Homepage

Accessibility links

  • Skip to content
  • Accessibility Help
BBC Account
Notifications
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBeebies
  • CBBC
  • Food
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Innovation
  • Culture
  • Travel
  • Earth
  • Video
  • Live
More menu
Search BBC
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBeebies
  • CBBC
  • Food
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Innovation
  • Culture
  • Travel
  • Earth
  • Video
  • Live
Close menu
Food
  • Home
  • Recipes
    • In Season
    • Occasions
    • Cuisines
    • Ingredients
    • Dishes
    • Collections
  • Budget Recipes
  • Chefs
  • Stories
  • Diets
  • Programmes
  • Techniques
  • Your Favourites

The best chicken drumsticks

These are our very best chicken drumstick recipes. They are delicious and budget-friendly. Perfect for both family meals or cooking for two.
Orange, maple and mustard chicken drumsticks with coleslaw
by Rachel Phipps

Deliciously sticky chicken drumsticks are great served hot for a midweek supper or cold for a picnic. Crunchy coleslaw adds contrasting flavours and textures.

Main course

Chicken fajita drumsticks

by Shelina Permalloo
Main course

Chicken and rice traybake

by Nadiya Hussain
Main course

Easy bbq chicken

by Jo Pratt
Main course

Dad’s Chinese chicken curry

by Jack Monroe
Main course

Buttermilk chicken

by Justine Pattison
Main course

Punjabi chicken curry

by Maunika Gowardhan
Main course

Chicken stew with chorizo and beans

by James Martin
Main course

Sticky honey garlic chicken

by Mary Berry
Main course

Honey-baked sriracha drumsticks

by Nadiya Hussain
Main course

Pressure cooker Thai red curry

by Pippa Middlehurst
Main course

Chicken tagine with orange and fennel

by Nargisse Benkabbou
Main course

Chicken cacciatore with white bean mash

by The Charles Family
Main course

Pulled chicken with barbecue sauce and baked potatoes

by Justine Pattison
Main course

Buttermilk fried chicken

by Tom Kerridge
Main course

Chicken leg tagine with prunes, apricots and roasted almonds

by Nassira Jmil
Main course
FAQs about BBC Food

Find us here

Explore the BBC

  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBeebies
  • CBBC
  • Food
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Innovation
  • Culture
  • Travel
  • Earth
  • Video
  • Live
  • Terms of Use
  • About the BBC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies
  • Cookies
  • Accessibility Help
  • Parental Guidance
  • Contact the BBC
  • Make an editorial complaint
  • BBC emails for you
  • Advertise with us
Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.

You might also like:

news | sport | weather | worklife | travel | future | culture | world | business | technology