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oven baked bbq chicken thighs on a small silver plate.
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Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs

Tender baked BBQ chicken thighs slathered with flavorful BBQ sauce and baked in the oven until juicy and crispy.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course, Poultry
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 652kcal
Author: Adina

Equipment

  • Baking sheet
  • Wire rack optional

Ingredients

  • 8 chicken thighs bone-in, skin-on
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¾ cup BBQ sauce about 180 g, Note 1
  • 1 ½ tablespoon Sriracha or another hot sauce, Notes 2, 3

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 230°C/ 450° F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper and place a baking rack on top (Note 4).
  • Season: Coat the thighs with the oil and rub them well with salt and pepper.
    8 chicken thighs +2 tablespoons olive oil + 1 ½ teaspoon fine sea salt + ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • Bake: Place them on the rack skin-side up and bake them for 20 minutes until almost cooked through; the skin will be crispy and golden brown.
  • BBQ glaze: In the meantime, mix BBQ sauce and Sriracha (hot sauce) in a small bowl. Brush the thighs on both sides, skin-side first, flip and brush generously underneath, flip again and brush them again on the skin side. Use tongs to flip and a pastry brush to glaze.
    ¾ cup BBQ sauce / 180 g + 1 ½ tablespoon Sriracha
  • Bake for another 10 minutes or until the glaze is shiny, slightly charred, and caramelized and the meat pieces are cooked through. Check doneness; the safe internal temperature for chicken is 74°C/165°F
  • Optional broiling: If you think that the skin is not charred enough, place the tray under the broil for 2 or 3 minutes. Keep an eye on them so that they don’t get too dark.

Notes

  1. Sauce: Use your favorite BBQ sauce to ensure that the thighs taste the way you love them.
  2. Use Sriracha or hot sauce to taste, and consider the hotness of the BBQ sauce as well; some are hot, and some are not.
  3. Heat: ¾ cup of medium hot BBQ sauce and 1 ½ tablespoons Sriracha make for quite hot chicken thighs.
  4. Rack: The recipe works without the baking rack, too.

Nutrition

Serving: 2thighs | Calories: 652kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 221mg | Sodium: 1750mg | Potassium: 600mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 308IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 2mg