Oven-Barbecued Chicken
A Betty Crocker betty-crocker-basics recipe for Oven-Barbecued Chicken.
Ingredients
- 3 pounds cut-up broiler-fryer chicken (3 to 3 1/2 pounds)
- 3/4 cup chili sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground mustard (dry)
- 1/2 teaspoon prepared horseradish
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper sauce
Instructions
- 1
If the chicken is frozen, place it in the refrigerator the night before you plan to use it or for at least 12 hours.
- 2
Cut and discard fat from chicken with kitchen scissors or knife.
- 3
Rinse chicken under cold water, and pat dry with paper towels.
- 4
Heat the oven to 375º.
- 5
Place the chicken, skin sides down, in a single layer in the ungreased pan. Cover with aluminum foil and bake 30 minutes.
- 6
While the chicken is baking, mix the chili sauce, honey, soy sauce, mustard, horseradish and pepper sauce in a small bowl.
- 7
Remove chicken from oven, and turn pieces over. To retain juices and keep chicken from becoming dry, turn pieces with tongs instead of a fork.
- 8
Pour sauce over chicken, spooning sauce over chicken pieces if necessary to coat them completely.
- 9
Continue baking uncovered about 30 minutes longer or until juice of chicken is no longer pink when you cut into the center of the thickest pieces.
- 10
Spoon remaining sauce over chicken before serving.