Baked BBQ Chicken Breast - Laila's Home Cooking - Episode 76

BBQ sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade BBQ sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup + vinegar + spices

Homemade BBQ sauce can reduce sugar and preservatives.

chicken breasts

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: bone-in chicken

Thighs are often more flavorful and less expensive.

Preheat the oven to 425°F.

Prepare boneless chicken breasts by giving them a slit on top.

Season the chicken with salt and black pepper, being careful not to add too much salt due to the barbecue spice.

Add barbecue spice, ginger garlic paste, lemon juice, sunflower oil, and honey (about 1 to 2 tablespoons) to the chicken.

Massage the mixture into the chicken, ensuring the spice gets into the slits.

Arrange the chicken in a baking dish without adding the leftover marinade yet.

Bake the chicken in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes.

After 20 minutes, check the chicken; if not ready, continue baking for a total of 25 minutes.

Mix the leftover marinade with about half a tablespoon of honey.

Brush the chicken with the mixed marinade and return to the oven for another 20-25 minutes without flipping the chicken.

After the second baking, flip the chicken, brush it again with the marinade, and bake until the sauce is finished and the chicken is nicely glazed, totaling about 1 hour and 15 minutes in the oven.

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