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four bbq chicken legs on a light pink scalloped plate
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Oven Baked BBQ Chicken Legs

These oven baked BBQ chicken legs are tender, juicy, and full of sweet and savory flavors. They're a great chicken dinner any day of the week
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 523kcal

Equipment

  • medium saucepan
  • Baking dish
  • Aluminum foil

Ingredients

  • 6-7 chicken legs
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 5 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 3-4 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted cold butter diced

Instructions

  • Set the oven to preheat at 360F. Rinse and pat dry the chicken legs and place in a baking dish.
  • Salt the legs and sprinkle with black pepper. Other spices can be used as desired.
  • Place ketchup in a saucepan, add Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, water, sugar, paprika. Stir and heat, stirring, until sugar dissolves.
  • Drizzle the sauce over the legs and pour the remaining sauce into a baking dish.
  • Put pieces of cold butter on top of the legs.
  • Cover the baking dish with foil and place in the preheated oven. Bake for 20 minutes with foil and another 10-15 minutes without foil to brown the legs.
  • Make sure that the legs are baked, but at the same time they are not overcooked and do not become dry.
  • Serve the legs hot, with the remaining BBQ sauce, fresh herbs.

Notes

Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 523kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 202mg | Sodium: 681mg | Potassium: 488mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 540IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2mg