Grandma Barb’s Baked BBQ Chicken
I grew up on a lot of bbq chicken recipes. Just like macaroni and cheese, it seems like everyone in my family has their own way of preparing baked bbq chicken. This is my grandma Barb’s recipe. I feature a lot of her down-home, tried, and true recipes on this site, like her fluffy yeast rolls, moist cream cheese pound cake, and cornbread dressing to name a few. They never disappoint which is why I’ve been begging her to create a cookbook.
This bbq chicken recipe is pretty easy. It’s super juicy and tender. Grandmother would whip this up on weekdays and serve it with roasted corn, stove-top mac n cheese, yeast rolls, green beans, and of course some good ol’ fashioned, ice-cold sweet tea to wash it all down. Ahhhh…to be a child again. I didn’t know how good I had it!
This bbq chicken recipe isn’t saucy like your typical baked barbecue chicken. The homemade bbq sauce is thin and bakes right into the chicken as it cooks. Â This isn’t a very bold style sauce which makes it pair up great with just about any side dish. It has that nice taste of tangy, sweet BBQ flavor without being too overpowering (not that I would ever complain about an overpowering bbq sauce)
Out of all the baked BBQ chicken recipes I make, my son seems to like this one the best. I guess because it’s not too spicy or smokey.
Watch me make this easy, baked bbq chicken recipe from start to finish!
Get the Recipe: Grandma Barb's Baked BBQ Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 small chicken, cut up (5 lbs)
- garlic pepper seasoning
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup water, I don't always add water but in the video, I did, forgot to mention
- 6 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2-3 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450.
- Place chicken on a foil-lined baking sheet and season both sides generously with garlic pepper seasoning.
- Mix all of the remaining ingredients in a bowl to create the bbq sauce.
- Place the sauce in the microwave to melt the butter if needed.
- Cover both sides of the chicken with bbq sauce.
- Bake skin side up for 40-45 minutes, basting with the bbq sauce every 15 minutes.
- Turn the oven to broil for the last two minutes of baking and broil for 1-2 minutes to crisp up the skin. Watch it carefully.
- Remove from oven and let chicken rest for about 5-7 minutes before serving.
Notes
For a smoky flavor, sprinkle the chicken with hickory salt or liquid smoke before baking.
Be careful not to overcook. Depending on the size of your chicken, you may need to adjust the cooking times.
This recipe is AMAZING! The bbq sauce is so good. I will admit that I got a little scared because I thought the chicken was burning but it came out perfectly. Thanks for the recipe! =)
I made this recipe with boneless chicken breasts…..O.M.G. lip smackin GOOD! The sauce is to die for Monique! I will be trying some of your other recipes soon and I’m sure they will be just a delicious!
I fell in love with the sauce alone, not to mention the chicken like the roasted texture.Nice switch up from the norm . Thanks Grandma Barb and you too Monique LOL just kidding keep up the good work! 🙂
Wow! I could not wait to taste these. I used chicken wings. The home made sauce lit up my kitchen. The flavor is exactly what I’ve been trying to find. I usually buy my sauce, but nothing tops this one! Thank you so much for sharing your recipes. I use them quite often.
I made this chicken the other day and it was so yummy, thanks!
Wow is all I can say!!!! My daughter stayed up just so she could eat this BBQ chicken. LOLOLOL!! She kept saying “mommy is it done, its smells so good?” My man is not the one to want to try new things and when I told him that I was making a new receipt he said ” ahh man I don’t want that.” (every since I cooked something from the Monique cook book. He has been scARED TO TRY NEW THINGS THAT i SUGGEST. LOL! Before I could eat my one drum stick he was on his way back into the kitchen to get another piece saying “this shit good.” LOL As I type right now my kids are coming downstairs to get another piece. LOL. It is 12:21am. LOL. Thank you so much for sharing your families receipts. Next up, drinks for my friend tomorrow. She is going through something so I told her about your site and that will make the blackberry drink. I will let you know how it turns out.LOl