BBQ Chicken Breasts in the Oven

Wow. Two of the three reviews before mine here gave one star because it was their opinions that this wasn't a "recipe", (which, in fact, it is, according to Webster.) Reviews are supposed to be your evaluation of the dish after you make it according to the directions. This is ALLrecipes...easy and complicated. A brand new cook may find this helpful. These very simple common sense meals that we sometimes forget about are great for every day dinners. Save the 30-step, 50 ingredient recipes for special occasions. I'm giving this 5 stars because it is easy, quick, and tastes good.

I have my own food blog and love, love to cook. I don't mind making all my ingredients from scratch most of the time. BUT, there are many nights when I really appreciate a recipe like this one when I need a quick delicious meal that I don't have to fuss over. I also love Sweet Baby Ray sauce. Please don't ruin anyone's love of cooking new things with your own negativity. Thanks for this simple and delicious recipe!

So grateful, Grumpy Grandpa!
And, to the person who thinks this recipe doesn’t belong on this site?: I implore you to not be judgmental, aa opposed to an elitist. To understand that not all of us have the means, budget, nor do we the expertise & time to make a satisfying meal without tips, such as Grumpy Grandpa’s.
I thank him for his congenial, down-to-earth, recipe, so much more attractive and helpful, as opposed to someone’s comment who’s exclusive and snobbish.
The correlation between education, social status & human worth is something I’ve long since deplored. I cannot let it go, not say something, when I see it still exists.
As this is my first comment on this site, I hope my feedback is taken well and is seen as important. I’d love more recipes, as like this from Grumpy Gramps. 💞
Thank you,
Lesa

Not everyone is an experienced cook and this would be a helpful starter for a novice. I make something similar all the time adding a sliced onion, garlic and whatever else I fancy.

I don't know what the one star reviewers are bellyaching about. I appreciate the directions for cooking the chicken. We like the sauce but had always put it on later and now I will just put it on in the oven. Less mess if you ask me. I also can see the potential for using other sauces or "basting" type recipes. It is the "method" that I was looking for.

Simple , Easy and delicious . Helpful for beginners . Still a great dish no matter your experience with cooking .

Turned out great! The entire house smelled amazing while it was cooking.

Yum!!! and obviously super easy!!! We brined first with garlic cloves, cayenne, bay leaves and baked with the garlic cloves on the chicken and used Rufus Teague BBQ. And balsamic bacon reduction sauteed asparagus.

I usually use skin on, bone in thighs, as that's what my family prefers. I am giving it 5 stars, because it is a quick and easy recipe, suitable for novice cooks. Yes, making your own BBQ sauce is great, and you can make it however you want. However, sometimes you don't have any on hand and no time to make it properly. Also, there are so many sauces out there, from awful, generic brands to organic, gourmet versions, you should be able to find something acceptable. My five stars is also to counteract the snobs who find this too pedestrian to make. We need an "unhelpful" button to click, for some of these reviews!

This was certainly easy! As suggested, you will have to adjust the time based on the size of your chicken breasts. Mine were on the small-medium side, so I did 30 minutes total. I roasted the breasts initially for 10 minutes, then added the sauce and continued cooking for another 20. I didn't find any reason to add the sauce on twice. This will only be as good as the sauce you use, so use one you love! I used my homemade maple whiskey BBQ sauce. Next time I would grill the chicken, but this turned out pretty good for the oven.

I scored the top of the chicken to let the sauce cover more area. Yum.

so easy and so good

Thanks, Grumpy Grandpa. It was too windy to grill, so I needed guidance re: oven temp and timing. Your recipe was so helpful and tasty. I cut the large bone-in breasts in half with kitchen shears. I followed temperature guidance, but needed less time in oven. I used my favorite sauce. Would only add to check temp (165) with meat thermometer.

Easy and delicious! Great recipe for beginners!

This definitely my go to recipe for BBQ Chicken Breast - My oven runs hotter so I tweaked it down a bit. The skin is crispy and the meat is tender.

A very good recipe however by tumbling the chicken breasts in a mayonnaise and rice flour mix with minced garlic first then applying the salt and pepper before starting the baking then add the BBQ sauce-any BBQbsauce that you like will give fantastic results

Easy and delicious

Marinated chicken before, but I over cooked them.

I made this last night. It was delicious. I LOVE Sweet Baby Ray's sauce. I consider myself an accomplished cook and sometimes these easy recipes are the best. The chicken was nice and juicy. I usually don't sauce until the last few minutes but letting is cook on the chicken breasts a little longer was great. The sauce seemed a little more "gooey" and it stayed on the breast better. My daughters don't have the cooking bug like I do so this recipe is great for them. Thanks so much Grumpy Grandpa for this great recipe.

Followed the recipe. Had thick chicken breasts so I cut them in half. Used Uncle Ray’s BBQ sauce. Came out fork tender. Will make again.

The purpose of this recipe is quick and easy. Therefore, do not not the use of bottled sauce - some of it is quite good!

i agree with many of the commenters that the 1 star, ridiculously rude comments shouldn't be here. I honestly think allrecipes should remove them. Rude, condescending comments are not helpful. On another note, this is a great way to prepare chicken when you run out of propane and charcoal or the wind is howling and snow is flying.

This isn’t your typical Allrecipes dish. It didn’t say to use a can of cream of something soup

Excellent and easy! ❤

If you don't have the sauce you love, love the sauce you have.
This recipe is easy and relatively fast to make. If you don't have a food thermometer, just slice open a piece and see how done it is. Take a small bite. That should be enough to tell you if it's cooked through.
We followed the recipe as always the first time. The subsequent times we went with some creative commentator suggestions.
We enjoy deboned skin on thighs. Just a preference. So that is what we have been using.
As for the sauce, we sometimes make our own, sometimes the store brand and trick it up a bit, or some ethnic sauce. It's all good.
Good times, good eats.

First of all, to all of the one star reviews!! Slow your roll cupcakes!! My daughter and my nieces who are just starting to learn how to cook need something like this !! It's something simple that will taste good and give them confidence. This site is perfect because as they navigate it, they will discover more of these simple recipes along with some detailed more complicated recipes. This will give them the confidence to research and learn the different methods of cooking. Keep these coming and for the ones who think they are Master Chef's that don't appreciate it, go find a corner of the room, draw a picture of someone who values your opinion and comment to them!! LOL :-)

Loved it! Easy and quick to make.