These Low Calorie Baked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks are just 136 calories and packed with 20.8g of protein! Best of all, I made this healthy baked chicken leg recipe with just 3 ingredients (not counting salt and pepper) and I supplied you with a low calorie BBQ sauce recipe too!

Ingredients You’ll Need:

Olive oil spray
2 pounds chicken drumsticks (12 chicken legs)
½ cup Low Calorie BBQ Sauce (see recipe card)
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper

Low Calorie Baked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks

Healthy Baked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks Meal Prep and Storage

Meal Prep: You can meal prep 2 ways. You can cook the healthy recipe completely then store for later, or add the ingredients to a bag, mix and add to the freezer for later.
Storage: Will hold in the fridge for 5 days and the freezer for a month.
Reheating: Reheat in the microwave for 1-3 minutes, or in a 350 degree oven until warmed through (about 20 minutes)

Low Calorie Baked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks

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Low Calorie BBQ Chicken Drumsticks

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This Low Calorie Baked BBQ Drumsticks is just 136 calories per chicken leg, and so easy to make!

I supplied you with my low calorie BBQ sauce recipe to make this healthy dish. But you can also use store-bought BBQ sauce.

Special Tip: I like marinate the chicken legs for 24 hours, it makes them so delicious. So when you get home from weekly shopping, add the chicken legs to a bag with the BBQ sauce and marinate them in the fridge or freezer unit you're ready to cook them later this week.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 40

Total Time 45

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Calories 136 kcal

Equipment

Rimmed Baking Sheet

Ingredients

Olive oil spray
2 pounds chicken drumsticks (12 chicken legs)
½ cup Low Calorie BBQ Sauce
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray a rimmed baking sheet with olive oil.
To a gallon freezer bag combine the chicken legs and the Low Calorie BBQ Sauce. Close and squish to mix together, and marinate in the fridge for 1-24 hours
Arrange chicken on the baking sheet, sprinkle with salt and pepper and lightly spray the tops of the chicken with olive oil.
Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a thermometer reads 165 degrees. Serve hot with more BBQ sauce on the side.

Nutrition

Serving: 1legCalories: 136kcalCarbohydrates: 1.9gProtein: 20.8gFat: 4.4gSaturated Fat: 1.2gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 206mgPotassium: 164mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 1.5gCalcium: 9mgIron: 1mg

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Hi, my name is Audrey Johns and I am a 4 time best selling cookbook author! All 4 of my low calorie cookbooks are published by HarperCollins (the oldest publishing house in the US!) and have been featured on prominent TV shows like The Today Show, Rachael Ray and The Doctors. I am a low calorie and healthy recipe authority and my delicious recipes are tried and loved by thousands of readers.

After a one year 150 pound weight loss (and I’ve kept it off for 13 years!) I started sharing all of my low calorie recipes with the world. They are always all-natural and geared around weight loss and weight management. I have even made some of these recipes with my Biggest Loser pal Bob Harper! Check out my weight loss story, my best selling cookbooks, and my numerous TV appearances by clicking here.