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BBQ Drumsticks in Oven

Easy and delicious Crunchy baked bbq chicken drumsticks with a crisp and slightly sticky bark are the best baked bbq chicken recipe that the whole family loves! An easy baked chicken drumstick dinner that is bursting with BBQ Chicken Drumstick lick-your-fingers-clean flavor straight from the oven. 

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 175 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 4 lb chicken drumsticks about 12
  • 2 tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp onion powder
  • 2 tbsp chili powder
  • 2 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp ground ginger
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 2 cups BBQ sauce

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Thoroughly pat chicken dry with a paper towel.
  3. In a small bowl, mix together spices (all ingredients but chicken and bbq sauce)
  4. Coat chicken in dry rub, let sit 30 minutes to overnight.
  5. Add chicken to oven on a cooling rack sitting atop a baking sheet.
  6. Let chicken bake about 40 minutes before adding bbq sauce- until skin is crispy and fat has started to render. Flip chicken drumsticks every 10 minutes to ensure it crisps evenly on all sides.
  7. With a silicone brush, lightly brush chicken with bbq sauce, flipping its side each time you add another coat of sauce, about every 10 minutes until sauce is used up (about 30 minutes.)
  8. When chicken is ready, turn on broiler and broil for two minutes on each side to give a little extra crunch to chicken skin.
  9. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1drumstick Calories 175kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 23g (8%) Protein 38g (76%) Fat 14g (22%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Polyunsaturated Fat 9g Cholesterol 192mg (64%) Sodium 1060mg (44%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 16g (32%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 175

% Daily Value*

Serving 1drumstick
Calories 175kcal 9%
Carbohydrates 23g 8%
Protein 38g 76%
Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Polyunsaturated Fat 9g 53%
Cholesterol 192mg 64%
Sodium 1060mg 44%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 16g 32%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.