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Oven Baked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks Easy Dinner Recipe

Your next backyard bbq won't be complete without these amazon BBQ chicken drumsticks! Easy to make and so yummy!
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Meat Dishes
Allergy: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free
Servings: 4
Calories: 440kcal
Author: Marina Rizhkov

Equipment

  • Cooking brush
  • Grill
  • Foil
  • tongs
  • bowl

Ingredients

  • 4 drumsticks, chicken legs
  • 1 bottle BBQ sauce, of your choice
  • 4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper

Instructions

  • In a bowl combine extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, and ground black pepper; mix well.
    4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 tsp sea salt, 1 tsp ground black pepper
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  • Rinse chicken drumsticks and add to the oil mix. Let stand for at least 30 minutes.
    4 drumsticks,
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  • Preheat the grill.
  • Make a little boat-like shape with foil paper (curl the edges in each side), this is so you don’t get bbq all over the grill. (however, if you wish, you could grill without the foil).
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  • Brush on bbq sauce.
    1 bottle BBQ sauce,
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  • Grill on low heat, covered. Flip chicken around occasionally, brushing with bbq sauce.
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  • BBQ chicken drumsticks are done when they are darkened.
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Notes

  • Make sure to let the chicken marinade for at least 30 minutes. 
  • Use your favorite BBQ sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 440kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 1827mg | Potassium: 438mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 291IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 1mg