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Slow Baked BBQ Chicken Legs

Baked BBQ Chicken Legs is a simple recipe that is great for those lazy weekend days where you don't feel like a lot of work.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Servings: 8 drumsticks
Calories: 173kcal
Author: Dawn

Ingredients

  • 8 chicken drumsticks

Rub

  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste

BBQ sauce

  • 1 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
  • 5 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar

Instructions

  • Remove the skin from the drumsticks
  • Make the rub. Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
  • Toss the chicken legs in the rub until well coated.
  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Spray a 9 X 13-inch baking pan with a non-stick cooking spray.
  • Place the drumstick in a single layer. Cover with aluminum foils and place in the preheated oven. Bake for 1 hour.
  • While the chicken is baking make the BBQ sauce. combine the ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and brown sugar together and mix well. Set aside.
  • Once the chicken has baked for an hour remove it from the oven. Reduce the heat of the oven to 300 degrees F.
  • Remove the chicken from the baking dish and remove any liquid that is in the dish.
  • Spread enough of the BBQ sauce to cover the bottom of the dish. Place the chicken back in the dish. Pour the remaining BBQ sauce over top of the chicken
  • Cover with the aluminum foil and place back in the oven and bake another hour.

Notes

  1. Remove the skin from the drumsticks. I find that the skin gets soggy when baked with the sauce.
  2. You can add the dry rub to the chicken, several hours or the day before you bake it. 
  3. For easier clean-up line the baking dish with aluminum foil.
  4. Add additional chili powder for more heat.
  5. The baked chicken can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days in an airtight container.
 
Nutrition information is an estimate and may vary with the brands of ingredients used.

Nutrition

Serving: 1drumstick | Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 23.1g | Protein: 13.8g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.7g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 981mg | Potassium: 299mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 21.2g | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg