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This 5-ingredient BBQ Chicken is juicy, beautifully charred, and simple to make using your favorite BBQ sauce. Perfect on your summer cookout!

BBQ Chicken

I really like the simplicity of this BBQ chicken recipe, made with only five ingredients I’m sure you have already got in hand. I used drumsticks, but you too can use an entire cut-up chicken, adjusting the time as needed. Also, I left the skin on the drumsticks, but you may omit it. Serve this dish with corn on the cob and coleslaw for a simple meal. For more of my favorite grilled chicken recipes, try these Barbeque Chicken Foil Packets, BBQ Chicken Salad, and Barbeque Chicken Quesadilla.

Do you set BBQ sauce on chicken before cooking?

One of the best time to place the BBQ sauce on is when the chicken is sort of ready. In case you do it when the chicken is raw, the sugar within the sauce will cause it to brown faster than the meat, and the surface of the chicken can burn. I brush the sauce on the chicken in the course of the previous couple of minutes of cooking.

BBQ Chicken Ingredients

• BBQ Chicken Rub: Seasoning salt, like Lawry’s or adobo, and garlic powder
• Sauce: Your favorite BBQ sauce, yellow mustard, and a bit of water to thin out
• Chicken: Eight drumsticks with the skin on, or off

Find out how to Make BBQ Chicken

1. Season the Drumsticks: Sprinkle the chicken with the seasoning salt and garlic powder. In case you’re keeping the skin on the drumsticks, rub a few of the seasoning underneath the skin. Cover and refrigerate for at the very least an hour or so long as overnight for max flavor.
2. Make the Barbecue Sauce: Mix the BBQ sauce, mustard, and two tablespoons of water to thin it.
3. Prep the Grill: Starting with a clean grill, preheat it to medium. Once hot, oil the grates and reduce the warmth to low.
4. Grill the Chicken: Place the drumsticks on the grill, cover, and switch them often to make sure they don’t burn. It’ll take about 18 to twenty minutes for the chicken to turn out to be golden brown and cooked through. Check that it’s ready with a thermometer – it should read 165°F.
5. BBQ Sauce: Brush the sauce mixture evenly over the chicken and cook for about two more minutes, turning just a few times.

What to Serve with BBQ Chicken

There are such a lot of ways to eat this easy barbeque chicken. Below are some ideas.

Variations

• BBQ Sauce: When purchasing a barbeque sauce, search for one which’s lower in sugar. In case you don’t have a store-bought one you’re keen on, you may make homemade BBQ sauce.
• Chicken: Use chicken breasts or thighs (buy bone-in pieces) or cut up an entire chicken and use all of the parts. The cooking time will vary, but check that it’s ready with a thermometer.
• No outdoor grill? Bake the chicken within the oven at 400°F for 35 to 45 minutes and brush it with the BBQ sauce in the course of the last two minutes of cooking.

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Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 20 minutes mins

marinade time: 1 hour hr

Total: 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Yield: 4 servings

Serving Size: 2 drumsticks

• Season chicken with seasoning salt and garlic powder.  Cover and marinate within the refrigerator for at the very least 1 hour or so long as overnight.

• In a small bowl mix the BBQ sauce, mustard and about 2 tablespoons water to thin it out.

• Preheat an outside grill to medium heat.

• Oil the grates and reduce heat to low. Grill the chicken, covered, turning often in order that they don’t burn, until the chicken is golden brown and cooked through in the middle, about 18 to twenty minutes.

• Brush the BBQ sauce mixture evenly over the chicken and cook, turning just a few times until golden, careful to not burn, about 2 more minutes.

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Without skin, 2 drumsticks are 5 WW points.

Serving: 2 drumsticks, Calories: 267 kcal, Carbohydrates: 7.5 g, Protein: 27 g, Fat: 13.5 g, Saturated Fat: 3.5 g, Cholesterol: 134.5 mg, Sodium: 357 mg, Fiber: 0.5 g, Sugar: 4 g