We don’t eat many chicken drumsticks because they contain too much saturated fat for us. Once in a while, they’re fun to eat and the kids love them. My husband got a bunch of drumsticks for his birthday dinner, and we had these leftover in the freezer, so we decided to mess around with the air fryer.
I really recommend air fryers for heart-healthy eating because they make food crispy on the outside without frying, without much oil. We thought the air fryer drumsticks turned out great!
I served the drumsticks with corn and avocado salad and boxed mac’n’cheese from Aldi.
Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken drumsticks
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 400 °F
- Mix together the garlic powder, onion powder, basil and oregano, and toss with the chicken.
- Arrange the drumsticks in the basket of the air fryer. Spray lightly with nonstick spray or an olive oil sprayer.
- Cook for 8 minutes, flip over, and cook for another 8 minutes.
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