Oven-Barbecued Chicken

This delicious dish is adapted from Cooking in a Casserole by Robert Ackart (1973). The whiskey gives the BBQ sauce a special zip. This recipe calls for chicken breasts, but you may use any part of the chicken that you like.

• Ready In: 2 hrs
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• Flour mixture

• 1  cup flour
• 2  teaspoons salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 2  teaspoons paprika

• Chicken

• 6  chicken breast halves, boneless

• BBQ sauce

• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1  tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1  tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄2 cup ketchup
• 4  tablespoons  Jack Daniels Whiskey

Directions

1. Flour mixture: combine all ingredients in a paper or plastic bag. Coat chicken pieces one at a time in bag.
2. Lightly oil a cookie sheet with olive oil. Spread flour-coated chicken pieces evenly on sheet.
3. Combine the sauce ingredients. Using a brush, coat the chicken pieces with sauce.
4. Preheat oven to 350°F Bake small pieces like legs for 60 minutes. Larger pieces like breasts may take up to 90 minutes. Every 30 minutes, turn the pieces over and coat with BBQ sauce. Give a final coat just before serving.