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Sheet Pan BBQ Chicken on a plate
Rachel Kim

Sheet Pan BBQ Chicken

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 8 small bone-in skin-on chicken drumsticks about 2 1/2 lb total
  • 1 lb sweet potatoes cut into 1/2-inch wedges
  • 2 tbsp neutral oil divided
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 3/4 tsp fine salt divided
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 cup thick barbecue sauce

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 425°F; foil-line 18-by-13-inch rimmed sheet. Pat drumsticks dry; coat with 1 tablespoon oil, paprika, garlic powder, pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
  2. Toss potatoes with remaining oil and salt. Arrange chicken and potatoes separately in one layer.
  3. Roast 25 minutes; turn chicken and potatoes. Roast 10 minutes more; transfer fully tender potatoes to clean plate.
  4. Brush chicken with barbecue sauce. Roast 8 to 12 minutes until tacky and chicken at least 165°F, preferably 175 to 185°F for tenderness.
  5. Rest 5 minutes. If needed, warm reserved potatoes in clean open pan section during last 2 minutes of cooking. Serve 2 drumsticks with one-quarter potatoes per portion.