Baked Barbecue Chicken Legs And Thighs

Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Thighs have the most tender and juicy meat with perfect crispy skin.

Baked barbecue chicken legs and thighs. Oven baked bbq chicken legs. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F 260 degrees C.

Use it in soups throw it on pasta or pair it with a simple salad. Bake the chicken in the preheated oven for 20 minutes then baste with more sauce. First the chicken is seasoned with oil salt and pepper placed skin side down on a rimmed baking sheet and roasted for 25 minutes.

Arrange chicken thighsleg quarters skin side up in a shallow baking dish. Gently rub the thighs with your hands to evenly spread the seasonings. Baste with plenty of sauce and continue to bake.

Bake for another 15 minutes or until chicken is 165 degrees F on a meat thermometer. A perfect after work dinner. Pour the barbecue sauce evenly over the chicken and bake uncovered for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F.

Remove baking dish from oven and drain any fat from dish. Remove the pan from the oven and increase the heat to 425 degrees F. Set the chicken legs in a shallow dish and sprinkle both sides with salt.

Youll brush the chicken with BBQ sauce a. Then the chicken is removed from the oven and basted with BBQ sauce THREE times. Arrange the thighs on a baking sheet lined with foil and fitted with a cooling rack.