Breaded & Baked Chicken Drumsticks

I was determined to find something new to try with basic drumsticks.... so I did a little research and found the below recipe from www.simplyrecipes.com

INGREDIENTS

• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup Dijon or whole grain mustard
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 3/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
• 2 Tbsp finely chopped chives or green onion greens
• Salt
• 6 large chicken drumsticks, about 1 1/3 lbs
• Olive oil

METHOD

1 Place rack on upper third of oven. Preheat oven to 425°F. Coat the bottom of a shallow roasting pan or baking sheet with a thin layer of olive oil.

2 Mix together the mayonnaise, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce in a medium bowl. Mix together the breadcrumbs and minced chives in a separate medium bowl.

3 Sprinkle each drumstick with salt. One by one, dip each drumstick in the mayonnaise mixture, turning to coat. Then dip the drumstick in the breadcrumbs mixture, turning to coat. Place the drumsticks on the prepared roasting pan.

4 Bake chicken for 20-25 minutes, until just cooked through, and juices run clear (not pink) when poked with a sharp knife.

Serves 4-6.

** Recipe originally adapted from a Deviled Drumsticks recipe in Bon Appetit, March 2001 and further adapted from Simplyrecipes.com

I decided to make it my own by substituting the breadcrumbs for Arrowhead Mills Organic Savory Herb stuffing:

When I baked it, it created a stuffing like breading around the chicken. I added some extra time to the recipe as well (about 20 more minutes) and covered with foil so as not to burn the stuffing/breading. Paired with jasmine white rice and a nice green salad as sides -- and, Voila! dinner --

This recipe received a 3.5 stars or 7.5 on the 1-10 scale for "flavor" and "something new." Not bad! I couldn't tell you how it tasted because of course no chicken eating for me! Not sure what to do with left over bags of stuffing, try out this recipe!