Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs
October 23, 2023 • 0 comments
Baked BBQ chicken thighs are sweet, juicy, delicious, and super easy to make. No need to wait for summer or light up a bbq to enjoy this chicken as it can be made and eaten any day of the year. A perfect weeknight chicken dinner your family would love.
This skin-on, bone-in chicken thigh is seasoned with pantry staples ingredients before being coated with barbeque sauce. The result is a sweet, caramelized, and delicious chicken that is full of flavor and super moist.
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- Servings: 8
Ingredients
- (8) Bone-In Skin-On Chicken Thighs
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- 1 Tablespoon hot sauce
- ½ Tablespoon onion granules
- ½ Tablespoon garlic granules
- 1 Tablespoon Smoked paprika
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F
- Prep the chicken by removing any unwanted fat and trimming off any excess hanging skin.
- Transfer the chicken into a large Ziploc bag, add smoked paprika, onion granules, garlic granules, olive oil, salt, and black pepper, close the Ziploc bag and give the chicken a good shake so that the spice rub evenly coats the chicken. Marinate the chicken for at least 30 minutes (optional)
- Line a baking dish with parchment paper or place a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet. Arrange the chicken on the rack skin side up, place the tray in the oven and bake the chicken for about 25-30 minutes or until the chicken is about 80% cooked through.
- Meanwhile, mix together the bbq sauce and hot sauce in a small mixing bowl until fully combined, then set aside.
- Carefully remove the chicken from the oven and brush the bbq sauce on both sides of the chicken. Return the chicken into the oven and bake for additional 10-15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through, skin crispy, the sauce caramelized, and the internal temperature reaches 165°F. Flip the chicken halfway through this cooking time to get some caramelization at the bottom of the thighs.
- Once done, remove the chicken from the oven and let it rest for a few minutes before serving it hot with your favorite sides. Enjoy!
- If you want the skin to be a bit charred like it was cooked on the grill, then pop the chicken under a broiler for about 5 minutes or until the desired effect is achieved. Do keep an eye so that it doesn't burn.
