How to Make Grilled Chicken Drumsticks - A Step-by-Step Guide

Grilled chicken drumsticks are a classic choice for a summer cookout or a casual weeknight dinner. They're easy to make, versatile, and always a crowd-pleaser. Whether you're cooking them on a gas or charcoal grill, or even indoors on a grill pan, the key to perfect grilled chicken drumsticks is to get that crispy, charred skin on the outside while keeping the meat inside juicy and flavorful.

There are countless ways to season and marinate chicken drumsticks for grilling, making them ...

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Ingredients

  • 1 yellow onion, chopped
  • ½ white onion, chopped
  • 5 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 16 chicken drumsticks
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons ground thyme
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 large lemons

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Additional Time: 20 hrs
  • Total Time: 20 hrs 45 mins
  • Servings: 16
  • Yield: 16 drumsticks

  • Mix yellow onion, white onion, and garlic together in a bowl.
  • Season chicken drumsticks with cilantro, oregano, cumin, thyme, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place chicken into the bowl with onion mixture. Squeeze lemon juice over the chicken, slice the rinds, and place into the same bowl. Cover and let sit in a refrigerator, 20 to 24 hours.
  • Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
  • Cook on the preheated grill until an instant-read thermometer inserted into a drumstick reads at least 180 degrees F (82 degrees C), 30 to 45 minutes.
  • Nutrition

    162 cal.

    • Total Fat: 8g
    • Saturated Fat: 2g
    • Cholesterol: 64mg
    • Sodium: 75mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 3g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 0g
    • Protein: 19g
    • Vitamin C: 12mg
    • Calcium: 29mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 207mg