These Easy Grilled Chicken Drumsticks are a delicious, but simple recipe that can be thrown together in under 30 minutes! By grilling these chicken drumsticks, this is the best way to get bold flavors with minimal effort for the perfect easy dinner!
Why this Recipe Works
- Simple Ingredients: 1 main ingredient with simple dipping sauces and seasonings.
- Easy Dinner: These easy grilled chicken drumsticks come together in less than 30 minutes.
- Bold Flavor: I love grilling these up on my Weber Searwood pellet grill or Traeger pellet smoker for quick and bold flavors! The indirect heat of the pellet grill gives it that perfect smoky flavor.
I love recipes that come together in 30 minutes or less especially for weeknight dinners. My other recipes that can be made quickly are my Homemade Healthy Chicken Sandwich Recipe - Best Ever, Honey Ginger Soy Salmon, Best Keto Sloppy Joe Casserole Recipe - Delicious and my Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Vegetables dishes!
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Ingredients
- Grilling Chicken Drumsticks: Any part of the chicken legs can be used, but chicken drumsticks work best for this recipe. If you like dark meat you could always use chicken thighs. If you prefer white meat, use chicken wings or chicken breasts and adjust the cooking time as needed.
- Flaky Sea Salt: To bring out the flavors in your chicken and liven up your dish. You could also use your favorite spice rub in place of the salt and pepper.
- Black Pepper: I like to use a pepper grinder for my savory dishes, it tastes so fresh!
- Olive Oil: I primarily use olive oil or avocado oil when grilling, I also love using other healthy fats like coconut oil, beef tallow or ghee.
- Buffalo Dipping Sauce: Your favorite store bought buffalo dipping sauce will work great here.
- Optional Garlic Parmesan Blend Topping
- Parmesan: Any hard cheese will work such as parmesan, romano or pecorino cheese.
- Garlic Powder: Garlic powder makes this topping easy to throw together, you can use fresh minced garlic as well.
- Fresh Parsley: Fresh parsley works best here, you could also use dried parsley if that's what you have on hand!
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
Step 1: Preheat your grill temperature to medium-high heat or your trager/pellet smoker to 450°F.
Toss your chicken drumsticks in olive oil and cover with salt and pepper.
Step 2: Place the chicken drumsticks on the grill for 10-12 minutes on each side, about 20-25 minutes total until they reach a final internal temperature of 165°F with a meat thermometer.
Step 3: While the chicken is cooking, you can make an easy parmesan garlic topping by chopping the fresh parsley and tossing with the parmesan, garlic powder and a pinch of salt in a small bowl.
Step 4: Drizzle the chicken drumsticks with a little bit of olive oil and then coat in the parmesan garlic blend or your favorite buffalo sauce and enjoy your grilled chicken drumsticks!
If you are looking for more simple dinner ideas like this one, be sure to try my Easy 3-Ingredient Dinner Ideas - Dijon Mustard Chicken, 3-Ingredient Dinner Ideas - Oven Flank Steak Recipe or my Easy Sheet Pan Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon Recipe!
Hint: Ideally, let your grilled chicken drumsticks rest for 3-5 minutes before serving. This will ensure your chicken is moist and you have juicy meat!
Variations
Here are some other great flavors and variations to try with your drumsticks:
- BBQ Sauce - Cover or dip the drumsticks in your favorite BBQ sauce for a sweet and smoky flavor combination.
- Teriyaki Sauce - use Teriyaki sauce or even soy sauce if you are wanting a sweet , but umami flavor with your drumsticks.
- Yellow or Red Curry - Pick up your favorite curry sauce and serve with cilantro and rice!
Equipment
- Traeger or Pellet Smoker Grill
- Baking Sheet
Storage
Store the grilled chicken drumsticks in an airtight container for 2-3 days. Re-heat in the oven or air fryer at 400°F for best texture and results.
Top Tip
Make sure your pellet smoker is completely pre-heated before grilling your chicken drumsticks! The heat and the olive oil will keep the drumsticks from sticking and give you that perfect crispy chicken skin!
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Ingredients
For the Grilled Chicken Drumsticks
- 3 lbs drumsticks about 10 drumsticks total
- 1 tablespoon flaky sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoon olive oil
For the Parmesan Garlic Blend:
- ⅓ c parmesan
- Pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 3-4 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your grill temperature to medium-high heat or your trager/pellet smoker to 450°F.
- Toss your chicken drumsticks in olive oil and cover with salt and pepper.
- Place the chicken drumsticks on the grill for 10-12 minutes on each side, about 20-25 minutes total until they reach a final internal temperature of 165°F with a meat thermometer.
- While the chicken is cooking, you can make an easy parmesan garlic topping by chopping the fresh parsley and tossing with the parmesan, garlic powder and a pinch of salt in a small bowl.
- Drizzle the chicken drumsticks with a little bit of olive oil and then coat in the parmesan garlic blend or your favorite buffalo sauce and enjoy!
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