Baked Barbecue Chicken Breast

Name: Baked Barbecue Chicken Breast
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 6 bone-in chicken breast halves (8 ounces each); 1/3 cup chopped onion; 3/4 cup ketchup; 1/2 cup water; 1/3 cup white vinegar; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 teaspoon ground mustard; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 35 min.

Yield 6 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

This baked barbecue chicken breast will be the star of the show at your next backyard BBQ.

Ingredients

6 bone-in chicken breast halves (8 ounces each)
1/3 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup white vinegar
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a nonstick skillet coated lightly with oil, brown chicken over medium heat. Transfer to a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray.
Recoat skillet with oil. Add onion; cook and stir over medium heat until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes. Pour over chicken.
Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 170°, 35-45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 324 calories, 10g fat (3g saturated fat), 111mg cholesterol, 602mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 0 fiber), 39g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1 starch.

A friend made this saucy chicken for us when we had our first child. I pared down the recipe to make it lower in fat and calories. Now it's a family favorite, and even the kids ask for this baked bbq chicken breast. —Marge Wagner, Roselle, Illinois

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