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Oven Baked BBQ Chicken

This is one of the juiciest oven baked BBQ chicken you'll ever taste
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 6-8 chicken thighs and/or drumsticks bone-in, skin on about 2.5 to 3 lb.
  • 1 cup your favorite BBQ sauce
spices
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp lemon pepper
  • 1 tsp kosher salt

Method
 

  1. You can marinate the chicken in a brine, buttermilk or seasonings that you like.
  2. Pat the chicken dry on both sides, then transfer to a medium bowl.
  3. Toss garlic, salt, lemon pepper and paprika in a small bowl. Sprinkle over chicken in bowl. Toss with tongs until pieces are coated.
  4. Preheat oven to 400 F and cover a baking sheet with foil.
  5. Place the chicken skin side down on a baking sheet.

Bake the chicken for :

  1. 30 minutes - 400 F then drain juices, flip chicken
  2. 15 minutes - 400 F then drain juices, place skin side down and baste with BBQ sauce
  3. 10 minutes - 400 F then drain juices, flip chicken, baste with BBQ sauce
  4. 10 minutes - 425 F then baste with BBQ sauce
  5. 2 minutes - put under broiler to caramelize
  6. 10 minutes - let chicken rest before serving.
    Enjoy.