These tasty chicken drumettes are baked to perfection with a homemade spicy barbecue sauce. Serve the meaty little drumettes as an entrée or scale the recipe up and serve them as an appetizer. They’re perfect for a game day gathering or kids party. Feel free to leave the skin on or remove it.
PrintOven BBQ Chicken Drumettes or Wings
These drumettes are meaty enough to serve as a dinner entrée, and they are super easy to bake with a homemade barbecue sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Appetizers, Chicken Wings
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients
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- 1 cup apricot nectar
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes ( about 1/2 to 1 teaspoon sambal chili paste, to taste)
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke (or to taste)
- 2 cloves garlic (finely minced)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 pounds chicken drumettes (16 to 18 pieces)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 F. Line a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan with foil and spray the foil with nonstick cooking spray.
- In small bowl combine the apricot nectar, tomato paste, honey, crushed red pepper, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, garlic, and salt. Mix well.
- Arrange the chicken in the prepared baking pan. Pour the sauce over the chicken drumettes.
- Bake the drumettes for 45 to 55 minutes, basting with sauce from time to time.
