Oven Baked BBQ Drumsticks
Season chicken drumsticks then smother in BBQ sauce. Bake for 40 minutes then dinner is ready! An easy but flavorful chicken dinner.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 2-3 servings
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
5 chicken drumsticks, skin removed
2/3 cup BBQ sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove the skin from the drumsticks and cut 2 slits in each piece of chicken. (I like to do this to be able to get the dry rub and sauce in the drumstick).
2. Combine the brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, chicken bouillon, salt, and pepper.
3. Add the drumsticks to a bowl then coat with the dry rub, making sure each piece is generously coated.
4. Pour the BBQ sauce over top and coat each piece of chicken, making sure sauce and seasoning are in the slits you cut from step 1.
5. Add the drumsticks to the parchment paper-lined baking sheet, baste with any of the sauce left in the bowl, then bake for 40 minutes. Internal chicken temperature needs to reach 165 degrees. (Note: the sugars from the sauce will char on the parchment paper).