Find out how long to bake chicken drumsticks for consistently tasty results that slide off the bone. Make use of your preferred barbecue sauce and feel free to add additional seasonings.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 3 hrs |
| Total Time: | 3 hrs 10 mins |
| Servings: | 10 |
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 5 pounds chicken drumsticks
- 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
- 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
- 1 cup barbeque sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Grease a baking pan with cooking spray.
- Arrange chicken drumsticks in the prepared pan; sprinkle with Cajun seasoning, poultry seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle flour on top. Spray chicken with cooking spray; cover the baking pan with aluminum foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until juices run clear, about 2 1/2 hours. Remove foil and pour barbeque sauce evenly over chicken. Continue baking, uncovered, until chicken is tender and falling off the bone, about 30 minutes more.
- If you prefer to serve the chicken without barbeque sauce, cook until the drumsticks are no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 2 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 352 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 10 g |
| Cholesterol | 126 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 39 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 506 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I made an account just to sing the praises of this cooking method alone, I did cook 4.5lbs of drumsticks for 4 hours and 30 mins from going off the other reviews though. I also broiled it off for a few mins at the end for a nice crispy skin. The end result is chicken that’s miles better and cheaper than a precooked rotisserie chicken, I’m kicking myself for all the money wasted when I could’ve just made this. It’s really fall off the bone and so tender, yet so simple to prepare.
I’ve made this for a while with chicken legs and it’s delicious. I’ve always cooked it in my Cuisinart toaster oven at 275. This time I had chicken thighs. I removed the skin and left the bone in. I placed whole carrots on the bottom of the roasting pan and cooked it for 3 1/2 hours. It was succulent and delicious.
I cooked without the barbeque sauce. It was very good. I added zesty italian to coat & lemon juice (medium size). Cooked covered very slow at 325 for 50 minutes. Then cooked uncovered for about 5 to 10 mins for crispiness. My husband really enjoyed!
5 hours at 250 covered
I followed the recipe exactly as is except omitted the barbecue sauce. It was delicious and tender! My family loved it.
These are easy to make and so good to eat! Husband and 9 year old loved them and keep asking to have these all the time!
I did what the recipe said! It perfect and I needed to have shredded chicken so… For to make enchiladas and it worked perfectly! Thanks
I like the ingredients but cook temperature and time are totally off. I’ll bet all those reviews for a successful dish were fake. Truth is, at 250, it’s going to take around 6 to 7 hours just to soften the skin of the chicken. After 3 hours at 250, it’d be cooked but far from fall of the bone, more like rubber and undercooked. What works is 300 degrees in a Dutch oven for 3h15m and 45m with the top off. A faster version would be 375 for 1h and 30m at 400 top off..
excellent
I really loved this dish. You can literally flake not just the meat but skin right off with a fork.
It was really tasty and tender. Even my son who “doesn’t like barbequed chicken” went back for seconds.
Followed exactly except subbed sage for poultry seasoning.
OMG! I should’ve doubled the batch for my family. Love your recipe. Didn’t change a thing and it was brilliant.
These were phenomenal! Juicy, and the chicken fell off the bone !
Browned the chicken under broiler at 450° before adding bbq sauce. Turned the temp back down to 275° to finish.
Followed recipe, with the exception of cooked in a crock pot 4 hours on high. I was doing a lot of baking at the time, and I saw reviews of people. using crock pot. For easier cleanup, also used a slow cooker bag (Dollar General brand), I have found they are just as good as Reynolds and a lot cheaper. The meat is falling off the bone. Was so tasty, I forgot about the barbecue sauce. Thanks for a great recipe.
This was very easy & delicious! I didn’t have enough drumsticks so I ended up with half drumsticks and half chicken thighs. Other than that, I stuck to the recipe exactly and everyone loved it!
Chicken was good. I’ll never add the floor and cooking spray layer in the future. It seemed to keep the skin from crisping.
Honestly – perfect drumstick recipe! Super simple, super fast, super easy to clean up after. When they say “fall off the bone”, they MEAN it! I didn’t have Cajun seasoning, so I used Tony Chachere’s Creole seasoning, and McCormick chicken seasoning. I also ran out of barbecue sauce lol, only had a half cup but it still turned out honestly incredible! Super moist, delicious, just perfect. And this is coming from a woman who is actually widely known for making the world’s DRYEST chicken! Definitely saving this recipe and sending it to my friends!
So I used garlic salt instead of powder and Italian bread crumbs instead of flour and it turned out amazing. Added a bit of paprika and other seasonings for taste as well. Mixed my BBQ sauce like I always do and the meat just fell off the bone. It was delicious. Hope you guys enjoy it as much as my family did.
I would not make these again. The cooking time was off. I had to bake at 300° for 3 1/2 hours. I also felt the seasoning was way too strong and I did not care for the flavor. The meat was tender though.