helps keep the costs low and any leftovers can be eaten hot or cold as part of a packed lunch the next day. A kilo-sized pack contains roughly 9–11 drumsticks. If you think your family will eat more, buy a second pack and freeze the excess – you will still be within budget for the week. This recipe is part of a Budget meal plan for six. In September 2022 this recipe was costed at an average of £4.62 when checking prices at four UK supermarkets. This recipe is designed to be made in conjunction with a low-cost store-cupboard.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:34:38 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories728.1 kcal (36%)

Total Fat34.8 g (50%)

Carbs68.3 g (26%)

Sugars30.6 g (34%)

Protein36 g (72%)

Sodium1302.7 mg (65%)

Fiber6.5 g (23%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

800gpotatoes

large, each cut into 8 wedges

2 Tbspvegetable oil

1kgchicken drumsticks

salt

ground black pepper

For the barbecue sauce

100gtomato ketchup

2 Tbspsoy sauce

2 Tbsprunny honey

To serve

500gready-made coleslaw

100gfrozen sweetcorn

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7.

Step 2

Put the potatoes in a bowl and toss with the oil, a little salt and lots of ground black pepper. Arrange the potato wedges on a large baking tray, skin-side down. (If the potatoes are placed on their skin side, they won’t need turning.) Bake for 30–35 minutes.

Step 3

Line a second baking tray with foil or baking parchment and add the chicken drumsticks. Season with salt and pepper and place on a shelf a couple of rungs above the potatoes to allow the heat to circulate. Bake for 20 minutes.

Step 4

While the chicken and potatoes are cooking, cook the sweetcorn according to the pack instructions in the microwave or a small pan then rinse in cold water in a sieve and drain well. Mix with the coleslaw. Mix the barbecue sauce ingredients in a small bowl.

Step 5

Remove the chicken from the oven after 20 minutes and brush generously with the sauce. Return to the oven for a further 10–15 minutes, or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked, sticky and charred in places and the potatoes are pale golden-brown.

Step 6

Serve the chicken with the wedges and coleslaw. Any leftover sauce can be served alongside.

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