Easy Baked Barbecue Chicken Recipe

4.67 from 3 votes

This easy baked barbecue chicken for two needs just chicken breast and your favorite BBQ sauce. Baked on a rack and finished under the broiler for a deliciously sticky, slightly crisp coating.

Prep Time5

Cook Time30

Total Time35

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: 2-ingredient BBQ chicken breasts, baked barbecue chicken, easy BBQ baked chicken

Servings:

Author: Hallie Harron | Simple Nourished Living

Equipment

Ingredients

1 large (10-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breast
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
Freshly ground black pepper, if desired

Instructions

Heat the oven to 400F degrees. Spray a oven roasting rack and place over a foil-lined baking sheet.
Place chicken on rack. Brush 2 tablespoons sauce over the chicken.
Bake for 20 minutes, basting with barbecue sauce after 10 minutes.
Turn the chicken, baste with 2 tablespoons of the sauce and continue baking for 10 minutes or until chicken is firm throughout and registers 165F on a thermometer.
Turn the oven control to broil. Flip the chicken one more time, baste lightly again and broil for 2 to 3 minutes or until the top is crispy.
Remove from the oven. Slice and serve with the remaining sauce.

Notes

Serving size: (1/2 recipe, about 5 ounces uncooked chicken)

WW Points: 7 (when prepared with regular bbq sauce)

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6 PointsPlus (Old plan)

Weight Watchers Points: 1 (with sugar-free BBQ sauce)

Start to finish, this is great Barbeque in less than an hour. The trick to the flavor is to bake the chicken on a rack, over a sheet pan or cookie sheet so that it crisps up. You'll avoid steaming it this way. Also, finish it up under the broiler to really get it crisp and authentic.

Can I Make This BBQ Chicken in the Air Fryer?

Absolutely! An air fryer is a great alternative, especially when you're cooking for one or two and don't want to turn on the oven.

Preheat the air fryer to 375°F.
Lightly coat the chicken breast with barbecue sauce and place it in the air fryer basket.
Air fry for 8 minutes, then flip and brush with more sauce.
Continue cooking for 5 to 8 minutes, or until the chicken reaches 165°F in the thickest part.
Brush with a little more barbecue sauce and air fry for another 1 to 2 minutes, if needed, to caramelize the sauce.

Let the chicken rest for a few minutes before slicing and serving.

Tip: Because barbecue sauce contains sugar, I like adding most of it during the second half of cooking so it becomes sticky and caramelized without burning.

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