Simple Smoked Buffalo Drumsticks
This easy-prep dish is the perfect game day food!
Equipment
- Traeger smoker OR oven and grill
- Container or Ziploc bag for marinade
Ingredients
- 3 lbs Chicken Drumsticks
- 3/4 cup Noble Made Medium Buffalo Sauce (or your favorite buffalo sauce)
- 1 cup Bleu Cheese dipping sauce for serving
- 1 bunch Cilantro for garnish
- 1/2 cup Crumbled Bleu Cheese for garnish
Instructions
- Combine drumsticks and buffalo sauce in a container for marinading. Coat well. Refrigerate marinaded drumsticks for at least 4 hours, or overnight if possible. Note: I highly recommend an overnight marinade for this recipe!
- Pre-heat Traeger smoker on "smoke" setting for 10-15 minutes. Alternatively, pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Place drumsticks on smoker and insert temperature probes into a couple of the drumsticks. Leave Traeger on "smoke" setting for 30-minutes.
- After 30-minutes on the smoker, turn the Traeger temperature up to 350 degrees and allow the drumsticks to cook until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees. If using an oven, place drumsticks in the oven for 30-minutes or until they reach an internal temperature of 155 degrees. Then, remove drumsticks from the oven and place on a hot grill to finish the cooking process and add some char to the skin. Ensure internal temperature reaches 165 degrees while on the grill.
- Plate drumsticks alongside Bleu Cheese dressing for dipping. Garnish with cilantro and crumbled Bleu Cheese. Serve and enjoy every bite!