Description
Get the taste of BBQ chicken from your oven! This easy baked BBQ chicken is made with a dry rub then combined with your favorite BBQ sauce. Bake then broil for oven BBQ perfection!
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 bone-in chicken thighs, skin and excess fat removed
- 1/2 cup BBQ sauce, plus more for basting and serving
- 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Preheat: Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Prepare your baking sheet by lining it with foil, and topping with a baking rack that’s been sprayed with cooking spray.
- Combine Rub: In a small bowl combine the dry ingredients: the brown sugar, garlic powder, smoked paprika, onion powder, salt and pepper.
- Prepare Chicken: Lightly score the chicken thighs by cutting one or two slices into the top, then place in a large bowl.
- Coat: Sprinkle both sides of the chicken with the dry rub and make sure the chicken is well coated.
- Sauce: Pour in the 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce and massage well into the chicken.
- Bake: Place the chicken top side down onto the baking rack, bake for 25 minutes. After 25 minutes, flip the chicken, baste the top with additional fresh BBQ sauce, then bake another 20 minutes until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.
- Broil: Place under the broiler for 90 seconds – 2 minutes.
Notes
Use your favorite alcohol-free BBQ sauce. Baking elevated on a baking rack prevents the chicken from sitting in juices and becoming watery.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken thigh
- Calories: 380 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 620 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg
Keywords: oven baked bbq chicken, chicken thighs, easy bbq chicken, baked chicken