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    Home » Dinner » Chili Lime Chicken Drumsticks with Avocado Oil [Recipe]

    May 31, 2017

    Chili Lime Chicken Drumsticks with Avocado Oil [Recipe]

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    Chili lime chicken drumsticks have been my hero this past week. You see, my house sits right on top of this ridiculous hill with zero shade, completely exposed. With rain more than half the year, it's usually no issue. The sun and I don't see a lot of each other, but when it does come to pay a visit, there's no escaping it. You can't run, you can't hide, you just have to deal with it. (Kind of like mother-in-laws, hey-oh!)

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    Chili Lime Chicken Drumsticks [Recipe]

    As the temperature climbed, my house quickly turned into a fiery inferno. I had convinced myself if I even looked towards the kitchen I would burst into flames. Since I have yet to accept heatstroke as my fate of death, I've avoided cooking as much as possible.

    Turn on the oven? No thanks. Stand over a stove? I'll pass. Sure there are salads, but... meh.

    Coming through in the clutch: the outdoor grill.

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    I got out of my house and enjoyed the sunshine while cooking up something tasty. I made a massive batch of these chili lime chicken drumsticks meal-prep-style on the grill. And since you can fit approximately 500,000 chicken legs on the barbecue, meal prep was a total breeze. We're talking uncomplicated ingredients, minimal clean-up, dinner, lunch, lunch, lunch. I ate these for dinner that night, and they were just as good cold straight out of the fridge over the next few days. Lazy and delicious!

    Honestly, I didn't mind eating this over and over. First of all, drumsticks dude. You seriously can't go wrong. I could probably live off of them alone and be a perfectly happy camper. Secondly, repeat meals made for an effortless way to account for macros. I know for some, eating the same thing day in day out sounds like a nightmare. But if you find something that you enjoy, nothing wrong with repeating it a few times!

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    Chili Lime Chicken Drumsticks with Avocado Oil [Recipe]

    Grilled chili lime drumsticks have a nice kick to them!
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    Prep Time: 30 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Special Diet: Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Paleo
    Servings: 12 Drumsticks
    Serving Size:
    Net Carbs: 1g
    Author: Tasha

    Ingredients

    • 12 Chicken legs aka drumsticks
    • 3 Tbs Avocado Oil
    • 1 Tbs Chili Powder
    • 1 Tbs Lime Juice
    • 1 Tbs Garlic Powder
    • Salt to taste
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • In a large bowl, mix avocado oil, chili powder, lime juice and garlic powder until evenly distributed.
    • Toss chicken drumsticks in mixture to evenly coat.
    • Cover and let marinate for a minimum of 30-60 minutes.
    • While the chicken is marinating, preheat grill to a medium-high heat (surface temperature of ~450F).
    • Place chicken on the grill grates, and turn approximately every 5 minutes until chicken temperature reaches 185F, approximately 30-40 minutes depending on size of drumsticks.
    • Salt to taste.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Chili Lime Chicken Drumsticks with Avocado Oil [Recipe]
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    249
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    15
    g
    23
    %
    Sodium
     
    11
    mg
    0
    %
    Potassium
     
    22
    mg
    1
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    1
    g
    0
    %
    Fiber
     
    0
    g
    0
    %
    Sugar
     
    0
    g
    0
    %
    Protein
     
    24
    g
    48
    %
    Net Carbs
     
    1
    g
    2
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Tasha
    Tasha

    Hi, I'm Tasha–nutritionist, recipe developer, and multi-published cookbook author.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Ang says

      July 08, 2017 at 1:55 pm

      What would be a good substitution for avocado oil? My son is allergic to avocado.

      Reply
    2. Mariam Jafri says

      July 18, 2017 at 11:33 am

      I live in a condo with no balcony for grilling 🙁 do you think this recipe would still work if I baked and broiled the chicken?

      Reply
      • Tasha Metcalf says

        July 18, 2017 at 6:30 pm

        Absolutely!

        Reply
    3. Eddie says

      October 11, 2017 at 11:15 pm

      Hey there, just a quickie!

      Couldn't make sense of fat content listed in chicken for your lime drumsticks, 225g for 512g of drumsticks, that's 45g fat per 100g?? I would've thought there would be no more than 10g fat per 100g for chicken drumsticks (even less when grilled?). I maybe missing something or completely wrong but just wanted to mention it because if people are counting the fat content as listed, they may be using a figure that's 4-5 times higher than it should be and eating this recipe liberally, thus consuming a greatly inflated protein/fat ratio, no small issue for someone trying to keep those ketones flowing!!

      Cheers

      Eddie

      Reply
      • Tasha Metcalf says

        October 12, 2017 at 10:57 am

        Oh jeez, you're right. I must have been rushing through making this table and looks like I used the "skin" data versus the meat and skin data and breezed right over it. I updated the table with a link to the data source too. Thanks for catching that and letting me know, it's very much appreciated!

        Reply
    4. Fes says

      October 23, 2017 at 11:38 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Tasha,
      I love the recipe, but how come the nutritional facts don't account for protein per serving?

      Reply
      • Tasha Metcalf says

        October 24, 2017 at 9:46 am

        I integrated everything to a new nutrition label plugin last week and this one didn't import properly. I just went in to manually update the nutrition label, so everything should be up-to-date and accurate. 🙂

        Reply
    5. KW mum says

      March 04, 2018 at 5:43 am

      Can't seem to figure out what a serving of this is? Is it one drumstick?
      Thanks!

      Reply
      • Tasha Metcalf says

        March 04, 2018 at 9:09 am

        Hi there! The nutrition label is for 1 piece of chicken. (:

        Reply
    6. LINH DAO says

      April 03, 2018 at 2:35 am

      Hey Tasha! If I do bake it - how long should I do it for? Thank you!

      Reply
      • Howie says

        September 29, 2018 at 4:29 pm

        4 stars
        Drumsticks bake in 45-50 minutes at 400 degrees F.

        Reply
    7. Dee says

      June 08, 2018 at 10:33 am

      If I bake this how long will it take and at what temperature should I bake?
      Also if I choose to broil, how long is that as well? I don't live in a place with access to a grill but would like to try this.

      Reply
    8. Vanessa says

      November 17, 2018 at 2:11 pm

      Hey, I just wanted to tell y'all, that my husband is a griller ( TG!) and he made these for our football snacks this Saturday, but used the smaller drums instead of those turkey legs sized ones instead and they came out just friggin AWESOME!!! We will definitely be keeping these on our new diet menu!!
      Thanks so much for this one !!! 👍❤️❤️

      Reply
    9. Sab says

      January 02, 2019 at 3:22 pm

      Trying tonight! How do I broiled these? On low? For how long? Thank you!

      Reply
    10. Paul says

      February 06, 2019 at 2:36 pm

      The nutrition label may be for one drumstick but it does not say that on the nutrition label. Would be more helpful to say that on the label. - Paul

      Reply
    11. Michelle Thompson says

      April 23, 2020 at 6:03 am

      5 stars
      Do delicious - and simple!! YUMMY to my TUMMY...Thank you for sharing 😋

      Reply

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