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In the mood for BBQ chicken drumsticks but not willing to get the grill out? No worries! Thanks to your air fryer, now you can enjoy this classic and fan favorite dish without the hassle.
Chicken is definitely an easy food to make in the air fryer, with this recipe you'll get all that nice BBQ flavor in just 30 minutes!
Now you and yours can enjoy this fantastic air fryer BBQ chicken drumsticks recipe all year-round!
Preheat your air fryer to 400 degrees.
Pat dry chicken drumsticks.
Mix together the olive oil, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, salt and pepper, and cayenne pepper (if using).
Coat the chicken drumsticks with oil mixture and massage into the drumsticks for a few minutes to help keep the flavor in.
Add chicken drumsticks to the air fryer in one single layer and cook for 15 minutes.
Flip chicken and cook for another 5 minutes.
Baste chicken with BBQ sauce, flip, then baste other side of chicken with BBQ sauce.
Cook until chicken has an internal temperature of 165 degrees, about 3-5 more minutes.
Remove from the air fryer, baste additional BBQ sauce if desired and enjoy!
Recipe nutrition
5 servings
1
- Amount per serving
- Calories297
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 15g20%
- Saturated Fat 3g15%
- Trans Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 139mg47%
- Sodium 503mg22%
- Total Carbohydrate 12g5%
- Dietary Fiber 0g
- Total Sugars 9g
- Protein 27g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat your air fryer to 400 degrees.
Pat dry chicken drumsticks.
Mix together the olive oil, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, salt and pepper, and cayenne pepper (if using).
Coat the chicken drumsticks with oil mixture and massage into the drumsticks for a few minutes to help keep the flavor in.
Add chicken drumsticks to the air fryer in one single layer and cook for 15 minutes.
Flip chicken and cook for another 5 minutes.
Baste chicken with BBQ sauce, flip, then baste other side of chicken with BBQ sauce.
Cook until chicken has an internal temperature of 165 degrees, about 3-5 more minutes.
Remove from the air fryer, baste additional BBQ sauce if desired and enjoy!
