Al Fresco Picnic Chicken

Season bone-in chicken pieces with a flavorful rub before either roasting them in the oven to wrap up and carry, or placing the uncooked seasoned chicken in a covered container to grill at the picnic. Bring along the smoky barbecue sauce to brush onto the meat during grilling or for dipping.

Prep Time 
Cook Time 
Total Time 
Servings 
4

Ingredients 

3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoons coarse salt
2 teaspoons dried mustard
10 to 14 (3-1/2 pounds) Gold'n Plump® Chicken Drumsticks
1-1/4 cups hickory-smoked barbecue sauce
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

Instructions 

Mix brown sugar, chili powder, salt, and dried mustard. Rub all over chicken pieces. Let stand for 15 minutes. Mix barbecue sauce and mustard; set aside.

Heat grill to medium-high heat. Grill chicken about 20 minutes, turning once, until no longer pink near bone (165°F). If you’d like, brush the chicken with some sauce in the last 5 minutes of cooking—or serve sauce alongside the chicken.

Tips 

If you’d like, brush the chicken with some sauce in the last 5 minutes of cooking—or serve sauce alongside the chicken.

Variations 

Nutritional information may change when substituting your chicken product. If you choose to substitute frozen chicken for this recipe, it's best to thaw before cooking.

Cuisine 
  • Serving Size
    • Servings 
      4
  • PER SERVING
    • Calories 
      456
    • Calories from Fat 
      30%
    • Total Fat 
      15g
    • Saturated Fat 
      5g
    • Total Carbohydrate 
      41g
    • Protein 
      39g
    • Sugars 
      32g
    • Cholesterol 
      110mg
    • Dietary Fiber 
      1g
    • Sodium 
      1,820mg
  • DAILY VALUE
    • Vitamin A 
      18%
    • Vitamin C 
      5%
    • Calcium 
      10%
    • Iron 
      27%
  • DIETARY EXCHANGES
    • Other Carbohydrates 
      3
    • Lean Meat 
      5.5
    • Recipes calling out meat in the Dietary Exchanges category were analyzed with information prior to 2014 updates. Recipes calling out protein were analyzed with the new information after 2014.
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