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

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

Oven

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.