Baked Barbecue Chicken Breasts
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Baked Barbecue Chicken Breasts are an easy recipe the entire family will love. Juicy chicken breasts are smothered in savory BBQ sauce and baked to tender perfection in this fast weeknight recipe ready in under an hour! Serve with “almost” homemade mac and cheese or garlic cheese mashed potatoes to complete your meal.
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If you’re anything like me you are always on the hunt for family-friendly easy weeknight dinners and new chicken recipes. Luckily for the both of us, today’s recipe fits the bill perfectly! This oven baked barbecue chicken is packed with flavor and one of those no-fail recipes you’ll turn to again and again!
Ingredients
There are no ultra-fancy ingredients here, just the basics!
- boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- extra virgin olive oil
- paprika (or smoked paprika)
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- ground pepper
- barbecue sauce
Need more great chicken recipes? try our chicken pot pie casserole, chicken cordon bleu casserole, lemon butter chicken and asparagus, or chicken fried chicken recipes!
Step by step
- Preheat oven to 375. Spray 9 by 13 inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
- Add chicken, olive oil, and spices to a large plastic bag. Close and shake to thoroughly coat the chicken.
- Place chicken in the pan and crush with half of the barbecue sauce. Bake 15 minutes, flip, brush remaining side with barbecue sauce and cook an additional 15 minutes or until cooked through to 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Allow chicken to rest 5 minutes before slicing and serving with additional barbecue sauce as desired.
Serving suggestions
Wondering what to serve with barbecue chicken? The possibilities are endless but here are some of my favorites:
- potato salad, crispy roasted potatoes, or baked potatoes
- corn on the cob
- collard greens
- macaroni and cheese
FAQs
You can certainly use other cuts of chicken but cooking time will need to be adjusted. Make sure you cook the meat until it is 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days. Reheat leftovers in the microwave, adding extra bbq sauce over the top beforehand for best results.
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Baked Barbecue Chicken Breasts
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
Baked Barbecue Chicken Breasts are an easy recipe the entire family will love. Juicy chicken breasts are smothered in savory BBQ sauce and baked to tender perfection in this fast weeknight recipe ready in just 30 minutes!
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1.5 tablespoons paprika (or smoked paprika)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
- ½ cup barbecue sauce + additional for serving if desired
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375. Spray 9 by 13 inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
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Add chicken, olive oil, and spices to a large plastic bag. Close and shake to thoroughly coat the chicken.
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Place chicken in the pan and brush with half of the barbecue sauce. Bake 15 minutes, flip, brush remaining side with barbecue sauce and cook an additional 15 minutes or until cooked through to 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Allow chicken to rest 5 minutes before slicing and serving with additional barbecue sauce as desired.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: main course
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 467
- Sugar: 14.1 g
- Sodium: 400.3 mg
- Fat: 14.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 18.9 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 62.1 g
- Cholesterol: 198.6 mg
This is not a recipe for Barbecue Chicken! This is a recipe for baked chicken with barbecue sauce. Barbecue is a method of cooking involving grilling and smoking food over charcoal or wood (and no, cooking food on a gas or electric grill isn’t barbecuing, it’s just grilling). Putting barbecue sauce on baked, broiled or boiled meat does not make it barbecue!