4.0 from 2 votes

I just love oven baked bbq chicken. When I don’t have time to grill but still want delicious bbq chicken, I rely on my easy recipe for the oven. I use bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs or drumsticks for the best flavor and juiciness. When adding the sauce, The sugars in the BBQ sauce caramelize in the oven, creating a thick and sticky glaze that coats the chicken and infuses it with a lot flavor. This recipe can be enjoyed all year long and it pairs great with potato salad, dirty rice or a heaping side of fried cabbage.

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How to Make Oven Baked BBQ Chicken

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Step 1: Ingredients

The key to great tasting bbq is always in the quality of the meat and the flavor of the barbecue sauce. For this recipe I used Jack Daniels Original BBQ Sauce.

Ingredients for Oven Baked BBQ Chicken:

Chicken Thighs, Honey, Barbecue Sauce, Soy Sauce, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Paprika, Black Pepper and Salt

Step 2: Mix Seasonings for BBQ Chicken

Before prepping make sure to preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a small bowl combine the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, black pepper and salt and mix well.

Step 3: Making the BBQ Sauce

In another bowl combine the honey and barbecue sauce and mix well.

Step 4: Preparing the Chicken

Season the thighs with the seasoning mixture making sure each piece is well coated. Place the chicken on a wire rack. the transfer to the preheated oven and cook for 20 minutes.

Step 5: Baking the BBQ Chicken

Transfer the chicken to the preheated oven and allow it to cook for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes brush the chicken with the honey barbecue sauce then return to the oven and continue to bake for another 25 minutes (coating with the sauce intermittently) or until your chicken has an internal temperature of 165 degrees.

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Oven Baked BBQ Chicken

Recipe by Soul Food Cooking

4.0 from 2 votes

Course: Main, meatDifficulty: Easy

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Ingredients

Oven Baked Chicken Thighs
2lbs Chicken Thighs
1 Cup Honey
1 Cup Barbecue Sauce
1/4 Cup Soy Sauce
1 tsp Garlic Powder
2 tsps Onion Powder
1 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Black Pepper
1 tsp Salt

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a small bowl combine the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, black pepper and salt and mix well.
In another bowl combine the honey and barbecue sauce and mix well.
Season the thighs with the seasoning mixture.
Place the chicken on a wire rack the transfer to the preheated oven and cook for 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes brush the chicken with the honey barbecue sauce then return to the oven and continue to bake for another 25 minutes (coating with the sauce intermittently) or until your chicken has an internal temperature of 165 degrees.

Soul Food Cooking

Oven Baked BBQ Chicken Recipe