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🍽️ Honey chicken drumsticks with pumpkin and pepper

477 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 800 g Hokkaido pumpkin
• 1 garlic bulb
• 2 red bell peppers
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• 4 chicken drumsticks (150 g each)
• 3 sprigs rosemary
• 2 stalks oregano
• 40 g butter
• 4 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1. Wash the pumpkin thoroughly.
2. 2. Cut the pumpkin into quarters and remove the seeds.
3. 3. Cut the pumpkin flesh into small cubes.
4. 4. Peel the garlic.
5. 5. Cut the garlic cloves in half.
6. 6. Remove the seeds and white pith from the pepper.
7. 7. Cut the pepper into small pieces.
8. 8. Place the pumpkin, garlic, and pepper in a baking dish.
9. 9. Drizzle one tablespoon of oil over the vegetables.
10. 10. Season the vegetables with salt and pepper.
11. 11. Rinse the chicken drumsticks under cold water.
12. 12. Pat the chicken drumsticks dry with a kitchen towel.
13. 13. Season the chicken drumsticks with salt.
14. 14. Heat the remaining oil in a large pan.
15. 15. Place the chicken drumsticks skin-side down in the hot pan.
16. 16. Fry the chicken drumsticks for about five minutes over medium heat.
17. 17. Turn the chicken drumsticks.
18. 18. Fry the other side for another five minutes as well.
19. 19. Wash the fresh herbs under running water.
20. 20. Shake the herbs dry.
21. 21. Roughly chop the herbs by hand.
22. 22. Finely chop half of the rosemary.
23. 23. Place the finely chopped half of the rosemary into a small pot.
24. 24. Add butter, honey, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to the pot.
25. 25. Warm the mixture over medium heat.
26. 26. Stir the mixture constantly.
27. 27. Let the mixture simmer for two to three minutes.
28. 28. Place the pre-fried chicken drumsticks on the vegetables in the baking dish.
29. 29. Brush the chicken drumsticks with the honey mixture.
30. 30. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius (convection 180 degrees Celsius, gas mark 3).
31. 31. Place the baking dish in the preheated oven.
32. 32. Bake the chicken drumsticks for 25 to 30 minutes.
33. 33. Turn the chicken drumsticks occasionally during the baking time.
34. 34. Brush the chicken drumsticks again with the honey mixture each time you turn them.
35. 35. Add a little water to the dish if it becomes too dry.
36. 36. Remove the baking dish from the oven when the chicken drumsticks are golden brown.
37. 37. Garnish the dish with the remaining fresh herbs.
38. 38. Serve the dish hot.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 477
• Protein: 27 g · Fett/Fat: 28 g · Carbs: 28 g