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pecan crusted chicken drumsticks

DomesticGoddess avatar
Recipe by
Cindi Marie Bauer
@DomesticGoddess
Marshfield, WI

I was searching for a different way to bake up some chicken drumsticks which I had in the freezer. Whod'a thought by mixing both crushed pecans and cereal, gave this chicken a nice crispy crust. My husband and I enjoyed it!

yield 5 (2 drumsticks per serving)
cook time 55 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For pecan crusted chicken drumsticks

  • 10 medium
    size chicken drumsticks
  • 1-2 large
    eggs
  • 3/4 cup
    finely crushed corn flakes cereal
  • 1/3 cup
    finely chopped pecans
  • 1/2
    teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1/4 -1/2
    teaspoon salt
  • 1/2
    teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4
    teaspoon black pepper
  • 3
    tablespoons butter, melted

How To Make pecan crusted chicken drumsticks

  • 1
    In a gallon size Ziploc storage bag, add the crushed corn flakes, finely chopped pecans, sugar, salt, onion powder, and the black pepper; shake well to mix.
  • 2
    Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
  • 3
    Spray the foil-lined baking sheet with a nonstick vegetable oil cooking spray.
  • 4
    At this point I preheated the oven to 375 degrees.
  • 5
    In a deep-dish bowl, add the egg(s); beat well with a fork.
  • 6
    Toss the chicken legs one at a time, in the egg mixture to coat each drumstick.
  • 7
    Then place chicken legs one at a time, in the pecan/cereal mixture in the Ziploc bag.
  • 8
    Seal the bag, and shake the bag to coat each chicken leg.
  • 9
    Place the chicken on the foiled lined baking sheet, and drizzle each drumstick with a little bit of the melted butter.
  • 10
    Bake chicken in the oven for 55 minutes. (Do not turn the chicken while it's baking.)
  • 11
    Note: I have prepared this pecan chicken before, and using larger size drumsticks, but I was only able to coat 7-(4 oz.) drumsticks with the nutty/cereal coating mix.
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