How to store BBQ baked chicken
Leftover chicken can be stored in a sealed container in your fridge for 3-4 days. I enjoy it sliced and served cold over a salad for lunch. Or warm it up on the stovetop or in the microwave with a little extra BBQ sauce.
Oven baked BBQ chicken ingredients
One of the things I love most about this recipe is the SUPER short ingredient list. It’s the recipe that I reach for when I don’t feel like cooking.
Chicken Thighs: To make this recipe, you’ll need bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs. If you don’t like the skin, rub some BBQ sauce underneath it to flavor the meat, but keep it on for baking. The skin will help protect the meat and keep it nice and juicy. BBQ Sauce – The bottle you have in your fridge will do just fine! If you want to go the extra mile, my BBQ sauce for chicken is fab in this recipe.
What cut of chicken is best for this recipe?
Chicken thighs! Specifically, bone-in and skin-on chicken thighs will give you tender, juicy chicken with a deliciously sticky glaze. Drumsticks work well, too. Boneless chicken thighs cook very quickly so if you use them the BBQ sauce won’t have a chance to get deeply caramelized. They’ll be good, but not as good. Avoid using chicken breasts, except as a last resort. They tend to dry out with a long bake in the oven AND they release a lot of liquid so the BBQ sauce becomes watery rather than thick and sticky. Bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs are best!
Which BBQ sauce sauce is the best?
We love love love our BBQ sauce for chicken. It’s sweet and tangy with a hint of smoky flavor. It’s also quick to make and easily made refined sugar-free. But any BBQ sauce will work well. You can use what you have in your fridge or buy your favorite bottle. Sweet Baby Ray’s is a popular choice for store-bought BBQ sauce! That’s it! BBQ baked chicken in 4 simple steps! Veggie sides:
Creamy Cucumber Salad (pictured below) Garlic Roasted Carrots Best Roasted Broccoli Garlic Green Beans Sesame Garlic Miso Butter Mushrooms Best Greek Salad
Starchy sides:
Greek Lemon Potatoes Smoky Parmesan Corn on the Cob Boursin Mashed Cauliflower Perfect Basmati Rice
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