Kansas City BBQ Chicken

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I stole this recipe for Kansas City BBQ Chicken from plainchicken.com. The secret to this delicious chicken is the dry rub. Brown sugar, paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, onion powder, salt and pepper are mixed together. Then chicken is added to the mixture and refrigerated. Next the chicken is either grilled or baked in the oven. If not grilling, the chicken is pan seared in a skillet, then placed in the oven to finish cooking. BBQ sauce is brushed on the chicken before serving whether the chicken is grilled or baked.

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The ingredients for this recipe are: 4 to 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts, 6 tbsp packed brown sugar, 3 tbsp paprika, 2 tsp garlic powder, 2 tsp chili powder, 2 tsp onion powder, 1 ½ tsp salt, 2 tsp black pepper and ⅓ cup BBQ sauce (Sweet Baby Ray’s / Stubbs)

Mix together the brown sugar, paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, onion powder, salt and pepper.

Then place chicken in Ziploc bag. Next add the brown sugar mixture. Seal and shake to coat chicken. Refrigerate for 2 hours to overnight.

At this time remove chicken from bag. Pan sear chicken 3 to 4 minutes on each side.

Transfer to baking dish and at 400 F for 10 minutes, until reaches 165 F. Brush with BBQ sauce.

Enjoy the sticky BBQ goodness!

If you liked the recipe for Kansas City BBQ Chicken you can try other chicken recipes like Georgia Gold BBQ Chicken, Italian BBQ Ranch Grilled Chicken, Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken, Grilled Lemon Garlic Chicken or 3 Ingredient Teriyaki Chicken.

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Kansas City BBQ Chicken

The secret to this delicious chicken is the dry rub. Brown sugar, paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, onion powder, salt and pepper are mixed together. Then chicken is added to the mixture and refrigerated. Next the chicken is either grilled or baked in the oven. If not grilling, the chicken is pan seared in a skillet, then placed in the oven to finish cooking. BBQ sauce is brushed on the chicken before serving whether the chicken is grilled or baked.
Course Entree
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Marinating Time 2 hours
Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  • 4 to 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 6 tbsp packed brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp paprika
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • ⅓ cup BBQ sauce Sweet Baby Ray’s / Stubbs

Instructions

  1. Mix together the brown sugar, paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, onion powder, salt and pepper.
  2. Place chicken in Ziploc bag. Add brown sugar mixture. Seal and shake to coat chicken. Refrigerate 2 hours to overnight.
  3. Remove chicken from bag and grill until reaches 165 F.
  4. Brush chicken with BBQ sauce on each side before removing from grill.

Oven

  1. Pan sear chicken 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Transfer to baking dish and at 400 F for 10 minutes, until reaches 165 F. Brush with BBQ sauce.