Oven Barbecue Chicken Legs

 Hellooooo beautiful. Barbecue chicken legs should be their own food group. They're just so delicious, not to mention ridiculously easy to make. This is my all-time favorite barbecue chicken recipe, and I'm pretty sure that once you've tried it, it'll be yours too!

 Ingredients: 
12 thawed chicken legs
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon coarse salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
1 cup BBQ sauce (I use Stubb's)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Rinse and pat dry the chicken and place it in a large roasting pan or rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle chicken with olive oil and season generously with salt and pepper. Place the pan in the oven and bake for 25 minutes.* Reduce heat to 375.
2. Remove chicken from the oven and brush - on both sides and liberally - with barbecue sauce. Put chicken back into the oven and cook for an extra 10 minutes. Remove from oven and brush both sides with barbecue sauce again. Return pan to the oven for an additional 7-10 minutes until the barbecue sauce caramelizes and the chicken registers 170 F on a meat thermometer placed close to the bone. You can also slice the chicken close to the bone, and, if it's pink, cook it in 5 minute increments.  

* I am all about that barbecue life, so I usually take the chicken out after 15 minutes and apply the first coat of barbecue sauce. The more, the merrier! After that, just stick it back in the oven and proceed as usual.

Source:  The Frugal Chef