4 Servings | Prep Time: 10 minutes | Cook Time: 1 hour
This Italian chicken drumsticks recipe is huge on flavor with chicken legs seasoned with paprika, then browned and oven baked with with peppers and onions.
Ingredients
- 6 chicken drumsticks about 2 pounds
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 tablespoons paprika divided (I’m using hot paprika, though you can use sweet or smoked)
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes plus more to taste
- 1 teaspoon Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 medium onions sliced
- 2 bell peppers seeded and sliced into strips
- 3-4 jalapeno peppers sliced into strips (optional, for a spicier version)
- 2 tablespoons Ginger garlic paste
- 1/2 cup Balsamic vinegar
- For Serving. Chopped parsley red pepper flakes, lemon, olive oil.
Instructions
- Toss the chicken drumsticks with 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 tablespoon paprika, chili flakes, salt and pepper. Be sure to evenly coat.
- Heat a large skillet to very low heat. Cook the seasoned drumsticks for 5 minutes, turning to brown each side. Remove chicken and set aside.
- Heat the remaining olive oil in the same skillet and add onions and stir fry for 5 minutes to soften.
- Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute, until the garlic becomes fragrant. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
- Add the chicken back to the pan. Cook for 5 minute.
- And add Bell peppers to the pan.
- Pour the balsamic vinegar into the pan. Sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper to taste.
- Covered the pan, turning the chicken a few times throughout, for 50 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and cooked through and nicely glazed.
- Remove from heat, garnish and serve.
Notes
The internal temperature of the chicken should measure 165 degrees F when measured with a meat thermometer.
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