Sous Vide BBQ Chicken Recipe (With Both Bottled BBQ Sauce and Homemade Options)

Juicy and flavorful, follow these step by step instructions for a foolproof sous vide BBQ chicken recipe.

Sous Vide BBQ Chicken Recipe (With Both Bottled BBQ Sauce and Homemade Options)

Forget the grill. Instead, use the sous vide precision cooker to impress your friends and family with this delicious, fork tender BBQ chicken recipe. Juicy and flavorful, follow these step by step instructions for a foolproof sous vide BBQ chicken recipe.

Prep Time5

Cook Time2

Total Time2 5

Course: Entree, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bbq chicken in the sous vide, sous vide barbecue chicken, sous vide bbq chicken, sous vide bbq chicken recipe

Servings: people

Calories: 318kcal

Author: Barbara

Ingredients

Sous Vide Chicken

4 - 6 Chicken Thighs or Chicken Breasts
Salt
Black Pepper
Garlic Powder
3/4 cup BBQ Sauce bottled or homemade (homemade BBQ sauce recipe found below)

Homemade BBQ Sauce (optional)

1/2 cup Ketchup
2 Tablespoons White Vinegar
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
1 teaspoon Yellow Mustard
1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper
1/4 cup Brown Sugar

Instructions

Season chicken thighs or chicken breasts generously with salt, pepper and garlic powder
Vacuum seal using a vacuum sealer, or using the water displacement method.
Place the sealed package in a water bath, being sure it is completely submerged.
Cook in a sous vide machine to 145 degrees F for chicken breasts or 165 degrees F for chicken thighs for 1.5 to 2 hours.
Once cooking is complete, remove to finish cooking on the stovetop as follows or place in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
To finish cooking, place BBQ sauce (either bottled, premade or homemade) in a large skillet. Nestle the chicken into the barbecue sauce, turning to coat all sides with the sauce.
Bring to a simmer over medium heat, basting often.
Simmer gently until the sauce thickens.
If desired, broil for 1 to 2 minutes until the barbecue chicken glaze is sticky.
Serve with your favorite side dishes.

Notes

- I oftentimes use a pre-made BBQ sauce from the store, but on occasion when I don't have any on hand, I whip up an easy homemade version.
- Broiling is optional, but highly recommended. I love how it makes the glaze sticky like a traditional barbecued chicken recipe.
- Use any cut of chicken you prefer. I use chicken breasts, chicken thighs and/or chicken legs or chicken drumsticks.
- Use bone-in chicken or boneless chicken.
- Season up the raw chicken with whatever you prefer. Some great options are salt free seasoning blends, onion powder, garlic powder, garlic salt, etc.
- If desired, skip the stove top skillet and/or broiling step. Instead, toss them onto the smoker, baste them in BBQ sauce, and let them finish on the grill.
- The nutritional information is auto-calculated and can vary depending on the products used.

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