Deliciously Easy BAKED BBQ Chicken and Rice Recipe!

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Homemade sauce can reduce sugar content and costs.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: legumes

Tofu is lower in calories and legumes are cost-effective protein.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil offers healthy fats while being affordable.

rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: bulgur wheat

Quinoa is nutrient-dense, while bulgur is budget-friendly.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper on both sides.

Pour the entire bottle of barbecue sauce over the seasoned chicken thighs.

Add a little water to the barbecue sauce bottle to rinse it out and shake it to get all the sauce out.

Pour the rinsed barbecue sauce over the chicken thighs, ensuring they are well coated.

Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.

Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes to an hour, until the chicken thighs are done.

Prepare rice while the chicken is baking.

Serve the baked chicken over rice, using the barbecue sauce as gravy.

Cooking Techniques

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