Oven Baked BBQ Chicken Recipe

This bbq chicken recipe is lovely any time of the year.

It doesn't have to be summer to enjoy this treat when you can bake your barbecue chicken in the oven!

Most of us love baked chicken smothered in yummy bbq sauce any time of the year. With this recipe it is easy to put this treat on the table any day and any time of year.

The sauce recipe is easy and a nice mix of sweet and tangy.

It mixes in just a few minutes, then bakes over the chicken to bring all the tastes together and give you a moist, tender, flavorful barbeque chicken.

Serve it with twice baked potatoes and crunchy coleslaw for a perfect "summer" meal any time of the year.

Or pair it with some good homemade mac and cheese for a night of comfort food.

Prep time: 30 min

Cook time: 1 hour

1 whole chicken, cut into serving pieces, or 9 bone in chicken pieces such as thighs and legs
oil for frying
1 onion, sliced into thin rings


BBQ Sauce:
3/4 cup brown sugar or unpasturized honey
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup vinegar
1 teaspoon dry mustard
salt and pepper to taste

Preheat the oven to 350ºF.

Heat oil in a large skillet. Brown the chicken pieces well in the oil. Spread the browned chicken pieces out in a heavy baking dish. Top with onion rings.

Combine remaining ingredients in a sauce pan and bring it all to a boil. When it boils for just a minute, pour the sauce over the chicken in the baking dish.

Bake for 1 hour at 350ºF, basting 2 or 3 times with the sauce.

Serves 4