Baked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks
Description
These delicious BBQ chicken drumsticks are baked in the oven and basted with barbecue sauce for a flavorful main dish any night of the week.
Ingredients
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1 1/2 pounds chicken drumsticks
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1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
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1/2 teaspoon paprika
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1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
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1/4 teaspoon onion powder
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1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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1 1/2 cups barbeque sauce (such as Sweet Baby Ray's®), or more to taste
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil.
2
Mix olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder and cayenne together in a large bowl. Add drumsticks and toss to coat. Spread out on the prepared baking sheet.
3
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and brush with barbeque sauce; bake for 7 to 8 minutes. Flip drumsticks, brush again with barbeque sauce, and bake an additional 7 to 8 minutes.
4
Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and turn on the oven's broiler.
5
Brush drumsticks with more barbeque sauce and broil for 3 to 4 minutes. Flip drumsticks, brush with barbeque sauce, and broil until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 3 to 4 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).