Kittencal's Easy Oven-Baked Barbecued Chicken

Kittencalskitchen's Note:

Really this is such an easy recipe I wasn't going to even bother posting it, I have been making this for years and when you can't barbecue outside this is the next best thing! --- Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce works really well or use your own favorite, I most always use my Kittencal's Famous Barbecue Sauce for Chicken and Ribs and prepare the sauce a day ahead --- I did not list the amounts for the seasoned salt and garlic powder as I never measure but probably use about 2 teaspoons each for all the chicken pieces, I usually use about 2 cups sauce but a little more or less is fine -- boneless, skinless chicken breasts work well also but cooking time will need to be reduced, you will *love* this!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 (3 -3 1/2 lb) whole chickens, cut into pieces
• seasoning salt
• garlic powder
• ground black pepper (optional)
• 2 cups prepared barbecue sauce

Directions:

1. Set oven to 350 degrees F (set oven rack to bottom position).
2. Grease a jelly-roll pan (it is best to cook the chicken on a rack that fits in the jelly-roll pan, if you do not have a rack then just sit the chicken in the pan).
3. Pat chicken dry using paper towels, then place skin-side down on the jelly-roll pan.
4. Season the chicken with seasoned salt, garlic powder and black pepper.
5. Turn skin-side up and season again.
6. Cover the pan with foil and bake for 45 minutes.
7. Remove from oven and carefully drain all fat from the pan.
8. Pour the barbecue sauce over the chicken turning the pieces over to coat with the sauce (place skin-side up again in pan).
9. Return to oven UNCOVERED and bake for about 30 minutes more or until if cooked through.

Reviews

[Mel#608]

Excellent, wonderful, finger licking deliciousness! I used a cookie sheet and lined it with foil, greased the foil, layed 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts down, seasoned of course and wrapped with another piece of greased foil. Done in 20 minutes! Shoulda watched out for that a little bit sooner since i still had to put bbq sauce on and let that cook on but either way, having it seasoned and cooked the way it is it was still good having been over done by 10 min! As always thanks kittencal!

[LonghornMama]

So simple and my entire family loved it! For the sauce, I used Just the Best Barbecue Sauce Ever! which I simmer and keep in a jar in the fridge. Used all chicken legs cause the boys love them. Next time I'll try skinning the chicken before baking just because I hate losing the BBQ yumminess when I pull off the skin. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

[Karen=^..^=]

Yes, this is pretty basic, but the METHOD is what's important, not so much the recipe itself. This method produced the best drumsticks I've ever made in the oven. I used a rack on top of my largest jelly-roll pan, which I lined with foil for easy clean-up. I've never used the lowest rack position, so that was new to me, also. Same thing with the seasoned salt...I would have never thought to use it. I used Jack Daniel's Honey Smokehouse on half of the drumsticks and used Jalapeño & Honey BBQ sauce on the other half. The directions and method here are perfect and I would definitely use this again. My kids and husband really enjoyed! (I don't eat skin, so my portion wasn't as flavorful...next time I will take the skin off of mine before cooking so the seasonings and sauce can penetrate.) Thanks!