Baked apples with mascarpone
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007431 69 40 69 C 47. This post may contain affiliate links. These oven bbq chicken drumsticks and thighs come out juicy, crispy, and perfect every time, with only TWO INGREDIENTS! And the other great thing- this recipe doesn’t require any marinating! You can just dive right in and cook it quickly. There are a few tricks to getting the BEST, crispiest, juiciest oven bbq chicken with a thick, sticky, sweet glaze of bbq sauce on top. In this post, I’ll go over exactly how to make the best oven bbq chicken ever.
There’s a reason why this recipe has been rated 5 stars by over 70 people and has been pinned almost 400K times! What cut of chicken is best to use for oven bbq chicken? For the juiciest, most tender oven bbq chicken, you’re definitely going to want to use bone-in, skin on chicken pieces for this. If you want to use chicken breasts, I recommend making sure you get bone-in, skin on breasts. Or at the very least, bone-in.
The skin and the bone both help keep the chicken super juicy. And if you use dark meat as well, you’ve hit the trifecta! Using bone-in, skin on dark meat guarantees juicy, tender chicken every time. As a bonus: these pieces are generally a lot less expensive! If you really want to use boneless, skinless chicken breasts, make sure you cook them for less time. Check out the recipe notes for how to do it. For a recipe that uses bone-in, skin OFF chicken thighs, check out this Spiced Chicken and Rice with Apples and Raisins.
A white plate holding green beans, potato salad, and bbq chicken. Bird’s eye view of two side-by-side photos that show how to season chicken thighs and drumsticks with oil, salt, and pepper. Each time BBQ sauce is added, it thickens and caramelizes in the oven. By the time you’ve added that third layer, you’ve got a delicious thick, sweet, sticky layer of BBQ sauce on every inch of the chicken.
Something to note: these chicken pieces are smothered in sauce, so the skin won’t ever be quite as crispy as when you roast it when herbs and butter, for example. Broil the chicken at the end. After you’re done cooking it, if the skin isn’t as crisp as you like, move the oven rack up and turn on your broiler. Keep an eye on it- just a few minutes should do the trick! Cook the chicken on a baking rack. Using a rack nestled into your rimmed baking sheet will elevate the chicken and cause air to circulate around the whole piece, rather than having it sit in the juices. If you do this, just keep it skin-side up the whole time- no need to flip!
A roasting pan holding several pieces of cooked bbq chicken. A lot of readers have commented that they’ve used Sweet Baby Ray’s with great results. Something to keep in mind: a lot of store-bought BBQ sauces have a lot of added sugar. Frankly, it’s what makes it taste so good and sugar is vital for getting that thick caramelization.
