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Simply the best Oven Baked BBQ Chicken you can make. Easy recipe with only 5 ingredients. Chicken leg quarters baked and basted with BBQ Sauce are scrumptious anytime. #BBQChicken #BakedChicken #BBQWeek #Easychickenrecipe
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Oven Baked BBQ Chicken Leg Quarters

Baked BBQ Chicken Leg Quarters baked to perfection smeared with BBQ Sauce, tender, moist and delicious.
Keyword BBQ, BBQ Chicken, Legs in the oven
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 3
Author Shirley Wood

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 3 Chicken Leg Quarters
  • 1 tsp. Salt
  • 1/2 tsp. Pepper
  • 1 Tbsp. Smoked Paprika
  • 1 Cup BBQ Sauce I use Sweet Baby Ray's

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375°
  • Place your prepared leg quarters into an Iron skillet skin side up.
  • Season with salt and pepper then the Paprika
  • Place into the preheated oven.
  • Bake, uncovered for 25 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and turn the leg quarters over. Pour off all but about 2 Tbsp. of the juice.
  • Baste the back side with your favorite BBQ sauce.
  • Return to the oven for 10 more minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and turn the chicken leg quarters back over so the skin side is up.
  • Baste with BBQ Sauce and return to the oven for 10 more minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and baste one more time with BBQ sauce. Return to the oven and bake 10 more minutes.
  • Your Baked BBQ Leg quarters should be done. Use a meat thermometer to check. Internal temp should reach 165° for chicken.
  • If you want a nice little char on the top turn on the broiler and move the rack closer. Place the skillet on the top rack and stay right there! It only takes a couple of minutes.

Notes

Oven temperatures vary. It takes chicken leg quarters about an hour at 375° in my oven. Be sure to check your chicken often using a meat thermometer.
Smoked Paprika is recommended for this recipe but if you are out, you can use regular Paprika.

Nutrition

Serving: 1o