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Oven Baked Taco Smothered Chicken

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Ellyse

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Oven Baked Taco Smothered Chicken Drumsticks

A twist on the traditional oven baked smothered chicken perfect for taco Tuesday! A dump and bake recipe that is perfect for nights when you can’t babysit the stove.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Mid Oven Prep and Resting Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 chicken drumsticks
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 packet taco seasoning low sodium suggested
  • 1 small red onion sliced (yellow onion would work too)
  • 1 bell pepper sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup chicken broth or 1 bouillon cube + water
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tbsp Sour Orange or equal parts orange juice and lime juice
  • 1 tbsp flour or cornstarch or more for a thicker gravy

Equipment

  • 1 Oven safe 9×13 pan

Method
 

Preheat oven
  1. Set oven to 450°F
  2. Season chicken
  3. Pat drumsticks dry. Rub with oil/butter and season evenly with taco seasoning. I dumped everything into a ziploc bag and shook around.
Make the soon to be gravy
  1. In a baking dish (9×13 or deep skillet), whisk broth, Worcestershire sauce, Sour Orange. Scoop a few spoonfuls out intona separate bowl. Add flour/cornstarch until smooth to create a slurry. Pour into casserole dish.
  2. Next, add onions, bell pepper, and garlic.
Add Chicken and Bake
  1. Add chicken to dish and cover tightly with foil.
  2. After 30 minutes, remove from oven and uncover. Add in butter, cut into pieces, on the chicken. If a thicker gravy is preferred, add additional flour/cornstarch. Nestle drumsticks into the gravy.
  3. Return to oven and cook for another 15 to 20 minutes.
Rest, Serve and Enjoy!
  1. Let rest 5 minutes; gravy will thicken more as it sits.
  2. Plate and serve with rice! Enjoy!

Notes

This meal definitely takes more than 30 minutes buttttt,  the trade off is it’s a dump and bake recipe. So no babysitting the stove.

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