Barbecue Chicken In The Oven

If you are going to make chicken for dinner this week, then why not make an amazing baked barbecue chicken in the oven. If you don’t want to fire up the grill or the weather isn’t permitting you to barbecue outdoors, then you're going to be amazed at how easy this barbecue chicken recipe is to make.

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken, comfort food, easy to make, Sweet Baby Ray's

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 50

Total Time 2 50

Servings

Calories 201kcal

Ingredients

8 pieces Chicken Bone in
1 quart Milk
1 tbsp Hot sauce Sriracha or Tabasco
2 tbsp Chili powder
2 tbsp Grapeseed oil
1 cup Barbecue sauce Sweet Baby Rays

Instructions

Start by seasoning the chicken all over with salt and pepper. Set these aside in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. Then, in a large bowl, make a milk bath by combining whole milk (1 quart) with Sriracha sauce (1 tbsp). Put the chicken into the milk bath and marinate for at least 2 hours or overnight. Remove the chicken from the marinade and pat dry with paper towels. Then season the chicken parts all over with a light dusting of chili powder
Preheat an oven to 400 degrees.
Brush grapeseed oil (2 tbsp) onto a baking pan and lay the chicken parts skin side down onto the baking pan. Put the tray of chicken into the oven and bake for 25 minutes.
Remove the chicken from the oven and lightly brush the chicken parts with barbecue sauce. Turn the chicken over and now brush the skin side of the chicken with more barbecue sauce. Put the chicken back in the oven for 10 minutes.
Remove the chicken from the oven again, and brush the chicken with another layer of sauce. Put the chicken back in the oven for 10 more minutes and cooks until the sauce is set and the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees.

Notes

Barbecue Sauce

Feel free to use your favorite barbecue sauce for this oven baked chicken recipe. If I have the time, I maybe inclined to make a quick barbecue sauce to go with our dinner. But in this case, for an easy weeknight dinner for the family, we’ll use our go-to barbecue sauce, Sweet Baby Rays.

I like Baby Rays because it is a great sauce by itself, but also can be adjusted to tastes. Adding a little vinegar and mustard makes it Memphis style. Bring in some peach jam or honey to take on a whole new flavor. Like most dishes on Throwdown Kitchen, make it your own mash-up and enjoy!

What Goes With Barbecue Chicken

These 8 popular classic side dishes are great with barbecue chicken

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Potato Salad with Mustard and Egg

Macaroni Salad

Caesar Salad with Parmesan

Garden Salad with Garden Vegetables

Sliced Tomatoes and Onions, Vinaigrette

Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Sweet Cornbread

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