Learn how long to bake chicken drumsticks for delicious, fall-off-the-bone results every time. Use your favorite barbecue sauce and feel free to add more seasonings of your choice.
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 barbecue sauce
Directions
Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Grease a baking pan with cooking spray.
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Arrange chicken drumsticks in the prepared pan; sprinkle with Cajun seasoning, poultry seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
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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.
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Remove foil and pour barbecue sauce evenly over chicken.
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Continue baking, uncovered, until chicken is tender and falling off the bone, about 30 minutes more.
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Recipe Tip
If you prefer to serve the chicken without barbecue 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).