Baked Bbq Chicken Legs Recipe

This Baked Bbq Chicken Legs Recipe is a great way to enjoy barbecue chicken without turning on the grill. Chicken drumsticks slathered with bbq sauce and oven baked to perfection is an easy, delicious summertime meal.

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Sticky Bbq Chicken Drumsticks – Keto, Whole30, Paleo

These bbq chicken legs made in the oven are so easy and tasty! You get super juicy chicken legs with sticky bbq coating. The kind of meal that you need a wet cloth for cleanup afterwards.

I’m gonna be honest, I don’t like grilling all that much. Starting the grill, waiting for the charcoal to heat up, standing outside in the heat next to a hot bbq, bugs . . . it’s not for me. Granted you do get that nice bbq flavor but usually I will choose to skip it for these awesome oven baked bbq chicken drumsticks.

How Do You Make Air Fried Chicken Legs Keto Friendly

The only thing you need to focus on is the barbecue sauce that you use. You can either make your own bbq sauce, like this Low Carb Sugar Free Bbq Sauce. Or you can now find Keto friendly bbq sauces in many grocery stores. Walmart even carries G Hughes Sugar Free Bbq Sauce.

The same applies for Paleo and Whole 30 barbecue sauces. This Peach Bbq Sauce Recipe is Paleo compliant.

My daughter LOVES Kinders Bbq Sauce. So that is what I usually have on hand. We get it at Costco.

Ingredients Needed For Baked Chicken Legs

  • Chicken Drumsticks
  • Oil
  • Salt/Pepper
  • Bbq Sauce

How Do You Cook Drumsticks In An Oven

  1. Preheat oven to 425ºF
  2. Toss the chicken drumsticks with a drizzle of oil, salt and pepper. Transfer chicken legs to a greased roasting dish or rimmed baking sheet.
  3. Bake chicken 35-40 minutes or until internal temp reaches 165ºF.
  4. Brush chicken with bbq sauce then broil on high 3-5 minutes then serve.

What To Serve With Barbecue Chicken Legs

Check out these 55 COLD PASTA SALAD RECIPES that would go great with this chicken.

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bbq chicken drumsticks served on white platter

Baked Bbq Chicken Legs Recipe

This Baked Bbq Chicken Legs Recipe is a great way to enjoy barbecue chicken without turning on the grill. Chicken drumsticks slathered with bbq sauce and oven baked to perfection is an easy, delicious summertime meal.
4.48 from 48 votes
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked chicken, bbq chicken, bbq chicken legs
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 540kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 Lbs Chicken Drumsticks
  • 1-2 Tablespoons Oil
  • Salt/Pepper
  • 1/2 Cup Bbq Sauce

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425ºF
    Toss the chicken drumsticks with oil, salt and pepper. Transfer chicken legs to a greased roasting dish or rimmed baking sheet.
    Bake chicken 35-40 minutes or until internal temp reaches 165ºF.
    Brush chicken with bbq sauce then broil on high 3-5 minutes then serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 540kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 55g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 288mg | Sodium: 585mg | Sugar: 12g
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