[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/bbq-chicken-thighs-in-oven\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/bbq-chicken-thighs-in-oven\/","headline":"Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs Recipe","name":"Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs Recipe","description":" I love how I can make this simple, homemade BBQ sauce in a few minutes. Then I just dump it on the chicken and do whatever I want while dinner cooks. Bonus - my children love it!","datePublished":"2018-01-14","dateModified":"2023-01-05","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Rebecca Baron","url":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":1,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/633db4fb7ed9d2590b227dabf72c5c29660269aeb3ce3e15c319a88a5df98ef3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/633db4fb7ed9d2590b227dabf72c5c29660269aeb3ce3e15c319a88a5df98ef3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"My Natural Family","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/mnf-logo.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/mnf-logo.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Paleo-Sweet-Sticky-Chicken-3.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Paleo-Sweet-Sticky-Chicken-3.jpg","height":894,"width":600},"url":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/bbq-chicken-thighs-in-oven\/","commentCount":"41","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/bbq-chicken-thighs-in-oven\/#Comment1","dateCreated":"2020-11-10 18:30:27","description":"This was absolutely delicious! My sauce turned pretty watery so next time I\u2019ll do it in my crockpot then thicken the sauce at the end so we can dip it. It was husband approved ;)","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Kyra","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/bbq-chicken-thighs-in-oven\/#Comment2","dateCreated":"2019-06-17 12:08:44","description":"I'm glad to help you out with recipes. I definitely need to get more Instant Pot recipes on here too since I use mine a lot but I've gotten very many of those recipes on here. Have you tried this recipe? It's my teenage's favorite - https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/chicken-korma-coconut-milk\/","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Rebecca Baron","url":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com"}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/bbq-chicken-thighs-in-oven\/#Comment3","dateCreated":"2019-06-16 10:55:33","description":"Hello Rebecca,\r\n\r\nMany thanks for another good recipe.  When I use my oven I often like to do recipes like this with chicken. I am just on a kick right now with a new instant pot trying different recipes out and getting the timing correct.  I have tried several of your recipes and they have all turned out well.  I would just like to say that I appreciate all the different types of recipes you have sent me.  Sandra.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Sandra Brown","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/bbq-chicken-thighs-in-oven\/#Comment4","dateCreated":"2018-08-15 21:13:15","description":"I'm not sure. Those are quite different. I definitely haven't tried. You wouldn't want to use nearly as much lemon juice as pineapple juice. If it were me, I would just use a sauce like this - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/paleo-bbq-sauce\/\">Paleo BBQ Sauce<\/a>","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Rebecca","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/bbq-chicken-thighs-in-oven\/#Comment5","dateCreated":"2018-08-08 13:50:46","description":"Could I use lemon juice instead of pineapple? I cant eat pineapple.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Melonie","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/bbq-chicken-thighs-in-oven\/#Comment6","dateCreated":"2018-07-05 16:20:26","description":"I'm so glad you like the recipe. I sure like how easy it is to throw everything in the pan and walk away until it's done.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Rebecca","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/bbq-chicken-thighs-in-oven\/#Comment7","dateCreated":"2018-06-29 15:00:46","description":"Sounds Delicious !!!....Is Delicious Thanks !!!!","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Patricia Lovejoy","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/bbq-chicken-thighs-in-oven\/#Comment8","dateCreated":"2016-04-01 13:50:15","description":"Correct. Bone-in takes a little longer. Chicken breasts also cook faster and can dry out quickly when overcooked so I don't like cooking them with chicken thighs. Although, if you are like my husband and like dry meat, then it could work out perfect for you. Plus, the sauce will help make the chicken breasts not dry.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Rebecca","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/bbq-chicken-thighs-in-oven\/#Comment9","dateCreated":"2016-03-15 16:24:32","description":"Hi,\r\nI see you suggest using bone-in chicken legs OR boneless thighs. Why is this? Would bone-in thighs work? Boneless breasts? I want to make this but using a variety of chicken pieces. Would anything change regarding time and temperature using boneless vs. bone-in? I know usually bone-in cooks longer. Thanks!","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Aubree","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/bbq-chicken-thighs-in-oven\/#Comment10","dateCreated":"2016-01-21 19:00:03","description":"you just put in with the other bulk of ingredients, thanks for letting me know. I have now updated it. :)","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Rebecca","url":""}}],"about":["Dairy-Free Recipes","Healthy Freezer"],"wordCount":938,"articleBody":"Jump to Recipe&middot;Print RecipeSpread the loveThis is a really quick and easy sweet &amp; sticky oven-baked BBQ chicken thighs recipe. It's much healthier than using a bottle of store-bought BBQ sauce and comes together in no time.My all-time, go-to easy chicken dinner used to be something my kids called \u201csticky chicken\u201d. I used to&nbsp;just take a bottle of bbq sauce and that cheap maple syrup (that\u2019s probably just made of high fructose corn syrup), mix them together, pour over the chicken and bake. It\u2019s really good but is probably made of little more than high fructose corn syrup, so\u2026not too great for you. But this version I came up with is not only a lot more healthy, but it is also so good that my kids beg for it all the time. It's really quick and easy to make so it's a win-win. Basically, all I do is put the chicken in a pan and while the oven is preheating, throw all the ingredients in the saucepan and let them get started warming up.By the time I get all the ingredients in the pan, I call it good enough and dump it over the chicken and throw it in the oven. I love that I can do anything I want while dinner is cooking. And while the oven is already on, I usually add some things to the oven to finish off the meal, like a baked potato and roasted vegetables.I thought that if you were looking for quick baked chicken recipes, this would be a good one to do. So I made it completely healthy with a very quick made-from-scratch bbq sauce and real maple syrup.It\u2019s still super-easy and really just involves taking 5 minutes to make the sauce, pour over the chicken and bake. You will love how the sauce thickens up and gets sticky with a nice, roasted flavor and the chicken gets tender from all the time in the oven.I love meals like this because I can throw it all in the oven and then do something while dinner is cooking, like clean, help with homework, do the laundry, make breakfast and\/or dinner for the next day. You get the idea. Heck, if you're one of those lucky people with a shorter to-do list than mine, you could relax while dinner cooks. I haven't tried this in the slow cooker, but I bet it would be SO good.Here are some tips, tricks, and variations for this recipe:The tomato paste can be subbed with tomato sauce if you want a sauce that's not quite as strong and quite a bit runnier.Make sure you use real maple syrup *. Not the flavored sugar that some companies like to call maple syrup. The deeper the color and lower the grade, the better.You can also use this same recipe on a grill. Cook the sauce longer in the saucepan until it gets thick and rich. Then just baste the chicken every few minutes when you turn the chicken and serve the remaining sauce with the chicken. Make sure and use a separate sauce for basting than you use for the top to avoid cross-contamination. I especially love it this way when there is skin on the chicken.Someone always asks this, so I'll just address it now - Yes. You can use chicken breasts. It may turn out a bit dry, and they take less time to cook. I can't tell you exactly how much less cause it totally depends on how thick they are, etc. but maybe 10-20 minutes less. Make sure not to overcook the chicken breasts, because that's very easy to do.I think this meal goes particularly well with my Paleo mac and cheese recipe. Let me know what you think of this recipe; I'm interested to know if other people like it as much as I do. Let me know what you think by commenting below!PrintRecipeclock clock iconcutlery cutlery iconflag flag iconfolder folder iconinstagram instagram iconpinterest pinterest iconfacebook facebook iconprint print iconsquares squares iconheart heart iconheart solid heart solid icon\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBaked Barbecue Chicken Thighs Recipe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t5 Stars\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4 Stars\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 Stars\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2 Stars\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 Star\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t5 from 4 reviews\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAuthor: Rebecca Baron\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrep Time: 20 minutes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCook Time: 100 minutes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTotal Time: 120 minutes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYield: 8 1x\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCategory: Main Course\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCuisine: Paleo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDescription\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is a BBQ chicken thighs in oven recipe. It is chicken with a sweet and sticky BBQ sauce on top.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIngredients\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScale\t\t\t\t\t\t1x2x3x\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4 oz Tomato Paste1 Tbl Extra Virgin Olive Oil2 tsp Chopped Garlic\u215b tsp Cumin\u00bd tsp Chili Powder\u00bd tsp Ground Mustard\u2153 Cup Juice Pineapple Concentrate\u2153 Cup Pure Maple Syrup *\u00bc Cup Apple Cider Vinegar *1 tsp Real Salt12 Chicken Thighs, boneless and skinless\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCook Mode\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrevent your screen from going dark\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInstructions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPreheat oven to 325 degrees.Heat the olive oil on medium heat in a saucepan. Add the tomato paste, garlic, cumin, chili powder, and ground mustard to the oil and saut\u00e9 for 30 seconds.Add the pineapple concentrate, maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, and salt to the saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and Let the sauce cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.Place the chicken in a 9x13 baking dish. Pour the sauce over the chicken, making sure all surfaces are coated. Bake on the center rack of preheated oven for 90-105 minutes, or until chicken is very tender.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFind it online: https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/bbq-chicken-thighs-in-oven\/You may also like...Paleo Chicken RecipesAlmond Flour Pizza Recipe With Chicken and Thai-Inspired ToppingsHealthy Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken RecipeMaple Roasted Chicken Sweet Potato Skillet Recipe"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs Recipe","item":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/bbq-chicken-thighs-in-oven\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]