EASY OVEN-ROASTED BBQ CHICKEN THIGHS

By J. Gagliardi

Ingredients

• 12 chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on)
• 2 cups BBQ sauce (homemade or store-bought)
• 1/2 cup apricot preserves
• 2-3 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400º F and brush the bottom of a large baking dish or tray generously with olive oil.
Heat BBQ sauce in a small sauce pan over medium-high heat and stir in apricot preserves and garlic powder.
Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary, then lower heat and let simmer.
Place chicken thighs skin side down in the oiled baking dish and place in oven. Roast for 20 minutes.
Remove from oven and brush BBQ sauce liberally over chicken thighs, then carefully flip each thigh over so they’re skin side up and brush again with sauce.
Roast for another 15 minutes, then brush again with sauce.
Place under broiler for 5 minutes, or until sauce begins to brown and the internal temperature reaches 165º F.
Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes before serving.