Best Oven Baked Chicken Recipes

OVEN-BAKED, BEST EVER, JUICIEST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix 10 cups water, sugar and salt in a large roasting pan or stock pot.
• Place chicken skin side down in the water mixture (add more water if necessary to cover chicken.).
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Drain chicken and pat dry.
• Place chicken halves skin side down in a single layer on heavy large baking sheet with rim, that has been lined with aluminum foil, preferably Release foil.
• Brush each half with 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce.
• Sprinkle with 1-1/4 teaspoon of Rub.
• Turn halves over and repeat.
• Bake chicken skin sides up, basting every 20 minutes (VERY IMPORTANT) with pan juices, for about 2 hours.
• THIS IS WORTH THE EFFORT!
• If you use chicken parts, like breast, thigh or drumsticks, reduce the cooking time to 1 hour, 30 minutes-ish. And reduce cooking time even more if using a convection oven.

BEST OVEN-BARBECUED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a 15x10x1-inch baking pan with parchment paper or foil; set aside. Skin chicken. In an extra-large skillet heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken; cook until browned on all sides, turning to brown evenly. If necessary, brown chicken in batches, adding more oil if needed. Drain chicken well.
• Arrange chicken pieces, bone sides up, in the prepared baking pan. Bake for 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, for sauce, in a large saucepan melt butter over medium-low heat. Add onion, salt, and garlic; cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until onion is tender, stirring occasionally. Add paprika, chili powder, crushed red pepper, and black pepper; cook and stir for 1 minute more. Add the water, cider vinegar, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce; bring to boiling. Whisk in tomato paste and molasses until smooth. Boil gently, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes or until sauce is thickened and reduced to about 4 cups, stirring occasionally.
• Turn chicken pieces bone sides down. Transfer 1 cup of the sauce to a small bowl; brush this sauce over the chicken. Bake for 10 to 20 minutes more or until chicken is no longer pink (170°F for breasts; 180°F for thighs and drumsticks). Reheat some of the remaining sauce; pass with the chicken. Store any remaining sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

OVEN BAKED CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F.
• Scatter onion and garlic in a baking dish (about 10 x 15" / 25 x 35 cm), then place butter in the centre. Bake for 15 minutes (check at 12 minutes, mix if some bits are browning too much).
• Meanwhile, mix together Chicken Rub. Sprinkle on both sides of the chicken.
• Remove baking dish from the oven. Add rice then mix.
• Place chicken on rice. Then pour chicken broth and water around the chicken.
• Cover with foil, then bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil, spray chicken with oil (optional, gives chicken nicer finish), then bake for a further 20 minutes until liquid is absorbed.
• Stand for 5 minutes, then remove chicken and fluff up rice. Garnish with parsley or thyme if desired, serve and enjoy!

BEST OVEN BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Stir water, ketchup, onion, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, olive oil, honey, flour, garlic powder, black pepper, and poultry seasoning together in an oven-safe Dutch oven. Simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until flavors blend, 5 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place chicken in Dutch oven and turn to coat in ketchup mixture. Spoon 1/4 the mixture and onions into the chicken cavity. Place chicken breast side down into Dutch oven; cover with an oven-proof lid.
• Bake chicken in the preheated oven, basting once, for 45 minutes. Uncover the Dutch oven and increase heat to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Turn chicken breast side up and bake until chicken has browned, about 15 more minutes. Let chicken stand for about 10 minutes before serving.

JUICY OVEN BAKED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F | 220°C (standard ovens) or 390°F | 200°C (fan forced or convection ovens).
• Using a meat mallet or rolling pin, pound each chicken breast to 0.8-inch | 2cm at the thickest part. Make sure your fillets are all the same thickness to ensure even cooking.
• Combine sugar, paprika, oregano, salt, powders, pepper and chili (if using).
• Line a baking pan with aluminnium foil (or parchment/baking paper). Transfer chicken to the pan and toss chicken in the seasoning. Drizzle with the oil and rub seasoning all over to evenly coat.
• Bake chicken in preheated oven for 16-18 minutes, or until internal temperature is 165°F (75°C) using a meat thermometer. It should be golden with crisp edges.*
• Remove parchment paper. Broil (grill) on high heat during the last 2-3 minutes of cooking until golden and crisp.
• Remove pan from oven, transfer chicken to serving plates and let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
• OPTIONAL STEP: While chicken is in the oven, melt butter in a small skillet. Sauté garlic until fragrant (30 seconds), and remove pan from heat. Stir in parsley, then pour butter mixture into pan juices, stirring well to combine all of the flavours together.
• To serve, drizzle pan juices over the chicken and garnish with freshly chopped parsley.

BEST OVEN BAKED BBQ CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a baking sheet or 9x13 pan.
• In a blender combine tomato sauce, molasses, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, brown sugar, cornstarch, salt, cajun seasoning, paprika, and garlic.
• Puree until smooth.
• Transfer half of the sauce into a separate bowl and reserve for later. Brush remaining sauce onto chicken pieces.
• Place chicken pieces into prepared pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, flip all pieces and baste with reserved sauce. Continue baking for another 20 minutes, or until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
• Switch oven to broiler setting and broil, 2 to 3 minutes until sauce caramelizes. Serve hot.

SPICY CRISPY OVEN BAKED CHICKEN WINGS (KETO)

Steps:

• Combine spice Ingredients Into an extra-large two-gallon zip lock bag or large mixing bowl. Add separated chicken wings. Seal ziplock and toss the wings to combine the spice and wings-Marinate wings in the spice mixture for 30 minutes or so.
• Preheat oven to 420. Line baking sheet (with sides) with foil for easy cleanup. Top foil with parchment paper.
• Spread chicken wings on parchment paper. Try and make sure the wings do not touch each other.
• Bake wings for 20-25 minutes.
• Flip wings.
• Bake another 20-25 minutes.
• Remove wings from the oven.
• Remove wings from pan. Place wings on a paper towel-lined bowl or platter.