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Close-up of several grilled chicken pieces with a glistening, caramelized glaze on a dark, textured grill surface, masterfully prepared by Owl Creek Farm.

Oven Barbecue (BBQ) Chicken

Amy @ owlcreek.ca
An easy techinique for BBQ'd chicken when you can't, or don't want to, deal with the outside grill. Easy cleanup with a little extra prep!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8 people
Calories 615 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Barbecue (BBQ) Sauce preferred brand or flavour
  • 8 Chicken Legs (or 4 hindquarters: see notes)
  • 8 Chicken Thighs (or 4 hindquarters: see notes)

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Preheat oven to 375°f
  • To lessen the amount of cleanup, either use disposable aluminum baking sheets, or wrap your baking sheets in aluminum foil.
  • Over the foil, line with parchment paper to prevent any sticking. Cut the parchment so it's about an inch smaller than the pan on all sides to prevent edges from burning.

Prepare and Cook the Chicken

  • Rinse chicken pieces, if desired, and pat dry with clean paper towels.
  • Place the chicken on parchment paper in prepared pans, skin side down, avoid any pieces touching each other or the sides.
  • Brush top only with preferred barbecue sauce.
  • Place in oven and cook for 20 minutes at 375°f
  • Using mitts or pot holders, remove chicken from the oven to the stovetop or trivets.
  • Turn oven to 400°f
  • Brush each piece lightly with barbecue sauce.
  • Using tongs, carefully turn each piece over. Brush liberally with barbecue sauce. Place back in oven and cook for 10 minutes.
  • Brush liberally with barbecue sauce.
  • Place back in oven and cook for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and brush the top of the chicken lightly with barbecue sauce.
  • Turn over, and brush liberally with sauce.
  • Repeat this 2-4 more times until the barbecue sauce coating the chicken is thick and getting crispy, almost to the point of blackening, to your preference. Exact timing will also depend on your oven and the barbecue sauce.
  • Serve immediately, and with lots of napkins handy!

Notes

Chicken Hindquarters vs Legs and Thighs - We've written the recipe like this for the nutrition calculation, which doesn't have a hindquarter option. Use hindquarters for best results. However, you can use separate legs and thighs, but be aware cooking times may change, check the meat more often.

Nutrition

Calories: 615kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 40gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 231mgSodium: 748mgPotassium: 618mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 327IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 2mg