Baked BBQ Chicken Breasts
With our oven-baked method, you can enjoy the incredible taste of barbecue chicken any time. These baked BBQ chicken breasts are generously coated in our favorite barbecue sauce and baked until tender to become your next easy dinner idea.
Equipment
- 1 Frying Pan
- 1 Baking pan
- meat thermometer
Ingredients
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅓ cup barbecue sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F and line the baking pan with parchment paper.
- Drizzle chicken breasts with 1 teaspoon and season it with salt, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper. Rub it on all the sides. Let it rest to bring to a room temperature for about 10-15 minutes.
- In a frying pan, heat the remaining olive oil over medium heat. Carefully, place the chicken (smooth side up) and sear it for 3 minutes or until browned. Flip it and sear it on the other side.
- Transfer seared chicken breasts on a prepared baking pan. Brush both sides of chicken with the first layer of BBQ sauce (about half of the amount). Bake it in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Carefully, remove the pan out of the oven and brush the meat with the remaining sauce. Bake it for another 5-7 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165°F. After it s cooked, cover the meat with foil tightly for about 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
You can prepare this way thighs or legs, just ensure adjusting the cooking time.
If you decide to use air fryer, skip the searing part.
I used store bought BBQ sauce, but you can also use homemade.
Nutrition
Serving: 100gCalories: 195kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 22.3gFat: 3.8gSaturated Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 568mgSugar: 14g
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