Recipe: Baked BBQ Chicken Legs

Name: Recipe: Baked BBQ Chicken Legs
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. oil; 1 Tbsp. smoked paprika; 1 tsp. onion powder; 1 tsp. salt; ½ tsp. ground black pepper; ⅛ tsp. cayenne pepper (optional); 8 chicken legs (2 to 2.5 lbs.), skin on*; ¼ cup barbeque sauce (homemade or store-bought)

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:50min

Looking for deeper flavor in your baked BBQ chicken legs? Pull the skin back before seasoning and then let the high heat take care of the rest. Instructions are given for delicious skin-off chicken legs as well.

Updated at: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:32:53 GMT