When you prepare these Sheet Pan Chicken Drumsticks you can expect a budget-friendly meal that tastes great, cooks up in under an hour and is a complete sheet pan meal!
How great is that?
With the cost of groceries continuing to rise, this one pan meal comes together for under $15.
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If you love an easy to clean-up sheet pan meal, make sure you also check out my Sheet Pan Shrimp Dinner or my Sheet Pan Chicken Sausage Meal.
First things first. This easy chicken dinner recipe was originally published by me in 2016 under the name "Sheet Pan Chicken Legs". It has come to my attention most people just like to call them chicken drumsticks so I've edited the post in 2023 to reflect that change.
Ingredients
In addition to giving you the list of ingredients, I'm going to show you the cost of ingredients.
- Chicken Drumsticks (AKA Chicken Legs) - $1.49 per pound
- Fennel - $2.99
- Onion - $.99
- Garlic - $.99
- Orange - Zest & Juice - $1.00
- Potatoes - $3.00
- Fresh Parsley - $1.99
- Salt, Pepper, Olive oil and Dry Thyme
I'm not going to account for the usual things like oil, salt, pepper and dry thyme as I think most people already have those ingredients in their homes.
The other thing I'm doing is telling you the cost of these items as a whole. Keep in mind, you will probably have extra on hand to them use in another meal.
Other blogs will break down per unit etc. but I'm trying to keep it simple.
The prices reflected are the prices at my nearest grocery store so prices will be different for you depending on your location.
TIP - Save even more money by skipping the parsley. While I love the brightness parsley gives to finish a dish, you could skip it if need be.
Instructions
Arrange the chicken on a sheet pan.
Spread the onion, fennel and potatoes around the chicken.
In a bowl, whisk together the rest of the ingredients (except the parsley) and pour over everything.
Roast until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender.
Substitutions
Chicken - Try chicken thighs instead of drumsticks or use a combination of both.
Vegetables - Swap out the potatoes for sweet potatoes. Not a fan of fennel, try leeks.
Seasonings - If you don't have dry thyme on hand, try dry Italian seasoning.
Equipment
Storage
Keep leftovers in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Food Safety
- Be sure chicken is cooked to 165 degrees F.
- Do not use the same utensils on cooked chicken as you did on raw chicken.
- Wash hands after touching/handling raw chicken.
This recipe was originally adapted/inspired by a recipe I found online. I used to have the link here but recently realized the website no longer exists so I can no longer credit the site.
Printable Recipe Card
Sheet Pan Chicken Drumsticks With Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Chicken Drumsticks approximately 8-10 drumsticks
- 1 bulb Fennel sliced
- 1 medium Onion sliced
- 2 cloves Garlic sliced
- 3 medium Potatoes cubed
- 1 whole Orange zest & juice
- 1 teaspoon Coarse Sea Salt
- ÂĽ teaspoon Thyme dried
- ÂĽ teaspoon Black Pepper freshly ground
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- Optional 2 T chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 °F
- Place chicken legs on sheet pan. Spread vegetables around and in between legs on pan.
- In a small bowl whisk together orange juice, zest, garlic, thyme and olive oil. Pour mixture over chicken and vegetables. Season everything with salt and pepper.
- Roast at 400 for 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and vegetables have softened.
Nutrition
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Linda (Meal Planning Maven) says
Yum yum! Can't wait to try it! Great minds thinks alike Christine! I just made a sheet pan dish last night...roasted chicken and root veggies! Happy New Year my friend!
Platter Talk says
What a beautiful rendition of one of our favorite foods.
meigancam02 says
This looks so good! I know I can always find delicious and tasty treat whenever I visit your blog. 🙂 Can't wait to make this over the weekend.
Thanks for sharing such amazing recipe.!!
foodyschmoody says
Aww, thanks for the awesome compliment! Enjoy!
angela says
I LOVE a pan meal!!! This one is super budget friendly and great flavors you've got going on!!! Definitely one my family will love!
Erica (@Erica's Recipes) says
Yum!! I love roast fennel and chicken and just everything you have going on in this dish!
Patty Haxton Anderson says
What a great family meal, all in one - love it.
linda spiker says
Fabulous! I love a one pan meal! So simple and still so delicious!
nancy@skinnykitchen.com says
Sounds very simple to make and very yummy!
Cindy @ Hun... What's for Dinner? says
My kiddos would love these! They prefer legs and I'm always looking for new ways to prepare them. YUM!
peter @feedyoursoultoo says
simple, flavorful and easy to clean. A winner in my book!
April J Harris says
I love sheet pan meals and this looks amazing. Love how you used the fennel. There are so many great flavours going on here!
The Food Hunter says
forwarding this to a few friends!
Tara Jones says
I am a HUGE fan of meals that I can cook all on one pan. I am all about "easy clean up" cooking! Thanks for sharing, looks really yummy!
foodyschmoody says
So glad you like this one Tara. I'm all about the easy clean up too - especially since our dishwasher died!
Ann says
This is really good. I used butternut squash instead of potatoes. Delicious.
foodyschmoody says
Oh I'm glad you liked it. I love the idea of butternut. One of my favorite vegetables to roast!