This low-calorie, low-carb chicken drumsticks recipe is a perfect, effortless way to make chicken legs just in a few minutes with minimum ingredients for all super busy days. A healthy and filling recipe for weight watchers!!!
A low spice and oil chicken drumsticks cooked in a distinctive flavour of green onions is a perfect recipe for you if you are super busy, a fussy-eater kid, a health fanatic, or anyone who loves cooking but is afraid of effort.
After this, you would find cooking chicken drumsticks couldn’t be any easier for a quick and easy lunch or dinner idea.
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Reasons to try these keto drumsticks?
Here’s why you will 💖💖 these chicken legs and make them over and over again:
- Quick and easy - No special equipment and techniques are required. It is the easiest chicken drumstick recipe to follow, even for the novice cook.
- Low-carb keto recipe- It is perfect for weight watchers.
- Few ingredients - No special masalas or spices, even no readymade chicken curry powder is required. All that; the recipe needs are the few ingredients that are handy in your pantry.
- Low in spice and oil - This one is guaranteed to be a favourite at all those health-conscious tables.
- Too delicious -It's finger-licking good chicken drumsticks! The unique blend taste of sweet and salty sauce makes this recipe super delicious.
Ingredients
For making this low-carb chicken legs recipe, you need the following items:
- Chicken drumsticks - Use chicken legs without skin. For me, it works best for this recipe.
- Green onions: Cut away the roots, wash the green and white stalks and roughly chop them. The green onions give a unique flavour to this recipe. You can also garnish with this before serving. I would not recommend replacing them with other onions.
- Garlic: Feel free to use garlic paste if you like it. But prefer fresh if you have.
- Sauce: Combine equal portions of soy sauce and tomato ketchup in a small mixing bowl. This sauce imparts a unique taste and colour to the chicken drumsticks.
- Spices: I use salt and pepper only.
How to make chicken drumsticks?
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- In a small mixing bowl, combine equal parts of soy sauce and tomato ketchup and set it aside to add in the last stage.
- I used three tablespoons of each.
- This sauce will add flavour and colour to the drums soup.
- Heat a pan and add oil to it.
- Add chopped garlic and sauté it.
- Repeat the process with green onions.
- As onions turn translucent, add chicken legs and saute for 2 minutes on low heat.
- Sprinkle a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Pour 2 cups of water, stir well, and cover with a lid. Cook on high heat with occasional flipping of the sides.
Once chicken drumsticks are cooked, pour the soy-ketchup sauce and toss gently to mix well.
Bring to a simmer and cook until the sauce gets thicker and remove from the heat.
Serve warm this delicious low-calorie and low-carb chicken legs.
How easy and quick this chicken drumsticks recipe is? Isn't it? I can say that this is the easiest chicken drumsticks recipe you will ever make, and you will fall in love with this super easy recipe.
What to serve with chicken drumsticks?
- It tastes super delicious with naan bread, roti, and dinner rolls.
- These chicken legs also go well with hot steamed rice.
- These taste so yummy when served with stir-fries.
Some tips n tricks
- Sauté garlic and green onions before adding chicken drums. It will enhance the taste of chicken drumsticks.
- You can vary the proportion of sauce according to your taste.
- Add a little amount of salt as soy sauce also contains salt. It's better to add more later rather than ruin the recipe.
- If you like thick consistency, add less quantity of water.
- Replacing green onions with other onions will not bring their unique flavour. I highly recommend the use of green onions.
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Recipe
Chicken Drumstick Recipe | Keto Chicken Legs
Equipment
- pan
- small mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 3 chicken drumsticks
- 2 green onions
- 4 pods garlic
- 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- 3 tablespoon tomato ketchup
- 3 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- 2 cups water
Instructions
- Prepare a sauce by combining equal parts of soy sauce and tomato ketchup in a small bowl and keep it aside.
- To a hot pan, add oil and chopped garlic. Stir fry until golden brown.
- Saute green onions till it becomes translucent.
- Place chicken legs in the pan. Fry it for a minute and stir in salt and pepper. Fry it for 2-3 minutes.
- Add water and cook with covering a lid.
- Once the chicken cooked, pour the soy-tomato sauce and mix well.
- Simmer for 3-5 mins on low heat.
- Turn off the heat when the sauce gets slightly thickened.
- Serve warm with bread naan, roti, and rice.
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Notes
- Sauté garlic and green onions before adding chicken drums. It will enhance the taste of chicken drumsticks.
- You can vary the proportion of sauce ingredients according to your taste.
- Add a little amount of salt as soy sauce also contains salt. It's better to add more later rather than ruin the recipe.
- If you like thick consistency, add less quantity of water.
- Replacing green onions with other onions will not bring their unique flavour. I highly recommend using them in the recipe.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings: 2 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 348 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 24.5g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat 3.7g | 19% |
| Cholesterol 61mg | 20% |
| Sodium 2832mg | 123% |
| Total Carbohydrate 11.3g | 4% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.1g | 4% |
| Total Sugars 6g | |
| Protein 21.6g | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Calcium 50mg | 4% |
| Iron 2mg | 12% |
| Potassium 357mg | 8% |
| *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. | |
| Note: The nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and specific brands of ingredients used. | |
Elly
This is the REAL finger lickin good chicken. So easy and so delicious! Definitely a new staple in this household.
Abhi
Elly, Glad you like it!