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Roast Chicken with Broccoli and Garlic Butter

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Roast Chicken with Broccoli and Garlic Butter

Switch up dinner time and make these crispy bone-in chicken drumsticks seasoned with garlic, onion, and Italian seasoning! These drumsticks are paired with a delicious garlic butter and a side of broccoli. The garlic butter is made with fresh garlic and parsley, simple but delicious!

Two roasted chicken drumsticks topped with garlic parsley butter alongside steamed broccoli

This dinner is given a little twist to the classic chicken dinner with using drumsticks and having a garlic butter to dip the chicken into.

Yields 4 servings of Keto Roast Chicken with Broccoli & Garlic Butter

The Preparation

Chicken:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 teaspoons italian seasoning
  • 20 ounces bone-in, skin-on chicken drumsticks

Garlic Butter:

  • 12 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 teaspoons fresh garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Broccoli:

  • 20 ounces broccoli
  • salt, to taste

The Execution

1. Measure out and prepare all ingredients. Preheat oven to 400F.

Raw chicken drumsticks, butter, olive oil, garlic, Italian seasoning, and broccoli gathered on the counter

2. In a bowl, combine olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, and Italian seasoning. Toss the drumsticks in this seasoning.

Four drumsticks tossed in olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, and Italian seasoning in a glass bowl

3. Put the drumsticks on a baking sheet and put in oven for 40-45 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165F.

Herb-rubbed chicken drumsticks arranged in a single layer on a sheet pan

4. Cut the broccoli into small florets.

Cutting broccoli into small florets on a white cutting board with a chef's knife

5. While chicken is cooking, boil the broccoli in salted water for 3-5 minutes. Drain and set aside, keep the broccoli warm.

Broccoli florets boiling in a pot of salted water with steam visible

6. Make the garlic butter by combining butter, garlic, fresh parsley, and salt and pepper in a bowl. Stir together until well combined.

Softened butter with minced garlic and chopped parsley in a dark bowl before stirring

7. Plate the drumsticks along with the broccoli and garlic butter. Enjoy!

Cutting into a roasted herb-seasoned chicken drumstick with garlic butter and broccoli on the plate

This makes a total of 4 servings of Roast Chicken with Broccoli & Garlic Butter. Each serving comes out to be 684 calories, 54.6g fats, 7g net carbs, and 38.1g protein.

NUTRITION CALORIES FAT CARBS FIBER NET CARBS PROTEIN
2 tablespoon olive oil 239 27 0 0 0 0
1 teaspoon garlic powder 10 0 2.3 0.3 2 0.5
1 teaspoon onion powder 8 0 1.9 0.4 1.5 0.2
2 teaspoon italian seasoning 6 0.2 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.2
20 ounce bone-in, skin-on chicken drumsticks 1043 51 0 0 0 136.3
12 tablespoon unsalted butter 1221 137.9 0.2 0 0.2 1.4
2 teaspoon fresh garlic 8 0 1.9 0.1 1.8 0.4
1 tablespoon fresh parsley 1 0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
— salt and pepper 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 ounce broccoli 198 2.3 40.7 18.7 22 13.5
— salt 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 2735 218.5 48.4 20.4 28 152.6
Per Serving (/4) 684 54.6 12.1 5.1 7 38.1
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Roast Chicken with Broccoli & Garlic Butter

This makes a total of 4 servings of Roast Chicken with Broccoli & Garlic Butter. Each serving comes out to be 684 calories, 54.6g fats, 7g net carbs, and 38.1g protein.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 684 kcal

Ingredients
  

Chicken

  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 teaspoon italian seasoning
  • 20 ounce bone-in, skin-on chicken drumsticks

Garlic Butter

  • 12 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 2 teaspoon fresh garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste

Broccoli

  • 20 ounce broccoli
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Measure out and prepare all ingredients. Preheat oven to 400F.
  • In a bowl, combine olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, and Italian seasoning. Toss the drumsticks in this seasoning.
  • Put the drumsticks on a baking sheet and put in oven for 40-45 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165F.
  • Cut the broccoli into small florets.
  • While chicken is cooking, boil the broccoli in salted water for 3-5 minutes. Drain and set aside, keep the broccoli warm.
  • Make the garlic butter by combining butter, garlic, fresh parsley, and salt and pepper in a bowl. Stir together until well combined.
  • Plate the drumsticks along with the broccoli and garlic butter. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 684kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 38.1gFat: 54.6g
Keyword beginner-friendly, egg-free, family-friendly, gluten-free, high-fat, high-protein, keto, low-carb, nut-free, oven-baked, poultry, simple-and-easy, sugar-free, weeknight-dinner

Nutrition data sourced from the USDA FoodData Central database and manufacturer labels. How we calculate nutrition →

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  1. Heather Hesson Bowman says

    Chicken seasoning had great flavor! Yum!

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