This simple 5 types of barbecue chicken are juicy and beautifully charred and easy to make with your favorite barbecue sauce. Perfect for your summer picnic!
Barbecue chicken
If you want to crave a barbecue that tastes delicious and is perfect for the barbecue season, this recipe is for you! Whether you cook on the grill, bake in the oven, or use a fryer, you will coat the tender chicken in the smoked beet barbecue sauce every time. It’s a summer classic and simple enough for busy weekday nights! Serve corn with corn and enjoy a summer meal on the cob and coleslaw. For more information on my favorite roast chicken recipes, try these BBQ chicken foils, BBQ chicken salads and BBQ chicken tortillas.
Why it works
As the weather gets warmer, I mainly use the outdoor grill for dinner. On many nights, I love the simplicity of this barbecue chicken recipe, made with only five ingredients! The best part is the ingredients you most likely already have. Here I used the drums, but you can also use chicken thighs or cut the chicken whole, adjusting the time as needed. Also, I leave my skin on the drumsticks, but if you want to reduce calories, you can omit it.
- 5 ingredients: Made with easy-to-find ingredients
- Simple: Place it on the grill, fryer or oven
- Child-friendly: Family-friendly recipes that everyone will love
Barbecue chicken ingredients
This is what you need to make this simple barbecue chicken. See the recipe card below for accurate measurements.
- Barbecue chicken rub: Because the spice starts with seasoning salt, such as Lawry’s or Adobo and garlic powder
- Sauce: Your favorite barbecue sauce, yellow mustard sauce and a little water thin
- chicken: Eight skin chicken drum knife, if needed to remove skin
How to make barbecue chicken
This is a simple step-by-step direction. See the recipe card below for printable instructions.
- Seasoning Drum Knife: Sprinkle with seasoning salt and garlic powder. If you keep your skin on the roller, rub some seasonings underneath the skin. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour or overnight for maximum flavor.
- Make barbecue sauce: Dilute the barbecue sauce (buy homemade or store), mustard and two tablespoons of water.
- Prepare the grill: Start with a clean grill and preheat it to medium. After refueling heat, oil the stove and reduce heat to low.
- roast chicken: Place the drumsticks on the grill, cover the lid, and turn them frequently to make sure they don’t burn. The chicken turns golden, tender and cooks, about 18 to 20 minutes. Check if you are ready to use the thermometer – 165°F should be read.
- BBQ sauce: Brush the sauce mixture evenly over the chicken and cook for about two minutes, a few more times.
Barbecue chicken
There are many ways to eat this simple barbecue chicken. Here are some ideas.
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- BBQ sauce: When buying barbecue sauce, look for sugars with lower sugar. If you don’t have a store you like, you can make your own homemade barbecue sauce.
- chicken: Use chicken breast or thigh chicken (buy crumbs of bones) or cut into whole chicken and use all parts. Cooking times will vary, but check if it is ready for a thermometer.
- No outdoor grill? Bake the chicken in a 400°F oven for 35 to 45 minutes, or fry for 22 minutes for 22 minutes, turning halfway. Then brush with barbecue sauce and cook for another two minutes.
Do you put the barbecue sauce on the chicken before cooking?
no. The best time to put the barbecue sauce on is that the chicken is about to be ready. If the chicken is raw, the sugar in the sauce turns brown faster than the meat, and the outside of the chicken will burn. I brush the chicken in the last few minutes of cooking.
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yield: 4 Serve
Service size: 2 Drumsticks
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Season the chicken with seasoning salt and garlic powder. Cover in the refrigerator and marinate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
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In a small bowl, mix the barbecue sauce, mustard and about 2 tablespoons of water and dilute it.
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Preheat the outdoor grill to medium heat.
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Refrigerate the stove and lower the heat to low. Roast the chicken, turning frequently to avoid burning until the chicken turns golden and cooks in the center, about 18 to 20 minutes.
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Brush the BBQ sauce mixture evenly over the chicken and cook a few times until golden, careful not to burn, about 2 minutes.
The final step:
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Bake a drum knife in the oven: Bake at 400°F for 35 to 40 minutes, flip halfway until the internal temperature reaches 180°F for maximum results.
*No skin, 2 roller rods are 5 ww points.
Serve: 2 Drumsticks,,,,, Calories: 267 KCAL,,,,, carbohydrate: 7.5 g,,,,, protein: 27 g,,,,, Fatty: 13.5 g,,,,, Saturated fat: 3.5 g,,,,, cholesterol: 134.5 mg,,,,, sodium: 357 mg,,,,, fiber: 0.5 g,,,,, sugar: 4 g
