Description
Two Ingredient Crispy Oven Baked BBQ Chicken is the ultimate solution for busy weeknights and special gatherings. This effortless recipe combines just two main ingredients—barbecue sauce and chicken—to create a meal that is not only deliciously crispy but also sticky, tender, and bursting with flavor. Perfect for family dinners or entertaining guests, this dish takes minimal effort while delivering maximum satisfaction. With its sweet and tangy glaze, this oven-baked chicken will impress everyone around the table.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8–10 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs and/or drumsticks
- 2 cups of your favorite barbecue sauce
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Coat each piece of chicken with olive oil and season generously with salt and pepper.
- Arrange the chicken skin side down on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes.
- Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F.
- Flip the chicken over, baste both sides with barbecue sauce, then bake for an additional 14 minutes (basting twice during this time).
- If necessary, broil for 3-5 minutes for extra crispiness.
- Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 46 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken thigh (approximately 100g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 90mg