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Chicken drumsticks and thighs are low in cost and high in flavor. Get recipes to make fried chicken, Parmesan chicken, Mediterranean, or other quick and easy options.

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Chicken with Red Chile Sauce and Sausage (Pollo con Salsa Rojo y Chorizo) Recipe - Chicken legs with bits of spicy chorizo are simmered in a homemade chile sauce until the meat falls off the bone. Serve with tortillas and your favorite condiments.

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Chicken with Red Chile Sauce and Sausage (Pollo con Salsa Rojo y Chorizo)

Chicken legs with bits of spicy chorizo are simmered in a homemade chile sauce until the meat falls off the bone. Serve with tortillas and your favorite condiments.

By MexicoKaren

Oven Fried Chicken IV Recipe - Always a hit! People will be wanting seconds. Crispy chicken that is made lower in fat, without being soggy. You may remove the skin from the chicken if you like. Serve with Cheese Mashed Potatoes.

Oven Fried Chicken IV

Always a hit! People will be wanting seconds. Crispy chicken that is made lower in fat, without being soggy. You may remove the skin from the chicken if you like. Serve with Cheese Mashed Potatoes.

By Chelsey

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Mediterranean Lemon Chicken Recipe - Lemon and garlic are practically emblematic of the sunny Mediterranean, and this dish offers them with oregano in a delightful basting sauce for baked chicken.

Mediterranean Lemon Chicken

Lemon and garlic are practically emblematic of the sunny Mediterranean, and this dish offers them with oregano in a delightful basting sauce for baked chicken.

By NIBLETS

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Parsley Butter Seasoned Chicken Recipe - Chicken legs are stuffed -just under the skin -with a buttery dressing that features fresh garlic, parsley, bread crumbs and other tasty ingredients. Then the legs are slathered with a curry and garlic butter and grilled to perfection.

Parsley Butter Seasoned Chicken

Chicken legs are stuffed -just under the skin -with a buttery dressing that features fresh garlic, parsley, bread crumbs and other tasty ingredients. Then the legs are slathered with a curry and garlic butter and grilled to perfection.

By Emma

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Tater Crisp Chicken Recipe - Instant mashed potato flakes make a yummy coating for baked chicken.

Tater Crisp Chicken

Instant mashed potato flakes make a yummy coating for baked chicken.

By Krissy

Spicy Hot Chicken Legs Recipe and Video - This is just like spicy chicken wings, only less work. Cooks up nicely in the slow cooker! A quick meal that is super easy and oh so yummy! For crispier chicken, bake in a 400 degrees F oven for the final 30 minutes.

Spicy Hot Chicken Legs

This is just like spicy chicken wings, only less work. Cooks up nicely in the slow cooker! A quick meal that is super easy and oh so yummy! For crispier chicken, bake in a 400 degrees F oven for the final 30 minutes.

By chowsito

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Easy Italian Chicken Recipe - Chicken sauteed in garlic with a sprinkle of red pepper flakes for a little extra zip.

Easy Italian Chicken

Chicken sauteed in garlic with a sprinkle of red pepper flakes for a little extra zip.

By Lottie Greer

Drumsticks with Peach and Honey Recipe - If you love peaches and chicken, you'll love this recipe from Indonesia.

Drumsticks with Peach and Honey

If you love peaches and chicken, you'll love this recipe from Indonesia.

By IrvineHousewife

Mediterranean Chicken with Pepperoncini and Kalamatas Recipe - Bring the flavors of the Mediterranean to your kitchen with chicken cooked slowly on a bed of pepperoncini, olives and garlic with a creamy, lemon sauce. Serve over couscous or white or brown rice.

Mediterranean Chicken with Pepperoncini and Kalamatas

Bring the flavors of the Mediterranean to your kitchen with chicken cooked slowly on a bed of pepperoncini, olives and garlic with a creamy, lemon sauce. Serve over couscous or white or brown rice.

By beverlyb

Oven Fried Chicken II Recipe and Video - Less messy than pan frying, this version features Italian seasoning for extra taste.

Oven Fried Chicken II

Less messy than pan frying, this version features Italian seasoning for extra taste.

By COOKIE240

Parmesan Chicken II Recipe - Drumsticks heaped with Parmesan cheese bake up golden and delicious.

Parmesan Chicken II

Drumsticks heaped with Parmesan cheese bake up golden and delicious.

By Anika

Bacon-Roasted Chicken with Potatoes Recipe and Video - Chicken drumsticks and thighs are wrapped in bacon and baked with baby potatoes and a special seasoning mix.

Bacon-Roasted Chicken with Potatoes

Chicken drumsticks and thighs are wrapped in bacon and baked with baby potatoes and a special seasoning mix.

By Cindy Faulkner

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Oven BBQ Chicken Drumsticks Recipe and Video - Baked drumsticks are smothered in a quick homemade barbeque sauce.

Oven BBQ Chicken Drumsticks

Baked drumsticks are smothered in a quick homemade barbeque sauce.

By Nichole S

Garlic Roasted Chicken and Potatoes Recipe - Chicken and potatoes bake in butter with 24 cloves of garlic and a little maple syrup at the end for sweetness. Don't worry, the garlic cooks down to a mellow, soft texture that's perfect to spread over the buttery chicken.

Garlic Roasted Chicken and Potatoes

Chicken and potatoes bake in butter with 24 cloves of garlic and a little maple syrup at the end for sweetness. Don't worry, the garlic cooks down to a mellow, soft texture that's perfect to spread over the buttery chicken.

By Debi Blair McGinness

Sweet and Sour Drumettes Recipe - Drumettes baked in a sweet and sour mixture of soy sauce, vinegar, water and sugar. Short but sweet...and sour!

Sweet and Sour Drumettes

Drumettes baked in a sweet and sour mixture of soy sauce, vinegar, water and sugar. Short but sweet...and sour!

By MS.CHEF

Mexican Chicken I Recipe - Seasoned black beans, salsa and red bell pepper partnered with chicken make a robust and spicy meal.

Mexican Chicken I

Seasoned black beans, salsa and red bell pepper partnered with chicken make a robust and spicy meal.

By Margaret Rolfe

Chicken Hurry Recipe - This is a quick and easy dish to make. It's great for potlucks and family dinners. This sauce is also great on pork spare ribs. Serve hot with rice and salad, or cold the next day for a picnic.

Chicken Hurry

This is a quick and easy dish to make. It's great for potlucks and family dinners. This sauce is also great on pork spare ribs. Serve hot with rice and salad, or cold the next day for a picnic.

By MOM2112

Julia's Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Recipe - Chicken and potatoes are treated to a hearty, soup-based gravy.

Julia's Easy Slow Cooker Chicken

Chicken and potatoes are treated to a hearty, soup-based gravy.

By Julia

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Indian Tomato Chicken Recipe and Video - Ginger, garlic, cumin, cinnamon, turmeric and a host of exotic spices coat sauteed chicken in tomato sauce. A long simmer seals in the complex flavors of this aromatic dish.

Indian Tomato Chicken

Ginger, garlic, cumin, cinnamon, turmeric and a host of exotic spices coat sauteed chicken in tomato sauce. A long simmer seals in the complex flavors of this aromatic dish.

By SHECOOKS2

Coq au Vin alla Italiana Recipe - Take the usual coq au vin ingredients of chicken, vegetables and red wine, toss in loads of garlic, tomatoes and sweet Italian sausage, and you have yourself a feast.

Coq au Vin alla Italiana

Take the usual coq au vin ingredients of chicken, vegetables and red wine, toss in loads of garlic, tomatoes and sweet Italian sausage, and you have yourself a feast.

By Richard

Firecracker Fried Chicken Drumsticks Recipe - Drumsticks are marinated in hot sauce overnight, then coated in seasoned cornmeal and fried.

Firecracker Fried Chicken Drumsticks

Drumsticks are marinated in hot sauce overnight, then coated in seasoned cornmeal and fried.

By TISHA ANN

Italian Chicken with Garlic and Lemon Recipe - Chicken and pan-fried potatoes baked in a potent lemon, garlic and herb sauce.

Italian Chicken with Garlic and Lemon

Chicken and pan-fried potatoes baked in a potent lemon, garlic and herb sauce.

By PETEIYC

Dave's Mocha Chicken Recipe - Coffee, sherry, brown sugar, and soy sauce compose an interesting and tasty marinade for chicken -- some even claim this dish has made them quite popular with members of the opposite sex!

Dave's Mocha Chicken

Coffee, sherry, brown sugar, and soy sauce compose an interesting and tasty marinade for chicken -- some even claim this dish has made them quite popular with members of the opposite sex!

By CHEF YEE

Artichoke and Black Olive Baked Chicken Recipe - Chicken breasts and drumsticks baked with artichoke hearts and black olives in white wine and chicken broth; a light seasoning of tarragon, salt and pepper provides a perfect finish to this savory Mediterranean-inspired dish.

Artichoke and Black Olive Baked Chicken

Chicken breasts and drumsticks baked with artichoke hearts and black olives in white wine and chicken broth; a light seasoning of tarragon, salt and pepper provides a perfect finish to this savory Mediterranean-inspired dish.

By Barbara

Chutney Chicken Recipe - Cut the sweetness of prepared chutney with packaged onion soup in this quick chicken bake.

Chutney Chicken

Cut the sweetness of prepared chutney with packaged onion soup in this quick chicken bake.

By Sharon Plett

Apple and Orange Chicken Recipe - Both savory and fruity, this novel dish is the delicious sum of its contrasting parts: garlic, oranges, onion and apples.

Apple and Orange Chicken

Both savory and fruity, this novel dish is the delicious sum of its contrasting parts: garlic, oranges, onion and apples.

By Libby Deane