Just a few ingredients are needed for easy bbq chicken drumsticks baked in the oven.
Bbq sauce chicken legs in oven.
In a large nonstick skillet brown chicken in oil transfer to an 8 in.
Using a silicone brush coat chicken with bbq sauce and bake at 400ᵒ another 20 to 25 minutes or until the chicken is done 165ᵒ turning the heat up to 450ᵒ the last 5 minutes to caramelize.
Bake covered and uncovered.
With the skin on see why below bbq sauce.
Loved this so simple to make i cooked it two different ways the first i put 5 drumsticks on a indoor grill crisped them than went 25 min in oven at 400 the other i made 6 ds like the recipe enough sauce for total of 11 drumsticks both tasty and delicious one was crispy the other was more moist.
Place the chicken legs in a large mixing bowl sprinkle with the salt and coat with 1 2 cup of the bbq sauce cover and marinate for 30 minutes in the fridge.
Square baking dish coated with cooking spray.
A quick marinade in the barbecue sauce before roasting helps enhance the flavor and improve the tenderness of the chicken.
Adds a delicious sweetness to the sauce.
The baked bbq chicken legs and thighs will first bake covered at 350 for 3o minutes.
Preheat oven to 425 and line a large baking sheet with foil.
Choose a good quality one with lots of flavor.
How to make bbq chicken in oven.
Broil for extra 1 2 minutes to crisp.
In a small bowl combine the ketchup worcestershire sauce sugar vinegar steak sauce and hot pepper sauce.
To bake chicken preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
Coat chicken leg with bbq sauce just enough to coat entire leg about 1 tbsp.
Place chicken onto rimmed baking sheet or a skillet coated with a bit of olive oil.
Place chicken leg on cooling rack over baking sheet and bake about 10 minutes until piping hot.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
This way the chicken legs and thighs will have big bbq sauce flavor on both sides.
To bake chicken legs again after refrigerating preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Adds loads of flavor and a thick saucy coating.
Cooking times vary based on size of drumsticks.
Once the legs and thighs go into the casserole dish brush or spoon the remaining sauce over each leg and thigh and cover with aluminum foil.