Sheet Pan BBQ Chicken with roasted potatoes is a quick and easy dinner recipe that takes just 30 minutes to bake and is super easy to clean up!
This easy baked BBQ chicken recipe uses just a few ingredients. Just throw in a few potatoes and your favorite vegetables for a complete one dish dinner!
I just love making sheet pan dinners. Not only are these one dish meals quick and easy to make, but clean-up is also easy. That's a huge, huge plus in my book.
As much as I love making pulled BBQ chicken in my Instant Pot, I like to make barbecue chicken in the oven when I want something more than sandwiches.
How to Make Baked BBQ Chicken Breasts
You can use a sheet pan if you want to cook the chicken with your favorite veggies. If you want to make chicken by itself, you can use a casserole dish.
I highly recommend lining the sheet pan with foil to cut down on cleaning time. Just line a baking sheet with foil, and add some vegetable oil or olive oil to the pan.
Next, toss some cut-up potatoes in the oil, and add the chicken. Then, season both sides of the chicken and the potatoes.
Sometimes, I just use salt, pepper and garlic powder. And sometimes, I'll add some smoked paprika, onion flakes and chili powder.
You can also use your favorite BBQ rub if you want. After you season the chicken, brush a mix of BBQ sauce and honey over the chicken.
Honey adds a little sweetness, but you can leave it out. It really depends on how sweet your BBQ sauce is.
I usually add baby carrots. You can add your favorite veggies here, but if you want a quick cooking veggie like broccoli, wait until the chicken is almost done.
Then, pop the chicken into the oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. The chicken is done when juices run clear and the internal temperature is 165 degrees. Small, thin chicken breasts work best, but you can cut larger ones in half.
Roasted carrots are awesome, and they have a natural sweetness that just about everyone loves. But, I couldn't help drizzling some honey over the carrots just for some extra flavor.
Just before I served the sheet pan chicken and veggies, I added some butter and cheddar cheese over the potatoes. And then, I finished it off with a dash of fresh parsley.
These steps are completely optional. But you'll love the added flavor and color!
Timesaving tip -- Wash and cut the potatoes beforehand and refrigerate them until you're ready to cook!
Sheet Pan BBQ Chicken Recipe
Recipe
Sheet Pan BBQ Chicken Dinner
Ingredients
- 4 thin chicken breasts about 1 to 1.5 pounds
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons barbecue sauce
- 1 tablespoons honey
- 1 pound baby Yukon Gold potatoes sliced in half or quarters if larger
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Chopped parsley optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425
- Line a baking sheet with heavy duty aluminum foil, and spread olive oil over foil
- Arrange chicken and potatoes on pan
- Season with sea salt, pepper and garlic powder
- Brush chicken with honey and barbecue sauce
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until juices run clear and chicken temperature is at least 165 degrees
- Optional -- Add a little butter over potatoes and before serving
Notes
Nutrition information is estimated. Please do your own calculation to fit special diets.
Nutrition
More Sheet Pan Chicken Recipes
- Sheet Pan Honey Mustard Chicken
- Easy Chicken Caprese
- Baked Honey Lime Chicken
- Baked Chicken and Zucchini
- Sheet Pan Honey Teriyaki Chicken
So, if you're looking for an easy dinner with almost no clean-up, try this sheet pan honey BBQ chicken dinner. It's kid friendly, loaded with flavor and very budget friendly, too. Plus, it only takes 30 minutes to make. What's not to love about that?!
Recipe was originally published in 2016 and updated in 2020
Lynette says
I love easy recipes
Kaycee says
This is great! Thank you for sharing! I'm going to try this out tonight for dinner! I'd love for you to link it up on my site! We have a weekly linky! But mostly, I'm excited to try this out tonight! Looks SO yummy!
Judy Greig says
Love this meal so easy. I added whole mushroom caps, mini truss tomatoes and in last ten minutes brocolini
Dee says
So glad you enjoyed it, Judy. Those additions sound amazing! 🙂
Jo Ann Casey says
The chicken breasts don't look sliced in the photos...is it okay not to slice prior to baking...will it need to cook longer?
It looks so good I am anxious to try it. Thanks!
Dee says
I sliced these in half lengthwise, since they were very big, but if you have smaller cuts, you can definitely leave them uncut.
Mary says
I made this Honey BBQ Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner tonight for our supper & it was delicious. It smelled so good while baking that I could hardly wait for it to be done & it certainly did not disappoint. Thank you so much for posting the recipe. I will be making this often.
Dee says
Thanks, Mary -- I'm so glad that you liked it! Thanks for letting me know! 🙂
Shirley Wood says
I always enjoy making sheet pan dinners because clean up is so easy. Your recipe is right up our alley and you can't beat 30 minutes!
Miz Helen says
I will be making this fantastic Sheet Pan Honey BBQ Chicken Dinner real soon, our family will love this! Hope you will come back to see us at Full Plate Thursday real soon and have a great week!
Miz Helen
Cookin Canuck says
My older son is a barbecue-flavored-anything kid, too, and I know that he would be very happy if I made this meal!
Dee says
My daughter will eat just about anything if I add barbecue sauce!
Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says
This would make one fantastic Sunday dinner!
Dee says
Thanks, Pamela. We like it for weekends and weekdays, too!
Jenny | Honey and Birch says
I can never resist drizzling honey on carrots either 😉
Dee says
Awesome! Glad to know I'm not the only one. 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Sheet pan meals are the best! This looks like something my family would LOVE!
Dee says
I totally agree! My family loves these meals. 🙂
Michelle | A Latte Food says
Honey BBQ is one of my favorite flavors! This meal would be an instant hit around here!
Michelle Goth says
This looks like a super easy and tasty meal! Perfect for dinner!
Dee says
It's super easy and perfect for busy days!
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
Dee! This is awesome! I love the honey-mustard on these goodies, and how easy it is to get to the table (and clean up...can't forget easy clean up)!
Dee says
The clean-up time may just be the best part! 😉
Stephanie says
This is so great, I LOVE sheet pan meals!
Dee says
Thanks, Stephanie! I think I'm just slightly addicted to them. 🙂