Oven Baked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks
A delicious sticky with a hint of sweetness bbq drumsticks right out of your oven. No grill is required. An easy bbq chicken drumsticks recipe for your weeknigh dinners.
Servings: 10
Calories: 164.4kcal
Ingredients
For the marinade:
- 4 garlic cloves. minced.
- 1 Tablespoon lime juice. about half a lime.
- 2 Tablespoon olive oil.
- 2 teaspoon Salt or to taste.
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper.
For the chicken:
- 10 chicken drumsticks bone-in, skin on.
- 2 cups Barbecue sauce homemade or store bought.
Instructions
- In a bowl, add the garlic, olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper and mix well to combine.
- Clean the chicken thoroughly, pat dry then cut a slit in each one and place in the bowl.
- Coat the chicken on all sides and marinate for 30 minutes or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil then brush with some olive oil. Or line with parchment paper.
- Arrange drumsticks on your baking sheet. Bake for an hour.
- Remove chicken from oven and up the heat to 425F.
- Brush the drumsticks with bbq sauce then flip and brush the other side as well. Bake for 7 minutes.
- Repeat brushing and baking for another 3 or 4 times or until chicken is crispy, sauce is dark and thick and well layered on your chicken.
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Nutrition
Calories: 164.4kcal | Carbohydrates: 14.9g | Protein: 13.2g | Fat: 6.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.7g | Cholesterol: 47.7mg | Potassium: 194.3mg | Fiber: 4.9g | Sugar: 12.1g | Vitamin A: 0.7IU | Vitamin C: 1.8mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 3.9mg