Grilled BBQ Chicken Legs

Delicious BBQ Chicken Legs on the grill are the perfect main dish for your cookouts, barbecues and backyard parties. They are easy, flavorful and inexpensive. Simply mix together an easy BBQ Marinade, marinade them and then grill them up. This easy recipe will be an instant hit and a favorite you’ll come back to these sweet, sticky chicken drumsticks all summer long.

I have fallen in love with the simplicity of grilling chicken legs! They are the perfect finger food for cookouts, picnics, and backyard barbecues. The kids love them and there’s something fun about grabbing a drumstick and digging in when you are an adult. These BBQ Chicken Drumsticks on the grill are the ultimate cookout dish for all of your summer parties!

Why this recipe works:

• Chicken legs is that they are so inexpensive to make for a crowd! Typically you can score them for under $1 a pound.
• Kid-friendly and really easy to grill!
• Quick and easy sweet, sticky BBQ marinade!

Ingredients Needed

• Chicken Legs
• BBQ Sauce
• Grape Jelly
• Garlic Cloves
• Black Pepper

Steps to Prepare

• First thing you want to do is whip up your BBQ Marinade. It’s only four ingredients so it won’t take long!
• Next you will put your chicken legs in a Ziploc bag. Pour half of the marinade over the top. Squeeze as much air out of the bag as you can and seal it shut. Throw it in the refrigerate for at least a hour or up to overnight. Store the remaining marinade in a airtight container in the refrigerator.
• When you want to grill the chicken legs preheat the grill to 350 degrees F. Place chicken legs on the grill. You will want the meaty end towards your heat source to cook them through. Baste them with remaining marinade. You will need to cook these for 30-35 minutes or until the internal temperature is 185 – 190 degrees F. Basting the legs as you rotate them, usually every ten minutes.

Expert Tips

• Grill your chicken drumsticks to an internal temperature of 185-190 degrees F to make sure there are no “bloody spots” around the bone. They won’t be overdone. You’ll still have a juicy, tender, fall-off the bone delicious chicken leg.
• Mix things up by using bone-in chicken thighs in this marinade.
• These can also be made in your oven. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F, line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly spray with non-stick cooking oil. Place chicken legs on baking sheet and bake for 40-45 minutes.
• Store any leftovers in a airtight container.
• To reheat we recommend using the oven at 325 degrees F for about 25 minutes to get a crisp skin. You can reheat in the microwave but the skin won’t be crispy.

MORE GRILLED CHICKEN RECIPES:

• Bacon Ranch Chicken Kabobs
• Caesar Grilled Chicken Breasts
• How to Grill the Juiciest Chicken Breasts
• Grilled Chicken Legs

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BBQ Chicken Legs on the Grill

Julie Evink

These grilled chicken legs are marinated in a simple bbq marinade. Grill them and get the perfect sweet, sticky drumsticks.

4 from 4 votes

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Marinating 1 hr

Total Time 40 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 8

Calories 185 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 2 lb chicken legs

BBQ Marinade

• 1/2 c. bbq sauce
• 1/4 c. grape jelly
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• In a large bowl whisk the BBQ sauce, grape jelly, garlic and black pepper.
• Place chicken legs in gallon resealable plastic bag. Pour half of BBQ marinade over chicken legs. Remove air from bag. Marinated for at least one hour up to overnight.
• Store remaining marinade in an airtight container in the fridge.
• Preheat grill to 350 degrees. Place chicken legs on grill and bast with some of the reserved BBQ marinade. Grill for 30 minutes, rotating every 10 minutes and basting or until they reach an internal temperature of 185-190 degrees F.

Notes

• Grill your chicken drumsticks to an internal temperature of 185-190 degrees F to make sure there are no “bloody spots” around the bone. They won’t be overdone. You’ll still have a juicy, tender, fall-off the bone delicious chicken leg.
• Mix things up by using bone-in chicken thighs in this marinade.
• These can also be made in your oven. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F, line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly spray with non-stick cooking oil. Place chicken legs on baking sheet and bake for 40-45 minutes.
• Store any leftovers in a airtight container.
• To reheat we recommend using the oven at 325 degrees F for about 25 minutes to get a crisp skin. You can reheat in the microwave but the skin won’t be crispy.

Nutrition

Calories: 185kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 10gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 208mgPotassium: 171mgSugar: 8gVitamin A: 95IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 0.6mg

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