Best BBQ Chicken in Oven

Sweet, smokey and perfectly Juicy, these Oven Baked BBQ Chicken has outdoor summer grilling vibes. Easy to make with a handful of ingredients and a family-friendly dinner for sure.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 384kcal

Author Subhasmita

Equipment

1 Oven To bake the chicken
1 Small bowl To mix spice rub ingredients
1 Brush To brush the BBQ sauce over chicken

Ingredients

1 kg Chicken thighs and legs With skin and bone-in
1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
½ teaspoon Onion Powder
1 teaspoon Paprika
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Pepper
¾ cup BBQ Sauce ref note -1 & 2

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking tray with foil and keep aside.
Start by patting the chicken dry with a kitchen towel.
In a bowl mix all the dry ingredients.
Arrange chicken pieces on the prepared tray a little apart. Season generously with the above seasoning mix on both sides.
Keep the skin side up. Bake in the middle rack for 20 minutes.
Remove from the oven. Increase oven heat to 425 F.
Brush chicken generously with BBQ sauce. Put the tray back into the oven. Bake for 10 minutes.
Again remove the chicken from the oven, and give a second coat of BBQ sauce. Bake it again for about 10 minutes. Chicken is done when clear juices run out of it and the internal temperature is 165 degrees F.
For the extra charred effect on the skin, broil the chicken on the upper rack for 2-3 minutes(keep a close eye not to avoid burning)

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Notes

After brushing the chicken with BBQ sauce if dipping the brush back to the sauce, the BBQ sauce is contaminated. So any leftover sauce should not be consumed directly unless being cooked. Alternatively, take out half of the total sauce in another bowl and use it.
If the bottled BBQ sauce is too sweet, add a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to the sauce.

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