Oven Baked BBQ Chicken Breast (Easy Recipe)
Baked BBQ chicken is a delicious BBQ dinner made with bone-in chicken breasts and BBQ sauce baked in the oven. A perfect easy weeknight meal.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 bone-in skin on chicken breasts
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon sweet paprika
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
- Prepare a sheet pan by lining it with aluminum foil (for easy cleanup).
- Place chicken breasts skin side up on to a sheet pan.4 bone-in skin on chicken breasts
- Drizzle olive oil over the top of the chicken breasts.1 tablespoon olive oil
- Mix together the spices in a small bowl.1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon garlic powder, ¼ teaspoon sweet paprika
- Sprinkle seasoning on skin of chicken breasts.
- Place in the oven on the middle rack for 25-30 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the oven and now brush on the BBQ sauce on the top of the chicken.1 cup BBQ sauce
- Place back in the oven on the top rack for another 10 minutes.
- If you prefer the BBQ sauce to have a little char then turn the broiler on in the oven and cook the chicken under the broiler for about 2 minutes or until it starts to lightly caramelize.
- The chicken is ready when the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.
Notes
If you are working with boneless chicken breasts without skin:
Follow the instructions in the post. Make sure chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees.Nutrition
Calories: 344kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 116mg | Sodium: 696mg | Potassium: 410mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.02g | Vitamin A: 214IU | Vitamin C: 0.003mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition Values are estimates only.
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