BBQ Chicken Legs

Chicken drumsticks get a simple chili powder and garlic seasoning with a tangy onion BBQ sauce.

Prep
20 minutes
Cook
30 minutes
Brine
1 hour
Total
1 hour, 50 minutes
Cover image for BBQ Chicken Legs recipe

Ingredients

Serves/makes 4

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Combine chili powder, pepper, garlic & onion powders, and salt in a bowl then add in drummies. Toss to coat. Allow to brine in fridge for 1 hour.

  2. 2.

    Brush grates if needed, and oil grates well with high-smokepoint oil. Preheat all grill burners to high. When ready to begin cooking, set 2 burners to medium/medium-high and a 3rd to high. Place drumsticks over the medium-high heat side, lower grill lid, and cook for 6-8 minutes.

  3. 3.

    After 6-8 minutes of cook time flip to side two, close lid, and check back in 6-8 more mins. Skin should have tightened nicely.

  4. 4.

    Brush drummies on both sides with BBQ sauce. Lower grill lid and cook for 2 more minutes to reduce sauce.

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Notes

  • I used BBQ sauce leftover from summer nachos

Adapted from Brian Lagerstrom on July 19, 2026