Oven Baked BBQ Chicken

A few nights ago we met a group of friends at Marin French Cheese Factory for a sunset potluck, cocktails and a friendly game of whiffle ball.  I wanted to bring something that was easily transportable and that would be tasty served warm or cold.  BBQ Baked Chicken inspired by The Pioneer Woman, was the chosen dish. Very easy to bake, only a few ingredients and something all would enjoy.

This is also a great cost effective meal any day of the week.  I think I bought a package of 16 drumsticks for $8 dollars.  What child would give up the chance to eat food with his fingers and maybe even be allowed to lick them afterwards?!  (note to self, next time bring a package of wipes...napkins don't really cut it)

Okay, here's what you need for success....

Oven Baked BBQ Chicken

Ingredients:

Your favorite BBQ sauce 1/2 bottle or Dippin' Sauce and 1/2 bottle of Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce

Skin on chicken drumsticks and thighs

Directions:

In a sauce pot, heat over medium/low heat, the BBQ Sauce and the Sweet Chili sauce until combined, about 10 minutes.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Oil a baking tray with extra virgin olive oil, so the chicken will not stick to the tray.  Arrange drumsticks neatly on the tray and the thighs, skin side down, on the tray.  Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.  Remove from oven.  Brush on the BBQ/Chili sauce and turn all chicken pieces over on tray.  Bake for another 8 minutes, remove from oven and re-apply the sauce to the top side of chicken.  No flipping.  Bake for another 8 minutes, remove and reapply sauce.  Bake for an additional 10 minutes.  If you have remaining sauce, reapply one last time and place back in the oven and broil for 4 minutes, until the chicken skin becomes a little crispy and gooey along the edges.  Done!

This is what it looks like after coming out of the oven 25 minutes later, before brushing on the sauce.

After the second time out of the oven.

Last time out of the oven.

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