Baked Bbq Chicken Legs

Ready in : 45 mins

Baked Bbq Chicken Legs requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 307 calories, 16g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. For $1.19 per serving, this recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. This recipe from Foodista has 1 fans. A mixture of apple cider vinegar, tomato sauce, water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It works well as a main course. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 34%, which is rather bad. Similar recipes include BBQ Chicken Legs, BBQ Chicken Legs, and BBQ Chicken Legs.

Diets

GLUTEN FREE

DAIRY FREE

Ingredients

apple cider vinegar

0.25 cup

tomato sauce

15 oz

cayenne

6 servings

chicken legs

2 pounds

cornstarch

1 tablespoon

brown sugar

0.5 cup

dijon mustard

2 teaspoons

garlic

6 cloves

honey

2 teaspoons

worchestershire sauce

3 dashes

kosher salt

0.5 cup

liquid smoke

2 teaspoons

molasses

2 teaspoons

salt and pepper

6 servings

scallion

6 servings

granul sugar

0.5

water

2 quarts

Cooking in Steps

1
Create brine solution by dissolving salt and sugar in water and adding garlic.

garlic

sugar

water

salt
2
Place chicken legs in a large non-reactive bowl and pour brine solution until chicken is fully submerged.Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.

chicken leg

whole chicken

bowl
3
Combine all BBQ sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.Reduce heat and let sauce simmer uncovered for at least 30 mins (longer if you want it to be thicker), stirring often.Preheat oven to 375 degrees.Line a large cookie sheet with aluminum foil.

barbecue sauce

cookies

aluminum foil

baking sheet

sauce pan

oven
4
Remove chicken legs from brine solution and pat dry; arrange in one layer on cookie sheet.Using a pastry brush, brush first layer of BBQ sauce onto chicken.

chicken leg

barbecue sauce

whole chicken

cookies

baking sheet

pastry brush
5
Bake for 15-30 mins while basting with additional BBQ sauce.Turn chicken legs over, baste with more BBQ sauce and cook for additional 15-30 mins or until internal temperature reaches 180-degrees on an instant-read thermometer.When chicken legs are done, garnish with minced scallions.

chicken leg

barbecue sauce

green onions

kitchen thermometer

oven