The Best Sticky BBQ Chicken In The Oven

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Gives you that charred taste but without all the hassle of firing up a barbecue. If you love barbecue but can do without all the work this recipe is for you. Want to learn how to make BBQ chicken in the oven? Let’s get started!

How To Make BBQ Chicken In The Oven

1. To get the best BBQ chicken you need the best BBQ rub and the best BBQ sauce. Luckily you can make it both yourself and ahead of time.
2. Because you want properly seasoned chicken you first have to bake the chicken with the barbecue rub before applying the barbecue sauce.
3. Preheat the oven to 400℉/200℃. Make sure your oven is nice and hot so your chicken will bake. Put a baking tray in when you heat the oven. You get a head start when baking
4. Put baking paper on your baking tray as there will be oil, seasoning, and sauce. That way you will keep a clean baking tray
5. Season your chicken thighs with BBQ rub and put them on the baking tray. Cook for 20 minutes before you start adding the sauce
6. Take out of the oven and increase the heat to 450℉/220℃. To get a crispy chicken. Brush your chicken thighs with BBQ sauce and bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
7. Put a small amount of sauce in a bowl and brush your thighs on both sides. If you have any leftover sauce, you can preserve it in the fridge.
8. Take out the baking tray and brush more barbecue sauce on both sides of the chicken thighs. Return to the oven for 8 minutes and you are ready to serve your sticky BBQ chicken

Easy Oven Baked Chicken Recipe

Cooking BBQ chicken in the oven is ideal because now you do not need a hot day to fire up the grill but you can eat barbecue any time you like.

Let’s be honest, grilling on the barbecue can be time-consuming. Just getting the coals at the right temperature can take ages. You have to be a grill master to get the perfect piece of chicken that is not burned or dry continuously turning the chicken.

Of course, you can use an electric grill or a gas barbecue but that is where I draw the line and go into my kitchen to cook in my oven.

What is so nice about oven grilling is that it is basically hands-free cooking. You need a baking tray, a fork to turn your chicken twice, and a brush to apply the sauce.

While your chicken is browning in the oven you can make delicious Fried rice, and Mexican potatoes, read a story to your kids, or sip a glass of wine.

There are always better things to do than flipping your chicken on the grill don’t you think?

Can You Make BBQ Chicken In The Oven Ahead?

Yes, just like a lot of chicken recipes you can make this recipe ahead of time and prepare it for your meal prep.

Prepare the chicken and store properly so you can serve it when you need it.

How To Store BBQ Chicken

This recipe is great to make in a big batch and load a full baking tray with chicken. So, you have several ways to store the leftovers.

In all cases let the chicken cool completely fast before storing:

• Refrigerator – you can keep the chicken in the fridge for at least two days. Put the chicken in an airtight food container
• Freezer – want to store your BBQ chicken longer it is recommended to put it in the freezer. Store the chicken in a freezer-friendly food container and you can keep it for up to 3 months in the freezer

How To Reheat BBQ Chicken

If you want to reheat leftover barbecue chicken you also have several options:

• Oven – preheat the oven to 375℉/190℃ and put the chicken in an oven dish. Put a little bit of water in the dish. Cover the dish with some foil to prevent the chicken from getting darker. Heat for 10-15 and check if the chicken is warm and has an internal temperature of 165℉/74℃ else extend
• Air Fryer – instead of an oven you can use an Air Fryer. Preheat the Air Fryer to 350℉/175℃ for 3 minutes. Put the leftover chicken in a cake pan. Add water and cover with foil. Heat for 7-10 minutes or until warm and the chicken has an internal temperature of 165℉/74℃
• Cast Iron Skillet – you can reheat the chicken on the stove as well with a cast iron skillet. Put the chicken in the skillet and heat slowly adding water to prevent the chicken from sticking to the pan. Heat until warm
• Instant Pot – you can also reheat the chicken in an Instant Pot. Put the BBQ chicken in the Instant Pot. Add ½ cup of water and pressure cook for 2 minutes then quick release and serve

Serve BBQ Chicken With

You can serve this sticky BBQ chicken with a lot of great recipes like:

• Mexican rice – chicken and rice is a great combination
• Summer salad – why not compliment your sticky chicken with a salad? You cannot go wrong
• Mexican fries – chicken and crunchy fries. Yum!
• Baked potatoes – just like Mexican fries this BBQ chicken is a great combination with baked potatoes

More Chicken Recipes

Check out some of the following tasty chicken recipes for more inspiration:

• Honey and garlic chicken
• Garlic chicken thighs with mushrooms
• Oven-baked chicken breast
• Perfect pulled chicken fajitas
• Oven-baked chicken quesadillas
• Simply shredded chicken enchilada
• My father’s rustic chicken roti

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BBQ Chicken In The Oven

Mireille

Serves: 2 Prep Time: 2 minutes Cooking Time: 40 minutes

BBQ chicken in the oven, grilled to perfection with homemade barbecue sauce with that authentic grill taste but in a fraction of the time.

Ingredients

• 4 big chicken thighs
• 2 tablespoons BBQ rub
• 1 cup BBQ sauce
• Cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400℉/200℃
2. Clean the chicken thighs, spray with cooking spray, add some lemon juice and rub with bbq dry rub
3. Bake the chicken in the oven for 20 minutes
4. Take out of the oven. Increase the heat to 450℉/220℃ and brush the chicken thighs on both sides with barbecue sauce
5. Bake for another 10 minutes. Take out of the oven and brush the chicken on both sides again
6. Bake for 8 more minutes. Take out the oven
7. Ready to serve

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Nutrition facts

Calories: 612; Fat: 30.5g; Carbs: 45g; Protein: 35g;

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