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These Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs are easy enough for a weeknight! This smoky marinade keeps chicken super juicy and full of flavor.

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Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Baking Time: 35 minutes
Total: 1 hour 15 minutes
Yield: 6 thighs
Author: Annie Holmes
These Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs are easy enough for a weeknight! This smoky marinade keeps chicken super juicy and full of flavor.
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Ingredients
 

  • 6-8 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs, excess fat trimmed (3 pounds)
  • 1/2 teaspoon EACH kosher salt and ground black pepper
  • 1 cup canned tomato sauce
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sugar, (or monkfruit if keto)
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon EACH garlic powder, paprika, chili powder, cumin
  • 2 teaspoons liquid smoke

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with foil. Grease the foil with cooking spray or a light coating of oil.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the tomato sauce, vinegar, monkfruit sweetener, water, worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, paprika, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon and liquid smoke. Set aside 1⁄2 cup of the sauce in a small bowl for later.
  • Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Sprinkle it with salt and pepper on both sides. Place chicken into the large bowl of sauce and mix everything together.
  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set in the fridge for 20 minutes to marinate. Remove from the fridge 10 minutes before cooking.
  • Place chicken pieces onto the prepared baking pan.
  • Roast in the center rack of the oven for 35-40 minutes or until the chicken registers 175°F-195°F on an instant read thermometer.
  • Once chicken comes out of the oven, brush each chicken piece with the remaining sauce.
  • Allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving!

Notes

  • You can substitute the chicken thighs with 3 pounds of any chicken cut such as: wings, drumsticks, split breast, whole chicken. Feel free to mix and match cuts of chicken so you can have some thighs and some drumsticks, etc.
  • Each serving has 2.8 net carbs
 
Serving: 0.5 pound (calculated using keto sweetener), Calories: 290kcal, Carbohydrates: 3.7g, Protein: 51.6g, Fat: 6.2g, Cholesterol: 165.5mg, Sodium: 354.8mg, Fiber: 0.9g, Sugar: 2.2g
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