Classic Southern Baked BBQ Chicken is one of those meals most of us grew up with. It’s a popular and easy way to prepare supper. Serve alongside coleslaw, baked beans and corn on the cob…..can’t you just taste it!
I prepared this chicken with my homemade Old Fashioned BBQ Sauce but you can certainly use your favorite bottled sauce too. I have to say there is something special about the super easy homemade sauce though. It seems to adhere very well to the chicken while baking and results in beautiful baked barbecue chicken.
BBQ Split Breast Chicken in Oven
Ingredients
- 4-8 Bone In Split Chicken Breast
- Salt
- Pepper
- Paprika
- 1 c Old Fashioned BBQ Sauce , or favorite bottled sauce
How to Make Barbecue Chicken at Home
Southern BBQ Chicken Recipe
Easy Oven Baked Chicken with Old Fashioned Barbecue Sauce
Southern Baked Barbecue Chicken (Bone In Split Breast)
Southern Baked Barbecue Chicken, using bone in breast, is a classic family meal.
Ingredients
- 4-8 Bone In Split Chicken Breast
- Salt
- Pepper
- Paprika
- 1 c Old Fashioned BBQ Sauce , or favorite bottled sauce
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425℉.
Arrange chicken breast pieces, skin side up, on a foil lined baking sheet or in a large casserole dish.
Season each side of the chicken with salt, pepper, and paprika.
Place the chicken into the preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes until the skin begins to crisp.
Turn the oven temperature down to 375℉. Remove chicken from oven and brush on a layer of the barbecue sauce to the bottom and top sides. Return to the oven, skin side up.
Bake the chicken an additional 30-40 minutes, basting the top side with additional sauce every 10 minutes.
Chicken is done when the juices run clear and have an internal temperature of 165℉.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4-8Amount Per Serving: Calories: 260Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 113mgSodium: 441mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 1gSugar: 6gProtein: 42g
15 Comments
Miz Helen
March 30, 2017 at 3:58 pmCongratulations!
Your recipe is featured on our Top Ten this week at Full Plate Thursday. Your recipe will be pinned to our Features board and we sure hope you enjoy your new Red Plate! Thanks so much for sharing with us and have a great week!
Miz Helen
Julia's Simply Southern
March 30, 2017 at 4:11 pmThank you so much 🙂
Shelley@AWomaninHerPRIME
April 28, 2017 at 12:53 amI don't make BBQ chicken a lot but this looks wonderful!
Julia
April 28, 2017 at 3:30 pmThank you! The secret is my homemade BBQ sauce. It seems to adhere so well to the chicken.
Unknown
June 3, 2017 at 3:47 pmRegarding the BBQ sauce it says 1/4. Is that a cup, tablespoon or teaspoon?
Julia
June 5, 2017 at 7:24 pmI apologize, I'm not seeing the 1/4 that you saw??? It is 1 cup of BBQ Sauce 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by.
Anna
May 20, 2019 at 3:50 pmMade it and it came out perfectly-had to go with 40min on the backside but it was still juicy and perfect. Thanks
Julia Jordan
May 20, 2019 at 4:36 pmAnna,
Thank you so much for stopping by to let me know you enjoyed the recipe. It makes me so happy that you did!
anna
July 7, 2019 at 2:14 pmI’ve made it three times since my first reply and it always comes out perfect! thanks for the recipe. I’ll stick with this every time.
Julia Jordan
July 7, 2019 at 2:29 pmI’m so glad that you’re loving this recipe. It’s a go to classic for sure! 🙂
Rachel
October 5, 2019 at 5:30 pmLooks amazing! Neither of the bbq sauce links work. They both go to a blank page
Julia Jordan
October 5, 2019 at 5:39 pmThank you! Sorry about that…I’m not sure what happened with the links but I re-inserted them so they should be working fine now.
Bobbi
June 29, 2020 at 2:08 pmPerfect! Easy. I’m only cooking for two so made 2 split breast in a 8 inch square Corning ware dish. Made your sauce too! Followed your complete recipe and they turned out looking just like yours. Tender and juicy. The molasses in the sauce really helps it adhere to the chicken. Thanks so much for sharing!
Julia Jordan
June 30, 2020 at 7:46 amBobbi,
I’m so happy that you enjoyed the recipe. If you ever try my baked beans recipe, I use that same sauce in that recipe as well.
~Julia
Bobbi
July 3, 2020 at 2:27 pmI looked for your baked beans recipe but couldn’t find it.