BBQ Chicken Sheet Pan Recipe

If you love BBQ chicken? Then you have to try our oven-baked BBQ Chicken Sheet Pan Recipe! The chicken always turns out moist and juicy, and baking the vegetables all together in one sheet pan is a plus! Perfect for an easy dinner, or rainy weekends when you can’t grill outdoors.

Barbecue Chicken, the easy way!

We love barbecue chicken, and usually love to grill them outside. But not everyone has a grill, and what’s worse – it’s been raining. So, we decided to make our favorite BBQ chicken inside and use the oven instead.

We have to tell you, the chicken turned out fantastic! ...and the veggies even better! With this sheet pan recipe, anyone can enjoy BBQ chicken all year, even during rainy days in warm weather!

Tell Us About This BBQ Chicken Sheet Pan Recipe

For this recipe, it starts with boneless, skinless chicken thighs, a couple of yellow and green squash, and some carrots. Plus, you will need a few seasonings, some olive oil, and a bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce.

Our favorite BBQ sauce is a bottle of Rufus Teague (with a touch of heat), but you can choose any one you prefer.

This recipe is similar to our Lemon Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner, but it features our favorite barbecue sauce and a variety of different vegetables. The best part is that everything is baked on a single sheet pan, making dinner quick, easy, and delicious!

This recipe is also ideal – because you don’t have to stand over a hot grill, slowly cooking the chicken and sweating. Instead, it’s a much easier method! Plus, baking in the oven allows you to be hands-free, and get other things done. (We love that!)

Our barbecue chicken sheet pan recipe is perfect for year-round cooking, especially when you don’t want to grill outdoors. Everyone will love this meal!

If you love recipes for baked chicken, then don’t miss Baked Nut Crusted Chicken, Baked Chicken Nuggets, and Chicken Rollatini with Pesto & Cheese, just to name a few.

Recipe Tips for Success

• This recipe calls for two packages of boneless, skinless chicken thighs, and it was enough for 4 servings. If you think you need additional servings, buy more packages.
• This is a recipe that doesn’t need to measure all the ingredients. The seasonings are simple, and when you scatter them over the veggies and chicken, it will be enough.
• Also, the tomato in our photo below was not added to the recipe, simply because we had too many veggies, and they would not all fit onto the sheet pan. But you can certainly add them if you like.
• Plus, the chicken thighs may look large and may take up a lot of room on your sheet pan. But when they bake, they will shrink in size. So you can place them closely to one another as possible.
• It’s best to spread out all the veggies in a single layer; this way, they will bake evenly and be seasoned properly. And, at first, we didn’t have enough room on the sheet pan to place all the chopped vegetables next to the chicken. So we took the extra veggies and put them into a smaller baking pan and seasoned them. Then baked them at the same time as the BBQ chicken sheet pan. And, it worked like a charm!

Ingredients You Will Need:

• 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 3 pounds)
• extra virgin olive oil
• 2 small zucchini – chopped
• 2 yellow squash – sliced or chopped
• 3 large carrots – chopped
• Italian Herb seasoning
• garlic powder
• salt
• fresh cracked black pepper
• a bottle of your favorite barbecue sauce (we used Rufus Teague)

How to Make BBQ Chicken Sheet Pan?

Is this your first time making a sheet pan recipe? No worries, this recipe couldn’t be any easier! Plus, our full recipe card is located at the bottom. But first, let’s go over these steps for you to see how this recipe comes together in a matter of minutes!

1. First, grab your large sheet pan (18 x 13-inch, or larger), and drizzle some olive oil on the bottom.
2. Next, rinse and prep the chicken thighs, removing any excess fat from them. Drain well.
3. When all the thighs are ready, transfer them to one side of your sheet pan, and leave the other side for the chopped vegetables.
4. Chop the veggies and add them to the sheet pan.
5. Scatter with all the seasonings: salt and pepper over the entire sheet pan, and then with garlic powder and Italian herb seasonings. Drizzle some extra virgin olive oil over the veggies and thighs.

Quick Note! We used a second baking pan for the extra vegetables because we thought there wasn’t enough room on the sheet pan. However, we later realized that the thighs shrink quite a bit, so we could have fit everything onto the large sheet pan.

6. Bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes. Then remove the sheet pan and carefully place it on top of your stovetop. Take a pastry brush and brush the barbecue sauce over each thigh, generously. Transfer the sheet pan to the oven and continue to bake for an additional 20 to 25 minutes. Remove and serve.

Helpful Tip! Here is where you can brush on additional BBQ sauce on each thigh just before you serve them. Or you can place the bottle of BBQ sauce on the table for those who prefer to add some to the plate for dipping.

One of the best things about baking barbecue chicken is its versatility. You can easily switch out the thighs for chicken legs and breasts. Keep in mind, the baking time may slightly change for the legs and breasts. Also, you can swap the squash and carrots for any vegetables you prefer, such as peppers, broccoli, or asparagus.

Storing, Reheating, and Freezing

• To Store: It’s best to transfer any leftover BBQ chicken and veggies into a sealed container. Then place the container into the refrigerator. It will stay fresh for up to 3 days.
• To Reheat: Easily transfer leftover chicken and veggies to a small baking pan, and place into a preheated oven at 350°F for about 15 minutes. Or you can reheat using your microwave, and with increments of one minute, until fully reheated to your liking.
• To Freeze: Both chicken thighs and veggies will freeze well, and for up to one month.

A Delicious BBQ Dinner!

BBQ Chicken Sheet Pan is a great recipe and puts dinner on the table without any stress. And, there’s no need to serve this meal with anything else – unless you want to. Your family and friends will love this barbecue chicken and tasty veggies. Try this recipe!

And enjoy!

Tried our Barbecue Chicken Sheet Pan Recipe? Let us know and leave a comment with a star rating below!  Have fun and snap a photo, and hashtag it on Instagram @2sistersrecipes and Pinterest.  We’d love to see what you cook!

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Happy Baking! 🙂

Thanks for stopping by… xo anna and liz