Oven Baked BBQ Chicken

Finger licking BBQ chicken doesn't always have to happen on the grill. Get the full guide to roasting perfectly juicy BBQ chicken right in your oven with all your favorite smoky flavors.

Course Main Dishes

Cuisine American

Keyword oven baked BBQ chicken

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 1 15

Additional Time 10

Total Time 3 25

Servings

Calories 463kcal

Author Bon Appeteach

Ingredients

4 tbsp. All Purpose BBQ Dry Rub
2 tbsp. Baking Powder optional, see post notes above
1 Whole Chicken split into 8 pieces, or see notes above
1/2 cup BBQ Sauce

Instructions

1. Remove your split chicken pieces from the packaging. Use paper towels to pat the chicken dry.
2. Read the post above to decide how to approach getting crispy skin. If you're shorter on time, add the dry rub ingredients and baking powder together and coat the chicken pieces all over. Place back in the fridge for up to 2 hours (for best results).
3. Place foil on baking sheet and a cooling rack over it. Place each piece of chicken on the rack and into a 425 F. preheated oven. *NOTE- If you're using skinless, boneless chicken then bake at 375 F. *
4. Bake for about 45-60 minutes. You want your thickest piece to reach an internal temperature of 155 F. before saucing (saucing too early could cause it to burn).
5. Sauce all sides of your chicken and allow it to bake another 10-15 minutes, and sauce again and continue baking until it reaches 165 F.
6. Remove and serve with additional sauce family style on a platter and enjoy!

Notes

Baking powder or cornstarch is a great way to help absorb extra moisture on the skin of your chicken. This works best when it's mixed with your dry rub and added to the chicken a few hours before baking.

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