31 BBQ Chicken Recipes
To the grill and beyond.

Is there a better combination than barbecue sauce and chicken, particularly in the summertime? We think not! Chicken breasts, thighs (our favorite cut), and wings all go well with the classic sweet, tangy, (sometimes!) spicy sauce. Whether you’re a die-hard fan of homemade BBQ, or prefer to just jazz up store-bought, we’ve got a recipe here for you. Check out our 32 BBQ chicken recipes—they’re great for summer, and beyond.
Chicken is truly one of our favorite versatile proteins, and adding BBQ sauce doesn’t even begin to limit its potential. For starters, you’ve got SO many options for sauce. But we get it, it feels like every state’s got their own style, and it can be tricky to figure out which one’s for you. We’ve ranked our favorite barbecue sauces to get you started—out of the 14, you’re sure to find one that tickles your fancy. You could also try making your own! Check out our Kansas City BBQ sauce, our Carolina BBQ sauce, or our Dr. Pepper BBQ sauce for ideas. If you don’t want to go the completely-from-scratch route, you can always add a little oomph to a store-bought option. Even just adding a little garlic, soy sauce, and smoked paprika, like we did in our BBQ chicken marinade recipe, can turn a lackluster bottle into something great.
Now that you’ve perfected your BBQ chicken flavor, what should you do with it? The possibilities are truly endless: You could put it on BBQ chicken pizza, a la California Pizza Kitchen’s most famous pie. You could pair it with some carbs, like in our brown sugar BBQ chicken sandwich, our BBQ chicken pasta salad, or our sweet BBQ lime chicken tacos. Turn it into the ultimate party food, like in our BBQ chicken nachos, our cheesy BBQ chicken dip, or our Hawaiian chicken sliders. Or go a healthier route, and pair it with some veggies, like in Snoop Dogg’s BBQ chicken cobb salad or our BBQ chicken twice baked sweet potatoes. You pretty much can’t go wrong, even if you just enjoy it completely without frills, like in our BBQ lime chicken wings, our BBQ grilled chicken, or our oven-baked BBQ chicken.
Want even more chicken in your life? Try our favorite grilled chicken recipes, our top chicken weeknight dinners, and our best baked chicken recipes too.


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