Oven-Fried Chicken Drumsticks
“This fabulous recipe uses Greek yogurt to create an amazing marinade that makes the chicken incredibly moist. No one will guess that it has been lightened up and is not even fried!” — Kim Wallace, Dennison, Ohio
| Servings | Prep Time | Cook Time |
| 4servings | 20minutes + marinating | 40minutes |
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 4servings | 20minutes + marinating |
| Cook Time |
| 40minutes |
Ingredients
- 1 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 8 chicken drumsticks skin removed, 4 ounces each
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1-1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- Olive oil-flavoured cooking spray
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Instructions
- In a large bowl or dish, combine yogurt, mustard and garlic. Add chicken and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 425°. In another bowl, mix flour, paprika, baking powder, salt and pepper. Remove chicken from marinade and add, 1 piece at a time, to flour mixture; toss to coat. Place on a wire rack over a baking sheet; spritz with cooking spray. Bake 40-45 minutes or until a thermometer inserted into chicken reads 170°-175°.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Facts
2 chicken drumsticks: 227 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 81mg cholesterol, 498mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fibre), 31g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1/2 starch.
