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Slow-roasted drumsticks with butter and sage.

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20 top chicken drumstick recipes

Drumsticks are a bit of an unsung hero when it comes to chicken cuts. Roast them low and slow for a beautifully tender and delicious meal.

19 recipes
Slow-roasted chicken drumsticks with butter and sage.
EASY

Slow-roasted chicken drumsticks with butter and sage

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Sriracha fried chicken and pickles.
EASY

Sriracha fried chicken and pickles

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Delicious and simple to pull together: Dukkah chicken with preserved lemons.

Macadamia dukkah chicken with preserved lemon

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Mark LeBrooy and Darren Robertson
One-pot chicken, spinach and orzo stew.

Danielle Alvarez's lemony chicken and orzo stew

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
Southern fried chicken with corn.

Fried buttermilk chicken and corn

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Chicken and sausage cassoulet. 

Chicken and sausage cassoulet

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
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The secret to a thick, crisp coating is to double-dip in buttermilk and seasoned flour.

Buttermilk fried chicken

  • 2 hrs +
  • Jill Dupleix
Chicken and preserved lemons.

Chicken and preserved lemons

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jeremy and Jane Strode
Braised chicken, pictured on a bed of polenta.
EASY

Neil Perry's braised chicken with olives and almonds

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
For a Mexican-inspired feast, serve this simplified chicken mole with with braised beans, guacamole, tortillas, corn salsa and creme fraiche.

Karen Martini's chicken and scorched chilli mole

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Poule au pot.

Poule au pot

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Neil Perry's chicken cacciatore.
EASY

Chicken cacciatore

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Delicious seasoned chicken simmered in crisp apple cider. Perfect for a hearty, warming meal.

Chicken and apples cooked in cider

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Crispy Chinese-style chicken legs.

Crispy Chinese-style chicken legs

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Provencal chicken with tomato and olive sauce.

Provençal chicken with tomato and olive sauce

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
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Honey chicken with pickled ginger.
EASY

Chicken and pickled ginger in honey sauce recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Katrina Meynink gives creamy chicken casserole a makeover.

Creamy one-pan chicken with charred lemon and crispy prosciutto

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Baked poussin (or chicken) with tomato, sherry, fennel seeds, bay and olives.
EASY

Baked chicken with tomato, sherry, fennel seeds, bay and olives recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
One-pan wonder: Roast chicken marylands and haloumi cheese with added fresh honeycomb (if you're feeling extra).
EASY

One-pan chicken and haloumi bake with honey and lemon

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink

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