Name: Hearty Buffalo Chicken Legs
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 to 10 large chicken legs; 1 cup buffalo wing sauce; 2 cups of barbecue sauce; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; a light sprinkling of seasoning salt on the chicken legs; cooking oil spray

These extra-large chicken legs are the answer to any buffalo wing lover.

The flavors in the hot sauce and barbecue sauce are a perfect match for these larger legs and much heartier than those little dummies.

We just love chicken wings and I get very tired of having to eat 10 at a time of those little wings to get very little meat.

Making large chicken legs will solve that problem and you'll get more chicken and lots of good flavors.

The best part is we have you covered on grilling, air frying, and baking methods to get those meaty chicken legs cooked to perfection.

If you love hot sauce you may also like to try our Buffalo Mac and Cheese, Buffalo Chicken Casserole, and Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Pizza Roll

A fun party food also and perfect for a crowd, especially on game day or any get-togethers.

We also have links throughout for homemade barbecue sauce and seasoning salt recipes, see the printable recipe card for how we make these delicious buffalo chicken legs.

Grilled Chicken, Baked Chicken, or Air Fried

Chicken should read 165 degrees in the thickest part use an instant-read thermometer to ensure the temperature of this chicken is completely cooked inside
Grilled: Arrange the chicken drumsticks over the grill, spacing them out. Grill them for about 25 minutes, flipping every 5 minutes, until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees
Baked: line a baking sheet with parchment for easier cleanup. desired. Place the chicken into the oven and bake for 40 minutes, or until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees flipping the drumsticks once halfway through using an instant-read thermometer
Air Fried: Heat the air fryer for 5 minutes at 375 degrees. Place chicken drumsticks in an oil-sprayed basket of your air fryer. Cook for 10 minutes, then turn them over and continue cooking for another 15 minutes. Use the instant-read thermometer to ensure the chicken is cooked and reaches 165 degrees in the thickest part.

Ingredients You Will Need

chicken legs
seasoning salt ( our DIY seasoning recipe or your favorite)
your favorite hot sauce (we prefer Frank's)
your favorite barbecue sauce ( or use our Jack Daniel's Recipe for Barbecue Sauce)

Try Some of Our Other Favorite Recipes

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Vegetarian Chili

White Chicken Chili

Southwestern Chili

A Few Tips

Hot sauce is high in sodium so we don't add extra salt, that's to your taste but for us, it's salty enough.
I always like to use freshly made barbecue sauce to combine with it
For a faster cooking chicken on the grill boil it first
Always use an instant-read thermometer to make sure the chicken is cooked all the way

Extra Large Buffalo Wings the Easy Way Out

If you want to take the easy way out and a buffalo wing lover making these will be a hearty dinner and your family will thank you later!

I do recommend you be careful and limit the seasoning salt since buffalo sauce is so high in sodium just a tiny bit goes a long way.

Hearty Buffalo Chicken Legs

Yield: 8

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Hearty Buffalo Chicken Legs will give you all the big taste of buffalo wings with a lot more meat!

Ingredients

8 to 10 large chicken legs
1 cup buffalo wing sauce
2 cups of barbecue sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
a light sprinkling of seasoning salt on the chicken legs
cooking oil spray

Instructions

See cooking methods under notes below:
Combine the two sauces in a bowl and whisk together and place half of this sauce in another bowl.
Arrange the chicken legs single in your baking pan.
Spray the chicken with cooking oil on both sides.
Sprinkle a little seasoning salt on each leg.
Brush each leg using half the sauce ( the rest is to coat after its cooked.)
Chose the cooking method below in the directions and cook the chicken until it reaches 165 degrees using an instant-read thermometer in the thickest part.
When the chicken is completely cooking, toss the chicken in a bowl with the rest of the sauce.
Serve immediately with blue cheese, salad dressing, or ranch toppings.

Notes

Grilled Chicken, Baked Chicken, or Air Fried

Chicken should read 165 degrees in the thickest part use an instant-read thermometer to ensure the temperature of this chicken is completely cooked inside
Grilled: Arrange the chicken drumsticks over the grill, spacing them out. Grill them for about 25 minutes, flipping every 5 minutes, until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees
Baked: line a baking sheet with parchment for easier cleanup. desired. Place the chicken into the oven and bake for 40 minutes, or until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees flipping the drumsticks once halfway through using an instant-read thermometer
Air Fried: Heat the air fryer for 5 minutes at 375 degrees. Place chicken drumsticks in an oil-sprayed basket of your air fryer. Cook for 10 minutes, then turn them over and continue cooking for another 15 minutes. Use the instant-read thermometer to ensure the chicken is cooked and reaches 165 degrees in the thickest part.