Oven-Baked Chicken Drumsticks with Cabbage
Juicy, aromatic, and tender - what could be tastier? Oven-Baked Chicken Drumsticks with Cabbage are perfect for a quick lunch or dinner for the whole family, as well as for a festive table. No need to stand by the stove: put everything in the oven and you are free. Juicy meat and tender vegetables simply melt in your mouth.
Updated : 30 July, 2026
Easy
About 30 min.
Ingredients
800 grams
Chicken legs
800 grams
White cabbage
1
Onion
1
Carrot
2 tablespoon
Sour cream
1 tablespoon
Vegetable oil
1 teaspoon
Paprika
to taste
Ground black pepper
to taste
Salt
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
How do you make chicken drumsticks with cabbage in the oven? Very simply and quickly. First, prepare all the necessary ingredients from the list. You can use any chicken parts: thighs, leg quarters, or breasts. I used drumsticks. You can replace the chicken with turkey or another meat. Thaw frozen chicken on the lower shelf of the refrigerator.
Step 2
Wash the chicken and pat it dry. Place the drumsticks in a bowl, add the sour cream, paprika, salt, and pepper, and mix. Leave to marinate for 20 minutes. You can replace the sour cream with mayonnaise.
Step 3
Remove the damaged outer leaves from the cabbage and cut out the core. Shred the cabbage. I used young cabbage; its leaves are more tender, so in the finished dish it turned out softer and juicier. Preheat the oven to 180°C / 356°F.
Step 4
Peel the carrot and grate it on a coarse grater.
Step 5
Peel the onion and cut it into cubes or half rings. If you or your children do not like onion, you can leave it out completely.
Step 6
In a bowl, combine the cabbage, carrot, and onion, then mix. If the cabbage is not young, squeeze it with your hands so it releases some juice. To make the dish more filling, you can add diced potatoes to the cabbage.
Step 7
Place the cabbage with the carrot and onion into a baking dish greased with vegetable oil and smooth it out. Arrange the chicken drumsticks on top.
Step 8
Cover the dish with foil and place it in an oven preheated to 180°C / 356°F for 30–40 minutes.
Step 9
Then remove the foil and return the dish to the oven for 10–15 minutes.
Step 10
Divide the baked chicken drumsticks with cabbage among plates and serve, garnished with fresh herbs. Enjoy!
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