Apricot preserves balances the spicy taste of chipotle chile in a delicious basting sauce.
Grilled Spicy Chipotle Barbecue Turkey Drumsticks
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 35 min
- Servings 2
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
- 2 teaspoons water
- 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
- 2 tablespoons apricot preserves
- 1 teaspoon chopped chipotle chile in adobo sauce (from 7-oz can)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 turkey drumsticks (8 oz each)
Instructions
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Step1Heat gas or charcoal grill. In 1-quart saucepan, cook onion and water over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender. Stir in barbecue sauce, preserves, chile and salt. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until heated through. Reserve 3 tablespoons sauce.
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Step2Cover and grill drumsticks over medium-low heat 25 to 30 minutes, turning frequently and brushing with sauce during last 5 minutes, until juice of turkey is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (180°F).
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Step3Serve drumsticks with reserved 3 tablespoons sauce.
Nutrition
270
Calories
4 1/2g
Total Fat
31g
Protein
26g
Total Carbohydrate
18g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 270
- Calories from Fat
- 45
- Total Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 7%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 8%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 120mg
- 40%
- Sodium
- 560mg
- 23%
- Potassium
- 370mg
- 11%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 26g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 18g
- Protein
- 31g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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