Air fried chicken legs cooked in the air fryer is one of the easiest dinners to make. If you love chicken drumsticks and are hungry for a quick meal, bbq drumsticks cooked in the air fryer is the best! They’re the perfect weeknight family meal and everyone in the test kitchen agrees that kids love bbq drumsticks too!

Air Fried BBQ Chicken Legs in a basket

Easy Air Fryer Chicken Legs Recipe 

When you cook bbq drumsticks in the air fryer, they come out crispy juicy and delicious. The bbq sauce cooks into the drumsticks, giving them a delicious flavor and crispy texture. Eat them when they’re fresh and warm because they’re super juicy when fresh. Save a little extra bbq sauce to brush on the drumsticks after afterwards for extra flavod. Serve these delicious beauties up with some mashed potatoes, side of air fried potatoes and you have a complete meal. Or eat them as they are for the perfect Keto drumstick dinner! 

Air Fried BBQ Chicken Legs on a plate

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Low Carb and Low Sugar BBQ Sauces:

Here’s some delicious and great low carb bbq sauces that are keto-friendly. They’re low in sugar and great for this chicken legs recipe. See the full recipe below in the recipe box for how much sauce to use and for nutritional information.

G. Hughes Smokehouse Sugar Free BBQ Sauce – We love the 3 pack to sample their flavors of sauce – Honey, Maple Brown, and Hickory. No added sugars, gluten-free, and delicious. Sweetened with Sucralose. 
Guy’s Award Winning BBQ Sauce-Sugar Free – Excellent flavor with a little heat. Sweetened with Sucralose.

Rufus Teague Sugar Free BBQ Sauce – Choose from the Smoke N’ Chipotle or Slim N’ Sweet. Thick and rich, Rufus Teague has a history of making great BBQ sauces. Sweetened with Stevia.

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Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Legs

Yield: 3 servings
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
As chicken legs will vary in size and thickness, so will the cooking times. If you’re cooking really large or thick drumsticks or thighs, add a few more minutes and pierce the chicken at it’s thickest part to make sure the juices run clean.
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Ingredients

  • 1 pound (454 g) chicken legs (drumsticks or thighs-separated)
  • 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) oil
  • 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) sugar free BBQ sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) salt , or to tase
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) fresh crack black pepper , or to taste

Equipment

Instructions 

  • In bowl combine oil, bbq sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Add chicken and stir to completely coat with in the marinade. Cover and marinate for about 20 minutes.
    uncooked chicken legs coated with sauce
  • Pre-heat air fryer to 360°F. Spray the air fryer basket with oil or use an air fryer perforated parchment sheet. Place chicken in air fryer basket/tray.
    chicken legs in air fryer basket
  • Air Fry at 360°F for about 25-30 minutes, depending on the thickness of the drumsticks or thighs. Turn the chicken halfway through cooking. Once cooked, let the chicken cool a bit and enjoy!
    cooked chicken legs in air fryer basket

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Nutrition Information per Serving

Calories: 275kcal, Carbohydrates: 2g, Protein: 14g, Fat: 23g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 80mg, Sodium: 579mg, Potassium: 220mg, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 79IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 14mg, Iron: 1mg
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Keto, Low Carb, Paleo
Calories: 275

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