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Baked Honey Barbecue Chicken - moist and juicy chicken thighs marinated with smoky honey barbecue sauce and baked to perfection. So good!
Little G is an all-American kid.
He loves classic American food.
One of his favorite American food is barbecue…smokey ribs, chicken, pulled pork, etc.
His favorite barbecue joint is Phil’s BBQ in San Diego, where he would finish up everything on his plate, which is unusual.
Even though summer is over, I wanted to make sure that he continues to enjoy his favorite barbecue, so I decided to bake these honey barbecue chicken thighs for him.
This is one of the easiest recipes ever, but the end result is amazing.
Imagine juicy, moist, perfectly baked chicken thighs with a tint of heat and smokiness, in honey barbecue goodness, so good!
Make sure you save the dripping from the chicken and serve with it.
The dripping is absolutely delicious and goes well with rice.
Little G gave me two thumbs up for these chicken thighs. Try my recipe today, it takes only 10 minutes active time.
Enjoy!
How To Make Baked Honey Barbecue Chicken
Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Rinse the chicken thighs and pat them dry with paper towels, then toss them in a bowl. Sprinkle on the dry rub and make sure to coat both sides evenly.
Mix the barbecue sauce, honey, and liquid smoke into the chicken, making sure everything’s well coated. Spread the chicken on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and pop it in the oven for 40 minutes. When it’s done, take the chicken out, save the drippings, and serve right away!
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This recipe is only 528 calories per serving.
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Baked Honey Barbecue Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 lbs (2kg) chicken thighs
- 1 tablespoon bottled dry rub
- 4 tablespoons bottled barbecue sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon Wright’s Hickory Liquid Smoke
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Rinse and pat the chicken thighs dry with paper towels, then transfer them to a large bowl. Add the dry rub, ensuring that both sides of the chicken thighs are evenly coated.
- Add the barbecue sauce, honey, and liquid smoke to the chicken, stirring to combine well. Transfer the chicken to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 40 minutes. Remove the chicken from the oven, reserving the drippings, and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Please advise what brand of bottle dry rub for this BBQ chicken thigh recipe. Thank you!
You can try my dry rub recipe here: https://rasamalaysia.com/homemade-dry-rub/
Are these boneless thighs?
Bone in. You can also use boneless.
Love to see such an amazing dish, Me and my entire family love to enjoy single bites of it. Thanks for sharing.
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Hey Rasa Malaysia Nice recipe, what a great combination of Honey with Barbecue
Tasted wonderful!! I made your baked honey BBQ chicken recipe earlier in the week and had some of that left over. Thank you Rasa
Awesome thanks for trying my baked honey barbecue chicken.
You shared an amazing recipe. I tired it today and got a passionate taste.
I love this recipe very much, it looks delicious. I just brought some Honey from hometown. I think I would like to try this.
Would you please let me know what barbecue sauce you used? There are so many flavors of barbecue sauce. Different brands can change the taste of the recipe. I would like to get a brand similar to what you used. I do not think that most of us feel the same as Ken! I like to know the brand because sometimes a different flavored item can ruin a recipe. It is our choice as to whether we you the same brand you used or not!! By the way THANK YOU for posting your wonderful recipes.
I used Essential Everyday Original BBQ Sauce. :)
Sweet Baby Ray’s Original BBQ sauce is a good brand. It is my favorite brand. I use it on everything.