Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks with Rice
Drumsticks are the cheapest chicken going and this is the easiest thing to do with them.
Ingredients
- Chicken drumsticks1.2 kg
- Honey60 g
- Soy sauce60 ml
- Garlic15 g
- Fresh ginger15 g
- Long grain rice300 g
- Broccoli300 g
Method
- Whisk the honey, soy sauce, crushed garlic and grated ginger together in a large bowl.
- Add the drumsticks, turn to coat, and leave for 20 minutes if you have the time.
- Heat the oven to 200C. Spread the drumsticks on a lined tray and pour over the marinade.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes, turning and basting twice, until sticky and cooked through.
- Cook the rice and steam the broccoli for the last 5 minutes. Serve with the pan juices spooned over.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Pescatarian
Honey Soy Salmon with Rice
- 600 g Salmon fillets instead of Chicken drumsticks
Marinate the salmon for no more than 15 minutes, then bake at 200C for 12 to 15 minutes instead of 40 to 45.
Gluten-free
- 60 ml Tamari instead of Soy sauce
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
TescoBest choiceno items missing · £4.09 of food
£8.52
52% spare
Sainsbury'sno items missing · £4.59 of food · £0.50 more
£10.14
55% spare
Morrisonsno items missing · £4.64 of food · £0.55 more
£12.27
62% spare
Aldi UKno items missing · £4.72 of food · £0.63 more
£9.33
49% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Asda· £4.61 of food
£5.65
18% spare
No price at Asda for:
- Honey
£1.02a serve
£1.02 a serve, cheapest at Tesco
About £4.09 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£8.38 across 3 shops · all 7 items priced · £2.74 more for bigger packs, 57% spare for later
TescoBest choice£4.09
no items missing
you'll pay £8.52 · 52% of it spare
Sainsbury's£4.59
no items missing · £0.50 more
you'll pay £10.14 · 55% of it spare
Morrisons£4.64
no items missing · £0.55 more
you'll pay £12.27 · 62% of it spare
Aldi UK£4.72
no items missing · £0.63 more
you'll pay £9.33 · 49% of it spare
Asda£4.61
missing 1 item
you'll pay £5.65 · 18% of it spare
Buy at Tesco£1.63
Soy sauce
£3.67/L
need 60 mlTesco Light Soy Sauce 150 ml£0.55closest match
Tesco£3.67/L£0.55·Aldi UK£0.55·Asda£3.80/L£0.57·Morrisons£0.90·Sainsbury's£13.75/L£1.65·
OcadoN/A
Fresh ginger
£5.60/kg
need 15 gTesco Root Ginger Loose 100 g£0.56
Tesco£5.60/kg£0.56·Asda£5.00/kg£0.05·Aldi UK£7.92/kg£0.99·Sainsbury's£12.50/kg£1.25·Morrisons£1.55·OcadoN/A
Long grain rice
£0.52/kg
need 300 gGrower Harvest Long Grain Rice 1 kg£0.52closest match
Tesco£0.52/kg£0.52·Asda£0.52/kg£0.52·Sainsbury's£1.26/kg£0.63·Aldi UK£1.25/kg£1.25·Morrisons£1.25·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£5.68
Chicken drumsticks
£2.15/kg
need 1.2 kg2 × Ashfields Chicken Drumsticks 1 kg£2.15
Aldi UK£2.15/kg£2.15·Asda£2.21/kg£2.65·Tesco£2.15/kg£2.15·Sainsbury's£2.15/kg£2.15·Morrisons£2.15·OcadoN/A
Honey
£2.20/kg
need 60 gEveryday Essentials Clear Honey 100g 454 g£0.99closest match
Aldi UK£2.20/kg£0.99·Sainsbury's£2.18/kg£0.74·Tesco£3.50/kg£1.19·Morrisons£1.75·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Garlic
~£6.50/kg
need 15 gNature's Pick Loose Garlic 1 each 60 g£0.39closest match
Aldi UK~£6.50/kg£0.39·Asda~£7.17/kg£0.43·Tesco~£8.33/kg£0.50·Sainsbury's~£8.33/kg£0.50·Morrisons£1.83·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£1.07
Broccoli
£1.07/kg
need 300 gSainsbury's Broccoli Florets 900 g£1.07closest match
Sainsbury's£1.07/kg£1.07·Morrisons£0.69·Aldi UK£0.86·Tesco£2.40/kg£0.90·Asda£4.60/kg£1.38·OcadoN/A