Easy Oven Barbecue Chicken
Easy Oven Barbecue Chicken is a simple dish that is gluten-free & low-carb with a paleo option. Smoky & saucy chicken from your oven.

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Easy Oven Barbecue Chicken
- 12 chicken drumettes
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon celery seed (a spice) *optional
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
BBQ Sauce Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup tomato sauce, or puree (make sure there is no added sugar in the tomato sauce)
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoon sweetener of choice: Swerve sweetener for low carb, or use coconut sugar for paleo option
- 1 tbsp liquid smoke, like this one
- 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce, or use coconut aminos for paleo (soy free)
- 2 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 tsp molasses
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 F
- Place 12 chicken drumettes in a 10 x 15 inch casserole dish.
- In a medium size mixing bowl combine: 1 teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon sea salt, ¼ teaspoon celery seed, and ¼ teaspoon black pepper. Mix together.
- Sprinkle the spice mix over the chicken and rub into the chicken.
- Bake chicken in 400 F oven for 30 to 45 minutes, or until chicken is done.
- In a medium saucepan over low heat, combine all the barbecue sauce ingredients. Mix together, and turn up the heat to medium high and bring barbecue sauce to a boil. Remove from heat.
- Remove chicken from the oven when it is done.
- Using tongs, dip and coat each piece of chicken in the barbecue sauce, and return chicken drumettes to the baking dish.
- Place chicken back in the oven and broil on low for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove from oven and serve.
Nutritional Data For Low Carb Version ( using Swerve sweetener) : Yeild: 12, Servings: 6, Serving Size: 2 drumettes, Cal: 180, Carbs: 6 g, Net Carbs: 5 g, Fiber: 1 g, Fat: 11 g, Protein: 11 g, Sugars: 4 g
* all nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*
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Easy Oven Barbecue Chicken
Ingredients
- 12 chicken drumettes
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon celery seed *optional
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- BBQ Sauce
- 1 ½ cup tomato sauce or puree (make sure there is no added sugar in the tomato sauce)
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoon sweetener of choice: Swerve sweetener for low carb or use coconut sugar for paleo option
- 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
- 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce or use coconut aminos for paleo (soy free)
- 2 tablespoon butter melted
- 1 teaspoon molasses
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F
- Place 12 chicken drumettes in a 10 x 15 inch casserole dish.
- In a medium size mixing bowl combine: 1 teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon sea salt, ¼ teaspoon celery seed, and ¼ teaspoon black pepper. Mix together.
- Sprinkle the spice mix over the chicken and rub into the chicken.
- Bake chicken in 400 F oven for 30 to 45 minutes, or until chicken is done.
- In a medium saucepan over low heat, combine all the barbecue sauce ingredients. Mix together, and turn up heat to medium high and bring barbecue sauce to a boil. Remove from heat.
- Remove chicken from oven when it is done.
- Using tongs, dip and coat each piece of chicken in the barbecue sauce, and return chicken drumettes to the baking dish.
- Place chicken back in the oven and broil on low for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove from oven and serve.
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rachel @ athletic avocado says
I have never made homemade BBQ sauce but I've always wanted too! Storebought has so many nasty ingredients! Thank you for sharing <3
Stacey says
Thank you Rachel 🙂 It is pretty simple to make your own, & you can even make it spicy by adding red pepper sauce or hot sauce to it.
Renee Kohley says
This is super easy and that sauce sounds really great!
Stacey says
Thank you Renee 🙂