Oven Baked Barbecue Chicken

An oven baked barbecue chicken casserole will banish the winter blues. This easy BBQ recipe comes with what’s best described as the most traditional barbecue sauce.

In addition I've got a few slices of lemon to add to this one that just serves to give the whole dish a little extra zing!

You can use whatever chicken pieces you have available, my favorite is to use the thighs because they are so much more juicy. You can remove the bones for convenience but really the bones add to the flavor so it's worthwhile keeping them in there. If you do want to remove anything, remove the skin from the chicken, in this recipe I've left it in because it adds flavor but if you're on a health kick then removing the skin will reduce the fat content of the dish.

Preparation Time:- 10 mins
Marinade Time:- 1 hr 45 mins
Cooking Time:- 1 hr 55 mins

Total Time:-

Ingredients:-

• 8 chicken pieces
• 50g or 2oz butter
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 lemon sliced

For the sauce

• 1 onion chopped
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 50g or 2oz light brown sugar
• 1 heaped teaspoon English mustard
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons tomato purée (paste)
• 300ml or ½ pint water
• Freshly ground salt and pepper

Method:-

Pre-heat the oven to 180°C, 350°F or gas mark 4.

Melt the butter and oil together in a frying pan and pop the chicken in to seal it. Turn regularly for about 10 minutes until the skin is brown.

For the barbecue sauce, heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the onions for 3-4 minutes until translucent. Stir in the tomato purée and add the remainder of the ingredients, bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes.

Place the chicken in a casserole dish and throw the lemon slices on top. Pour the barbecue sauce over the chicken, cover and slam it in the oven for an hour and job done, oven baked barbecue chicken ready for your delectation!

TIP - It’s important to give the tomato purée time to mix into the onions before adding the remainder of the barbecue sauce ingredients because this way you don’t end up with red lumps in your sauce.

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