These easy baked BBQ chicken breasts are so simple to make and they’re great for a weeknight dinner! You only need chicken breasts, bbq sauce, salt and pepper. Bake them in a casserole dish and slice and serve. Perfect weeknight easy chicken recipe!

baked chicken breasts on white plate with green onion garnish

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Baked BBQ Chicken

I love me some bbq chicken, but firing up the grill isn’t always an option. This recipe is great for bbq flavor, but it’s easy on the cook and bonus, can be made year round since all you need is an oven.

To start, preheat the oven to 400 degrees and spray a casserole dish with nonstick spray. You can also use a sheet pan with foil to make this recipe, but I prefer a casserole dish to keep the chicken juicy!

chicken breasts sprinkled with salt and pepper

Prepping Baked BBQ Chicken

For perfect baked chicken no matter the seasoning, ensuring the thickness is the same for all pieces makes a big difference. You want the chicken to cook at the same time. Once the chicken is in the casserole dish, season with salt and pepper (this helps the bbq sauce to stick to the chicken), then slather with your choice of bbq sauce.

Chicken different sizes? Use a meat tenderizer to pound the chicken breasts to the same thickness!

slathering chicken breasts with bbq sauce

Best BBQ Sauces

My overall favorite BBQ sauce is Sweet Baby Ray’s. I like that it’s got a little bit of spice, and a whole lot of sweetness. If you want to make your own, check out this recipe from our other blog. I’ve made it a few times and it’s really simple, and you can customize it to your liking!

Chicken is fully cooked at 165 degrees Fahrenheit

I can’t stress this enough, when you cook with meat, use an electronic meat thermometer! It helps you to to over or undercook your meat. This one is what we have and for under $10*, it will be your most often used kitchen gadget. Chicken is fully cooked once it reaches 165 degrees fahrenheit.

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I love this chicken served with lemon potato salad, a mixed green salad, or just a side of simple white rice.

sliced bbq chicken breast on a cutting board

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Hope you enjoy this chicken as much as we do! – Kathi and Rachel

Easy Baked BBQ Chicken

An easy baked chicken recipe with only a few ingredients.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Resting Time 5

Total Time 30

Course american, chicken, dinner

Cuisine American, chicken, dinner

Servings servings

Calories 93 kcal

Ingredients

4 6 oz chicken breasts
salt
cracked black pepper
3/4 cup bbq sauce

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit. Prepare a 9×13 inch casserole dish with nonstick spray. Set aside.
Ensure chicken breasts are the same size (if not, pound with meat tenderizer until even thickness is reached for all pieces). Place chicken in casserole dish. Sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper until fully coated.
Slather BBQ sauce all over chicken breasts until fully covered.
Bake for about 20 minutes, or until chicken reaches 165 degrees fahrenheit internally at thickest point.
Let chicken rest for 5 minutes before slicing to preserve juices.

Nutrition

Calories: 93kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 1gFat: 0.4gSaturated Fat: 0.03gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 553mgPotassium: 128mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 120IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 0.3mg

Keyword american, bbq, chicken

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