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easy bake guava chicken recipe

Spicy Guava Baked Chicken Drumsticks

A quick and easy weeknight meal my spicy guava baked drumsticks are a snap to make. Chicken drumsticks are baked with guava juice, pickled jalapenos, garlic, oregano, and onio
Author Vianney Rodriguez

Ingredients

  • 4 cups guava juice
  • 6 slices of pickled jalapeños minced
  • 2 tablespoon of jalapeño brine
  • 4 cloves of garlic minced
  • 3 teaspoons oregano
  • 1/2 onion diced
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 12 drumsticks

Instructions

  1. To a large resealable plastic bag or bowl add guava juice, pickled jalapenos, jalapeno brine, garlic, oregano, pepper, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
  2. Seal bag, shake to combine. Whisk together inf using a bowl.
  3. Add drumsticks, seal bag and shake to coat drumsticks. Add drumsticks to bowl, using tongs turn to coat drumsticks, cover bowl with plastic wrap.
  4. Allow to marinate for at least 1 hour in the fridge or overnight.
  5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  6. Pour the entire contents of bag or bowl into in a rimmed 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.

  7. Bake, turning the drumsticks halfway through baking, until the chicken is cooked through, the juices run clear, and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of meat (avoiding bone) registers 160 degrees F, about 25 minutes-30 minutes.

  8. Remove to a platter and let rest 5 minutes and serve warm.

Recipe Notes

Makes 12 drumsticks