Grandma Barb's Baked BBQ Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 small chicken (cut up (5 lbs))
• garlic pepper seasoning
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 cup water (I don't always add water but in the video, I did, forgot to mention)
• 6 Tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 4 tablespoons butter (melted)
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2-3 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 450.

2. 2

   Place chicken on a foil-lined baking sheet and season both sides generously with garlic pepper seasoning.

3. 3

   Mix all of the remaining ingredients in a bowl to create the bbq sauce.

4. 4

   Place the sauce in the microwave to melt the butter if needed.

5. 5

   Cover both sides of the chicken with bbq sauce.

6. 6

   Bake skin side up for 40-45 minutes, basting with the bbq sauce every 15 minutes.

7. 7

   Turn the oven to broil for the last two minutes of baking and broil for 1-2 minutes to crisp up the skin. Watch it carefully.

8. 8

   Remove from oven and let chicken rest for about 5-7 minutes before serving.