Name: Smoked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks on the Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Oven
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 5 chicken drumsticks; 1 tbsp Smoke Kitchen Pitmaster's Pick BBQ Rub; ½ cup Smoke Kitchen Sweet Barbecue Sauce

Breanna StarkAugust 4, 2023

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Smoked bbq chicken drumsticks are an easy and delicious meal that the whole family will love. They only take about 5 minutes to prep and an hour to cook, making them a great option for parties and quick dinners.

I love smoking chicken. The delicious smoke flavor infuses the meat, and the finishing touch of barbecue sauce adds a bit of sweetness that makes these drums so tasty.

Using my Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Oven is one of my favorite ways to smoke chicken. It has the flexibility and temperature accuracy of an oven but with the option of adding wood pellets to infuse your chicken with real woodfire flavor.

This post was sponsored by Ninja.

drumstick dripping with smoke kitchen sweet bbq sauce

Smoked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks on the Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Oven

Ingredients you’ll need

Chicken drumsticks – I like to use skin-on chicken drumsticks for this recipe because the skin gets nice and crisp, but if you’re not a fan of the skin, you can alternatively use skinless drumsticks or remove the skin with a boning knife.
BBQ rub – I used Smoke Kitchen Pitmasters Pick but any of these homemade rubs will do.
BBQ sauce – I used Smoke Kitchen Sweet BBQ Sauce, but our homemade bbq sauce will also work great.

Equipment you’ll need

Smoker – I love the versatility of my Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Oven but any grill or smoker that can burn wood will work.
Smoke wood – The Ninja takes wood pellets, but if you’re using a different type of smoker any good smoke wood will work with chicken.

Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Oven

4.5

Pros:

Beautiful design with sleek features
Super versatile, ability to cook in many ways

Cons:

Could be slighly larger

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How to make Smoked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks

1. Fire up the smoker

For this recipe, I set the Ninja Woodfire to the “Smoker” setting at 350°F and added pellets to the grill to ignite.

The grill only takes about 10 minutes to preheat and ignite the pellets to get the smoke rolling.

2. Prep the chicken

While your smoker is coming up to temperature, pat the chicken dry with a paper towel, then season it with your favorite barbecue rub.

I love to use our Smoke Kitchen Pitmaster’s Pick rub. It goes beautifully with smoked chicken.

raw chicken on white plate with a jar of smoke kitchen pitmasters rub

Sprinkle the rub on the chicken evenly, and be sure to coat all sides.

3. Smoke the chicken drumsticks

Once your smoker is preheated, place the drumsticks on the grates and let them smoke for about 45 minutes.

raw seasoned drums on the ninja woodfire outdoor oven

After 45 minutes, it’s time to give them a lick of BBQ sauce.

drumstick being dunked in a container of Smoke Kitchen Sweet BBQ sauce

I used our Smoke Kitchen Sweet BBQ sauce for this recipe. I dunked them so each bit of chicken was well-coated, but you can alternatively use a basting brush if you prefer a little less sauce.

Once the drums are coated in sauce, place them back in the smoker for another 15 minutes or until they reach an internal temperature of at least 165°F internal.

cooked drumsticks in the ninja woodfire oven

What to serve with smoked chicken drumsticks

This versatile recipe can be served with any of your favorite barbecue side dishes.

Here are a few of my favorite recipes to serve alongside:

Smoked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks on the Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Oven

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 1 5

Servings: 5

Calories: 172kcal

Author: Breanna Stark

Equipment

Pitmaster's Pick Rub

Sweet BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

5 chicken drumsticks
1 tbsp Smoke Kitchen Pitmaster's Pick BBQ Rub Or use our ultimate rib rub (which also goes great on chicken)
½ cup Smoke Kitchen Sweet Barbecue Sauce Or use our homemade bbq sauce

Instructions

Preheat the Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Oven to 350°F on the “Smoker” setting and add pellets to the grill.
Pat your drumsticks dry and season them on all sides with the BBQ rub.
Once the smoker is preheated, place your drumsticks on the grates and let them smoke for about 45 minutes.
After 45 minutes, remove the chicken from the grates and coat them in your favorite barbecue sauce.
Place them back on the smoker for another 15 minutes or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.