Oven BBQ Chicken Drumsticks

These baked BBQ chicken legs are tender and juicy with a deliciously crispy skin. An easy homemade BBQ sauce adds sticky goodness to these drumsticks that are baked in the oven instead of grilled. Serve with mashed potatoes or seasoned rice and drizzle the BBQ sauce over top.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 443 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• ⅓ cup ketchup
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard
• ⅓ cup white vinegar
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, or to taste
• 6 chicken drumsticks
• 2 teaspoons chili powder, or to taste
• ½ cup water, or more to taste (Optional)
• 4 teaspoons butter, cut into small chunks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place drumsticks in a 7x11-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Whisk ketchup, vinegar, water, brown sugar, butter, salt, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and chili powder together in a bowl; pour mixture over drumsticks. Cover with aluminum foil.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 1 hour, turning chicken about halfway through. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).