Did you grow up with Shake and Bake? I sure did. However, in my attempts to have a more wholesome real food kitchen as an adult, I found that making my own breading for chicken was far more tasty, not to mention fresh. I found this recipe for Oven Baked Drumsticks ages ago in a magazine, though I cannot recall which one. I have since tweaked the recipe a bit to a gluten free version that is also lower carb and a bit simpler to prepare. I love these oven baked drumsticks for all their flavor and the fact that kids just love finger food. No one would even miss that they are gluten free. This recipe is a regular in our repertoire of my kid favorite meals.
Oven Baked Drumsticks 
4-6 servings
1/4 cup coconut flour
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
6 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, or 1 tablespoon dried parsley
4 teaspoons onion powder
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons sea salt
fresh cracked black pepper
1 cup melted butter
6 tablespoons Dijon mustard
approximately 12 pastured chicken drumsticks
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Butter or line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine, coconut flour, Parmesan cheese, parsley, onion powder, paprika, oregano, salt and pepper in a large bowl and stir to blend. Melt butter in a small saucepan. Remove from heat, add mustard and whisk to blend. Brush the drumsticks generously with the butter mixture, then roll in the flour/cheese mixture, covering completely. Arrange the drumsticks on the prepared baking sheets.
Bake drumsticks until golden brown and cooked through about 1 hour.
This post contributed to Monday Mania at The Healthy Home Economist, Real Food Wednesday and Gluten Free Menu Plan Monday.
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Lydia, this sounds DIVINE !
I’ve battered chicken before with coconut flour/herbs before but haven’t included the parmesan cheese. Will have to give this one a go .. thanks for sharing at Monday Mania this week!
Sure thing Sarah! The parmesan cheese makes all the difference!!!
Thanks so much for the recipe. I found the link from Monday Mania. I made this tonight and it was AMAZING!! We will definitely be making this again!
Sure thing Julia, glad you enjoyed the recipe!! I have been using it for a LONG time!!
I really should do that. My family will be thrilled. OH! AND I have legs and thighs in the freezer.
Oooh! Sounds yummy, and I even have coconut flour on hand that I was wondering how to use up! If you’d like to join my linky, feel free to post this recipe – I try to post a weekly linky for Allergy Free Fun Fridays at mymidlifemotherhood.com. The more the merrier!
Hi Denise ~ Hope you like the chicken! Thanks for letting me know about your weekly link up – I will check it out! Peace!
wow thanks for this recipe! now I know what I can do with chicken drumsticks for supper today!!!