Baked Honey Glazed Chicken Recipe (2024)

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These sticky honey glazed chicken drumsticks are finger-lickin’ good!! The honey-soy glaze make the drumsticks so flavorful and completely irresistible. These are amazing served withsteamy white rice and vegetables. We LOVEchicken drumsticks in our house –chicken legsareinexpensive and easily feed a crowd.

These baked chicken drumsticks literally show up on the menu every other Sunday! This recipe makes a big batch of chicken legsandyou can cutdown the recipe for a smaller crew, but I personally always make the big pack of drumsticks and if we’re lucky enough to have leftovers, they make for a great quick lunch the next day.

Ingredients for Honey Glazed Chicken:

5 lbs chicken drumsticks
3/4cup honey
1/2 cup soy sauce*
1/4 cup orange juice
2Tbsp dijon mustard
4 large garlic cloves, minced or finely grated
1 Tbsp ginger, peeled and finely grated
Sesame seeds and chives for garnish, optional

*if using low sodium soy sauce, add 1 1/2tsp salt to the recipe. Use gluten freesoy sauce like Tamari to make this gluten free.

How To MakeHoney Glazed Chicken Drumsticks:

1. In a small bowl, whisk together all marinade ingredients: 3/4 cup honey, 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup orange juice, 2 Tbsp dijon mustard, 4 grated garlic cloves and 1 Tbsp grated ginger. Reserve 2/3cup of marinade and refrigerate.

2. Place drumsticks in a large ziploc bag or food saver bag** pour remaining marinade over chicken, remove as much air from the bag as you can and seal. Refrigerate 6hours or overnight, turning the bag a few times while marinating to disperse the marinade for best flavor.

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3. Preheat oven to 400˚F. Place rack in center of oven. Line a rimmed baking sheet or large roasting pan with parchment***,

***Tip: Trim parchment paper to fit the pan and go up the sides but not hang over the edge (easier cleanup without the paperscorching). Make sure you line that pan or you’ll be scrubbing the caramelized honey from the pan.

4. Arrange chicken skin-side up, so chicken pieces are not touching. Add enough of the marinade to just coat the bottom of the baking pan and discard anythingleft in the bag. Bake at 400˚F for 25 minutes. Turn chicken over skin-side down and bake additional 20minutes. If you want your chicken skin caramelizedat the end, remove drumsticks from the oven and turn themover again (skin-side-up), and broil on high for 3-4 minutes or until skins are browned.

5. While chicken is baking, pour reserved 2/3 cup marinade into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer 7 minutes or until thickened and syrupy. Remove from heat and brush over bakedchicken drumsticks. Garnish with sesame seeds and chopped chives if desired.

Mmmm the glaze makes the drumsticks completely irresistible!

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Is your mouth watering yet? I’m craving these all over again! Enjoy this yummy honey glazed chicken recipe, my friends!!