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Roasted Spiced Chicken Drumsticks

Roasted Spiced Chicken Drumsticks: a sourced dutch oven recipe with measured ingredients and cooking instructions. Pack a cooler for perishables.

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Added October 9, 2026
Source: Recipe: Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); extracted from linked revision; camping suitability and safety notes added. Photo: Diana from Pennsylvania USA, CC BY 2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbecued_chicken_drumsticks-01.jpg; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0. Photo illustrates this dish on its source recipe page; not a Wild10 cooking-test photo.
Roasted Spiced Chicken Drumsticks

Photo: Diana from Pennsylvania USA · CC BY 2.0. Source-recipe food photograph; not a Wild10 cooking-test photo.

Serves: 4
Difficulty: Medium

Ingredients

  • •1½ teaspoon paprika
  • •1 teaspoon onion powder
  • •½ teaspoon chilli powder
  • •1 teaspoon salt
  • •1 teaspoon olive oil
  • •6 chicken drumsticks

Instructions

  1. 1Combine the paprika, onion powder, chili powder, and salt together in a bowl.
  2. 2Preheat oven to 400°F.
  3. 3Pat the chicken dry with paper towels.
  4. 4Coat the chicken with oil and the prepared spice blend, ensuring all sides are well-coated. Transfer to a baking dish.
  5. 5Bake the chicken drumsticks until the skin is brown and crispy (about 25 minutes).
  6. 6Serve hot.

Camp tips

  • • Keep perishables at 40°F (4°C) or below in a monitored cooler. Discard food left above that temperature for over 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F (32°C). Use potable water, wash hands, and pack out scraps. Never cook inside a tent. Check local fire restrictions. Cook poultry to 165°F (74°C), checked with a food thermometer.

Food safety & trail facts

Keep perishables at 40°F (4°C) or below in a monitored cooler. Discard food left above that temperature for over 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F (32°C). Use potable water, wash hands, and pack out scraps. Never cook inside a tent. Check local fire restrictions. Cook poultry to 165°F (74°C), checked with a food thermometer.

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