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Home » Dinner » Chicken » Braised Garlic Chicken Drumsticks

Braised Garlic Chicken Drumsticks

Created: July 13, 2016 Updated: November 16, 2020 by Lyuba Brooke 34 Comments

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Outstanding garlic chicken dinner to satisfy a table-full of hungry family. Juicy, tender chicken drumsticks braised and infused with garlic and thyme. It can be easily cooked with potatoes and vegetables for a one-pot complete meal.

Chicken Drumsticks, garlic, potatoes, and carrots in a pan

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Chicken Drumsticks, garlic, potatoes, and carrots in a pan with the lid on top

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Chicken Drumsticks, garlic, potatoes, and carrots in a pan

Chicken Drumsticks, garlic, potatoes, and carrots in a pan

Braised Garlic Chicken Drumsticks

Juicy, tender chicken drumsticks braised and infused with garlic and thyme.
3.63 from 8 votes
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Course: dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 312kcal
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 1.5 to 2 lbs chicken drumsticks
  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 lb mini tri-color potatoes you can substitute other potatoes if you wish
  • 3 medium carrots
  • 2 garlic bulbs
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • Juice from 1/2 lemon
  • 2 tsp dry thyme
  • Salt
  • Fresh cracked black pepper

Instructions

  • (Make sure to use the Copper Chef pan. A dutch oven or another cookware that can go from stove-top to oven can be used.)
  • Peel and chop carrots into large chunks. Set aside.
  • Wash potatoes and set aside.
  • Peel all garlic cloves and set aside
  • Place chicken drumsticks onto a large mixing bowl, add oil, salt, and pepper. Mix until the meat is evenly coated.
  • Preheat the oven to 350.
  • Heat up the pan over medium-high heat and add chicken drumsticks, laying them evenly in one layer. Let them sear for about 5 minutes and then flip them to the other side. Let them sear on the other side for about 5 minutes. Take drumsticks out of the pan.
  • Add potatoes, carrots and garlic to the hot pan. Stir and let them sear for about 5 minutes. Stir and let them cook for a couple more minutes. Take out the veggies.
  • Pour in chicken stock, lemon juice and add thyme. Stir well and bring to simmer.
  • Place chicken drumsticks back into the pan and add veggies on top, evenly distributing them.
  • Cover with the lid (make sure it's an oven-safe lid) and place the pan in the oven. Cook for 30-35 minute and take off the lid. Cook for another 10 minutes.
  • You can turn on the broiler to brown the top a little if you wish.
  • Take out and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 312kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 243mg | Potassium: 953mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 7747IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 2mg
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**Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post. I did receive a free cookware set for review purposes from Copper Chef™.

LYUBA

ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

Comments

  1. Kent Bradley says

    November 13, 2020 at 2:53 pm

    Made this yesterday substituting some ‘too old for martinis’ vermouth for the stock. Was great!

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      November 16, 2020 at 3:29 pm

      So glad you liked it, Kent!

      Reply
  2. James A Dauer says

    October 20, 2018 at 2:56 pm

    5 stars
    This recipe looks really cool. But i wonder uf yoj cook it with the skin on?

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      October 23, 2018 at 2:10 pm

      Absolutely, James! Searing the skin will give great flavor! (If you absolutely can’t get passed that skin, that’s just find to take it off.)

      Reply
  3. Allie says

    December 28, 2017 at 1:31 pm

    I so wabr to make this tonight. Could I use bone-in chicken breasts? Trying to use up what I have in the freezer.

    Reply
  4. Midge says

    July 23, 2016 at 12:34 am

    This looks absolutely amazing. I don’t have a dutch oven, but I’ve got a large crock pot. Do you think this would translate to a crock pot?

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      July 23, 2016 at 9:31 am

      Hi Midge! I believe you can make this recipe crock pot style. You would sear meat and veggies the same way as described, but after searing it, place everything in the crock pot and cook it in the crock pot instead of the oven.
      I hope this helps!
      Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  5. manda says

    July 18, 2016 at 1:45 pm

    I pinned on Pinterest.

    Reply
    • manda says

      July 18, 2016 at 1:46 pm

      And I would cook a casserole.

      Reply
    • Sharpen says

      October 24, 2017 at 2:55 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks for your pined I like this post and your comment

      Reply
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