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    Home » Recipes » Chicken

    Perfect Oven Barbecued Chicken

    Published: Nov 8, 2017 · Modified: Sep 21, 2019 by Karin and Ken · This post may contain affiliate links. 4 Comments

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    Perfect Oven Barbecued Chicken is delicious using whole chicken breasts or strips. The result is great because the method is great.

    Perfect Oven Barbecued Chicken

    I totally love barbecued chicken and I can't help myself. I can't stress how delicious this chicken recipe really is.

    You can leave out the minced garlic and onion and use powdered for a smoother sauce if you like. Regardless, I urge everyone to try this chicken recipe exactly as it is written at least once. You will not regret it!

    We tend to eat a lot of chicken breast and this is definitely one of our favorites!  This recipe for Perfect Oven Barbecued Chicken is called perfect for a reason!  I love dipping bites into the sauce as it just tastes so good. 

    Ken, my husband, doesn't bother dipping as he thinks the coating is more than enough!  I leave the decision up to you and I can't wait to hear what you think!

    Perfect Oven Barbecued Chicken

    Ingredients in Perfect Oven Barbecued Chicken

    • chicken breasts
    • ketchup
    • onion
    • garlic
    • yellow or dijon mustard
    • worcestershire sauce
    • maple syrup
    • apple cider vinegar
    • molasses
    • pepper
    • oil
    • salt
    • pepper

    How to make Perfect Oven Barbecued Chicken

    Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Combine ketchup, onion, molasses, maple syrup, vinegar, Worcestershire, mustard, and pepper in small to medium sized bowl. Set aside. 

    Season chicken with salt and pepper.

    Heat oil in an ovenproof or regular skillet until it shimmers or a drop of water flicked in it dances.

    Brown each chicken breast until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side.

    Transfer chicken to plate and set aside.

    Use paper towel wipe the oil out of the skillet. 

    Add the sauce to the skillet with garlic and scrape up browned bits on bottom of skillet with a wooden spoon.

    Simmer sauce over medium heat, stirring frequently until sauce has thickened, about 8-10 minutes. 

    If using oven safe skillet

    Return chicken to your skillet and adjust chicken to totally coat with the sauce. Spoon extra sauce over each piece to create a thick coating of sauce, the thicker the better.

    Place skillet in oven and bake for 12-15 minutes, or thickest part of chicken breast is about 135-140 degrees.  S

    et oven to broil and remove chicken from oven.

    Baste or spoon more sauce over chicken breasts if desired.

    Throw the skillet back in the oven for another 5-10 minutes, or chicken is 165 degrees at its thickest point.

    It doesn't matter if your oven hasn't reached broil yet, still throw it back in the oven.

    Chicken will bubble on top. Wait until it is bubbling everywhere before you take it out of the oven.

    Transfer chicken on to a plate and let rest 5 minutes.

    Meanwhile, scrape all of the sauce out of the skillet and into a bowl to serve separately with the chicken.

    Enjoy!

    If using a skillet not safe for the oven

    If you are not using an ovenproof skillet grab a pan that will hold all of your chicken breasts.

    The tighter the fit the better.

    Place all of  your chicken  in to your pan and adjust chicken to totally coat with the sauce.

    Spoon extra sauce over each piece to create a thick coating of sauce, the thicker the better.

    Bake for 12-15 minutes, or the thickest part of the chicken breast is about 135-140 degrees. 

    Set oven to broil and remove chicken from oven.

    Baste or spoon more sauce over chicken breasts if desired.

    Throw the pan back in the oven for another 5-10 minutes, or chicken is 165 degrees at its thickest point.

    It doesn't matter if your oven hasn't reached broil yet, still throw it back in the oven.

    Chicken will bubble on top.  Wait until it is bubbling everywhere before you take it out of the oven. 

    Transfer chicken on to a plate and let rest 5 minutes.

    Meanwhile, scrape all of the sauce out of the skillet and into a bowl to serve separately with the chicken.

    Enjoy!

    Perfect Oven Barbecued Chicken

    Just in case this chicken dish isn't for you I have listed some others below you just might want to have a look at.  You can never have too many chicken recipes.  Hopefully you will enjoy them as much as we do!

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    Balsamic Orange Maple Glazed Chicken

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    Bacon or Prosciutto Wrapped Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts

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    Bacon Wrapped Barbecue Chicken

    Onion Ranch Chicken

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    Honey Mustards Chicken

    Captain Crunch Chicken

    Trevor's Stuffed Chicken

    Easy Crunchy Mexican Chicken

    Ritzy Parmesan Chicken

    Cheesy Sweet Ranch Chicken

    Crunchy Caesar Chicken

    Oven Baked Alfredo Chicken

    Bacon Hasselback Chicken

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    Quick and Easy Apricot Chicken

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    Perfect Oven Barbecued Chicken

    You can serve this perfect chicken with anything you like!  We have served it with everything from salad to potatoes, done in a variety of ways, to any vegetable side you can think of!  It all works beautifully!

    I just had to shoot a video of this recipe.  I hope you enjoy it!  Have a look below!

    Perfect Oven Barbecued Chicken Video

     

    Perfect Oven Barbecued Chicken

    Perfect Oven Barbecued Chicken

    Oven Barbecued Chicken is delicious using whole chicken breasts or strips. The result is great because the method is great.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American

    Equipment

    • large skillet
    • rimmed baking sheet

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 chicken breast, boneless, skinless
    • 1 cup ketchup
    • 3-4 tblsp onion, minced
    • 1 - 2 tblsp garlic, minced
    • 3 tblsp mustard, yellow or dijon
    • 3 tblsp Worcestershire sauce -
    • 3 tblsp maple syrup
    • 3 tblsp apple cider vinegar -
    • 3 tblsp molasses
    • 2 teaspoon pepper -
    • 2 - 3 tblsp olive oil or another vegetable oil -
    • salt - to taste
    • pepper - to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Combine ketchup, onion, molasses, maple syrup, vinegar, Worcestershire, mustard, and pepper in small to medium sized bowl. Set aside. 
    • Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in an ovenproof or regular skillet until it shimmers or a drop of water flicked in it dances..  Brown each chicken breast until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to plate and set aside. With paper towel wipe the oil out of the skillet. 
    • Add the sauce to the skillet with garlic and scrape up browned bits on bottom of skillet with a wooden spoon. Simmer sauce over medium heat, stirring frequently until sauce has thickened, about 8-10 minutes. 

    If using oven safe skillet

    • Return chicken to your skillet and adjust chicken to totally coat with the sauce. Spoon extra sauce over each piece to create a thick coating of sauce, the thicker the better.
    • Place skillet in oven and bake for 12-15 minutes, or thickest part of chicken breast is about 135-140 degrees.  Set oven to broil and remove chicken from oven. Baste or spoon more sauce over chicken breasts if desired. Throw the skillet back in the oven for another 5-10 minutes, or chicken is 165 degrees at its thickest point. It doesn't matter if your oven hasn't reached broil yet, still throw it back in the oven. Chicken will bubble on top. Wait until it is bubbling everywhere before you take it out of the oven. Transfer chicken on to a plate and let rest 5 minutes. Meanwhile, scrape all of the sauce out of the skillet and into a bowl to serve separately with the chicken. Enjoy!

    If using a skillet not safe for the oven

    • If you are not using an ovenproof skillet grab a pan that will hold all of your chicken breasts. The tighter the fit the better. Place all of  your chicken  in to your pan and adjust chicken to totally coat with the sauce. Spoon extra sauce over each piece to create a thick coating of sauce, the thicker the better. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or the thickest part of the chicken breast is about 135-140 degrees.  Set oven to broil and remove chicken from oven. Baste or spoon more sauce over chicken breasts if desired. Throw the pan back in the oven for another 5-10 minutes, or chicken is 165 degrees at its thickest point. It doesn't matter if your oven hasn't reached broil yet, still throw it back in the oven. Chicken will bubble on top.  Wait until it is bubbling everywhere before you take it out of the oven.  Transfer chicken on to a plate and let rest 5 minutes. Meanwhile, scrape all of the sauce out of the skillet and into a bowl to serve separately with the chicken. Enjoy!

    Notes

    Keyword barbecue, chicken, dinner idea, easy, oven
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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    Comments

    1. Noah

      May 27, 2019 at 8:37 pm

      5 stars
      Great for Memorial Day ! Swapped in my own bbq sauce but turned out great!

      Reply
      • Karin and Ken

        May 27, 2019 at 8:40 pm

        You made my day! So happy to hear you enjoyed it as much as we do! Hopefully you find some other recipes on this site that you enjoy just as much! Take care and enjoy the rest of your day! Karin

    2. PukeysMom

      September 21, 2016 at 12:08 am

      Phenomenal. Worth the extra steps.

      Reply
      • Karin and Ken

        September 21, 2016 at 12:12 am

        So glad to hear you enjoyed it! You made my day. Hopefully you find some other recipes on our site that you like just as much! Again, thank you for letting us know! Have a great night! Take care. Karin

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