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BBQ Chicken Recipe

This juicy, grilled BBQ chicken recipe is coated in your favorite barbecue sauce for a sweet-and-savory cookout dinner.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: barbecue chicken, bbq chicken, bbq chicken recipe
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Amy Stafford

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • Kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 cup barbecue sauce
  • Water

Instructions

  • Preheat oven 225° F.
  • Line a rimmed baking sheet or broiler pan with foil for easy clean up.
  • Spray a broiler pan rack or cooking rack with non stick organic spray.
  • Fill bottom pan with 1 cup of water.
  • Place rack pan over pan.
  • Line up chicken breasts on rack pan and sprinkle with salt & pepper.
  • Place in oven for 1 hour for tenders 1 1/2 hours for large chicken breasts.
  • Heat grill to medium high heat.
  • Coat chicken breasts on both sides with barbecue sauce or franks hot sauce. You can brush on or dip chicken into sauce.
  • Place chicken on grill and cook for 4-5 minutes and flip. Cook the other side for an additional 4-5 minutes. Enjoy!