Oven Barbecued Chicken

Now that the weather is nicer, we can't wait to get outdoors and fire up the grill. In our area, we're never quite sure if the weather will cooperate. So if you can't get outdoors, here's plan B. Bring the outdoors in by barbecuing in the oven. Although not quite the same, it's a good alternative for when you have a craving for some spicy, sticky, finger-licking chicken. One good thing is you don't have to worry about flare-ups on the grill from mopping all that sauce on the chicken.

Believe it or not, I had a little trouble finding a cut-up chicken. Everything seemed to be in packages of just drumsticks, thighs, breast and wings. I ended up purchasing a small package (about 6) drumsticks and a package containing two chicken breasts. I skipped getting wings, since I wanted meatier pieces. However, a larger package of just wings, browned then baked in this sauce would be delicious.

If you can't find the Buffalo tomato ketchup, simply add some hot sauce to the ketchup. You might want to double the sauce recipe using half of it for basting then heating up the rest to use as a dipping sauce when serving the chicken.