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!

I like marinate these low calorie baked chicken legs for as long as possible. So I add them to the BBQ sauce and marinate them just as soon as I get home from weekly grocery shopping.

This way the recipe is marinated and ready to cook later in the week. You can even marinate them in the freezer for later this month!

Low Calorie Baked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks

What You’ll Find in this Article:

Ingredients in Healthy Baked Drumsticks (shopping list!)
How to Make Healthy Baked BBQ Chicken Legs
Low Calorie Baked BBQ Drumsticks Recipe (recipe card!)
Nutrition and Calories in Baked BBQ Drumsticks

Ingredients in Healthy Baked Chicken Drumsticks

I use a homemade BBQ sauce to make this recipe, but you can use store-bought if you prefer.

I do recommend getting an organic store-bought BBQ sauce if you do go that route. It will mean there are no unhealthy preservatives, colors/dyes and excess sugar in the sauce.

Shopping List for Low Calorie Baked BBQ Chicken Legs:

Olive oil spray
Chicken drumsticks (chicken legs)
Low Calorie BBQ Sauce
Salt and pepper

How to Make Healthy Baked BBQ Chicken Legs

As I noted above, I like to marinate these for a long time. I add the chicken legs to a freezer bag with the BBQ sauce and marinate them all week (or month) in the fridge (or freezer for longer than 2 days).

But you can also skip the marinating time all together if you are in a rush. This recipe is really versatile and you can’t hurt it!

How to Make Healthy Baked BBQ Chicken Legs:

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.

Low Calorie Baked BBQ Drumsticks Chicken Recipe

These Low Calorie Baked BBQ Drumsticks are easy and delicious, I know you’ll love them! Here are a few more low calorie chicken recipes I think you’ll love.

More Low Calorie Chicken Recipes:

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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Nutrition and Calories in Chicken Drumsticks

To make the nutrition information extra easy, each serving is 1 chicken leg. So if you want to have more all you need to to multiply the number of chicken legs you are eating by the nutrition information.