My Aunty Pearl gave us all Hubby Lovin’ Chicken in the Trim Healthy Table book . . . Well, I agree that is delicious, but this here is my husband’s all-time favorite chicken! To use a Down Under word from my mom . . . it makes him so jolly happy! Jack literally raves about this crispy-style chicken every time I make it. I get to feel like an amazing cook, but with hardly any effort because it is so super simple . . . win-win! Jack used to work as an EMT on the ambulance so sometimes his partners would all take turns cooking dinners since they had crazy long shifts. I would make this chicken for him to take as his contribution. His co-workers would all devour it, then endlessly harass him because he never actually cooked anything! When making this for home, I like eating a drumstick or two with a big salad and green beans to stay in S-mode. If you want to serve as a Crossover, perhaps have some buttered corn on the cob on the side . . . . yum! BTW—Forgive me for my non-exact measurements for hot sauce and cheese here . . . you really can’t mess this up . . . just put on how much you want! This recipe is found on page 166 of Trim Healthy Future!
Jolly Jack Chicken
Description
My Aunty Pearl gave us all Hubby Lovin’ Chicken in the Trim Healthy Table book . . . Well, I agree that is delicious, but this here is my husband’s all-time favorite chicken! To use a Down Under word from my mom . . . it makes him so jolly happy! Jack literally raves about this crispy-style chicken every time I make it. I get to feel like an amazing cook, but with hardly any effort because it is so super simple . . . win-win!
Jack used to work as an EMT on the ambulance so sometimes his partners would all take turns cooking dinners since they had crazy long shifts. I would make this chicken for him to take as his contribution. His co-workers would all devour it, then endlessly harass him because he never actually cooked anything! When making this for home, I like eating a drumstick or two with a big salad and green beans to stay in S-mode. If you want to serve as a Crossover, perhaps have some buttered corn on the cob on the side . . . . yum!
BTW: Forgive me for my non-exact measurements for hot sauce and cheese here . . . you really can’t mess this up . . . just put on how much you want! This recipe is found on page 166 of Trim Healthy Future!
Serves 4-6 (add another 2–4 pounds drumsticks if you have a larger family or want to enjoy leftovers for other meals)
Ingredients
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375°F. Cover one very large (or two medium) baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Place the drumsticks on the parchment paper, forming two lines. Be sure they each have space to crisp; don’t shove them too close together so they are touching one another.
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Douse hot sauce all over the drumsticks, literally go to town with it, and then sprinkle the grated cheese all over them.
- Bake uncovered for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until the cheese has nicely “crispatized” on the chicken.
Note
Pearl Chimes In: While Hubby Lovin’ is still a fave chicken meal around my home, my sons devour the Jolly Jack now! They ask for it often and I don’t mind making it because this dish is not only so jolly tasty, it is so jolly easy! I’m a literal sucker for easy and for that reason, it has become one of my go-to Sweat Pants Meals to feed my hungry teenagers and their many cousins and friends who are always hanging around here (I make a double batch and hope for leftovers, but that doesn’t always happen). It doesn’t hurt that chicken drumsticks are one of the most inexpensive protein sources out there, either.
