Baked Buffalo-style Chicken DrumsticksBaked Buffalo-style Chicken Drumsticks
Baked Buffalo-style Chicken Drumsticks
Baked Buffalo-style Chicken Drumsticks
This baked version of the popular pub/barroom dish sees plump chicken drumsticks replace the chicken wings most often used in it. The hot pepper sauce/butter mixture coating the chicken gives it a rich taste and a pleasing spicy kick, that’s not too over powering.
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Recipe - Quality Foods
Baked Buffalo-style Chicken Drumsticks
Baked Buffalo-style Chicken Drumsticks
Prep Time15 Minutes
Servings5
Cook Time45 Minutes
Ingredients
1/2 cup Frank’s RedHot original hot sauce (see Note)
2 Tbsp butter, melted
1 tsp smoked or regular paprika
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste
15 chicken drumsticks (see Note)
salt to taste
celery sticks, to taste, for garnish
store-bought blue cheese dressing or homemade blue cheese dip, to taste (see Note)
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Line a large sided baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine hot sauce, melted butter, paprika and cayenne in a bowl large enough to hold the drumsticks. Add the drumsticks and toss to coat.

 

  1. Arrange the drumsticks on the baking sheet. Brush with any hot sauce mixture left in the bowl, and then season with salt. Bake drumsticks 30 minutes. Baste drumsticks with the pan juices, and then bake 15 minutes more, or until cooked through.

 

  1. Arrange drumsticks on a serving platter, brush or drizzle with pan juices, garnish with celery sticks, and serve with a bowl of blue cheese dressing or homemade dip, for dunking the chicken and celery into.

 

Note: Frank’s RedHot original hot sauce is sold in our bottled condiment aisle. Chicken drumsticks are often sold in packs that, depending on their size, contain 5 or 10 of them, why the odd number of them called for here. Blue cheese dressing is sold in our Produce Department and in the aisle bottled salad dressings are sold. If you want to make you own blue cheese dip, in a bowl, combine 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 tsp garlic powder (or 1 minced garlic clove), 1 tsp cider vinegar, 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp hot sauce (such as Franks RedHot) and 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley or minced green onion. Season with salt and pepper, and then mix in 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese. Keep dip covered and refrigerated until needed.

15 minutes
Prep Time
45 minutes
Cook Time
5
Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 5 servings
1/2 cup Frank’s RedHot original hot sauce (see Note)
Frank's - Red Hot Sauce, Original
Frank's - Red Hot Sauce, Original, 148 Millilitre
$3.59$2.43/100ml
2 Tbsp butter, melted
Western Family - Salted Creamery Butter
Western Family - Salted Creamery Butter, 454 Gram
$6.79$1.50/100g
1 tsp smoked or regular paprika
Western Family - Paprika - Ground
Western Family - Paprika - Ground, 145 Gram
$5.99$4.13/100g
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste
Western Family - Cayenne Pepper
Western Family - Cayenne Pepper, 97 Gram
$5.49$5.66/100g
15 chicken drumsticks (see Note)
Island Farmhouse - Chicken Drumsticks
Island Farmhouse - Chicken Drumsticks, 1 Pound
$6.49/lb$1.43/100g
salt to taste
Windsor - Fine Sea Salt Shaker
Windsor - Fine Sea Salt Shaker, 750 Gram
$8.29$1.11/100g
celery sticks, to taste, for garnish
Celery - Sticks, Fresh
Celery - Sticks, Fresh, 40 Gram
$0.44 avg/ea$1.10/100g
store-bought blue cheese dressing or homemade blue cheese dip, to taste (see Note)
The Keg - The Keg Blue Cheese Dressing
The Keg - The Keg Blue Cheese Dressing, 475 Millilitre
$5.99$1.26/100ml

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Line a large sided baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine hot sauce, melted butter, paprika and cayenne in a bowl large enough to hold the drumsticks. Add the drumsticks and toss to coat.

 

  1. Arrange the drumsticks on the baking sheet. Brush with any hot sauce mixture left in the bowl, and then season with salt. Bake drumsticks 30 minutes. Baste drumsticks with the pan juices, and then bake 15 minutes more, or until cooked through.

 

  1. Arrange drumsticks on a serving platter, brush or drizzle with pan juices, garnish with celery sticks, and serve with a bowl of blue cheese dressing or homemade dip, for dunking the chicken and celery into.

 

Note: Frank’s RedHot original hot sauce is sold in our bottled condiment aisle. Chicken drumsticks are often sold in packs that, depending on their size, contain 5 or 10 of them, why the odd number of them called for here. Blue cheese dressing is sold in our Produce Department and in the aisle bottled salad dressings are sold. If you want to make you own blue cheese dip, in a bowl, combine 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 tsp garlic powder (or 1 minced garlic clove), 1 tsp cider vinegar, 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp hot sauce (such as Franks RedHot) and 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley or minced green onion. Season with salt and pepper, and then mix in 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese. Keep dip covered and refrigerated until needed.