This Chicken with White Barbecue Sauce is a great, tangy alternative to regular barbecue sauce. It goes perfectly with tender and juicy baked chicken and is super simple to make!
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Why this Chicken with Alabama White BBQ Sauce Recipe is a Keeper
White BBQ sauce or Alabama-style barbecue sauce is a tangy, creamy sauce primarily made with mayonnaise, vinegar, and seasonings. Unlike traditional tomato-based BBQ sauces, its unique flavor profile complements smoked meats, especially chicken.
- Delicious Flavor: The Alabama white barbecue sauce tastes amazing and is a hit every time!
- Consistent Results: Baked or smoked chicken with Big Bob Gibson BBQ sauce turns out great every time.
- Great for Beginner Cooks: Big Bob Gibson’s Alabama BBQ sauce is approachable for both beginner and experienced cooks!
- Comforting: Chicken dishes always have a comforting, homey feel that makes you want to return to it.
- Low Maintenance: Since this is a baked recipe, it doesn’t require constant attention while cooking.
What is the Difference Between White BBQ Sauce and Ranch Dressing?
White barbecue sauce is different from ranch dressing. White BBQ is usually made of mayonnaise, vinegar and seasonings while ranch is usually a dairy based dressing.
Ingredient Notes for Alabama White Sauce
You will need just a few simple ingredients to make this sauce and chicken. They’re all easy to find around the grocery store if you don’t have them in your kitchen.
- Horseradish: This will give your sauce just a bit of spice!
- Mayo: Mayonnaise will serve as the base for your nontraditional BBQ sauce.
- Worcestershire Sauce: Along with the horseradish, Worcestershire will add a little kick.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Original Recipe for Alabama White BBQ Sauce Prep Ahead Suggestions
Prepping ahead can help save you time and kitchen space when making your favorite dishes!
- Make Sauce: Make the white BBQ sauce ahead of time and store it in an airtight container in the fridge until you’re ready to use.
Pro Tip
Do not freeze the Alabama BBQ white sauce as it has a mayonnaise base.
How to Make Alabama White Sauce with Chicken
This recipe comes together in just 3 super easy steps, you’ll want to make it all the time!
These are the basic steps for making Chicken with White Barbecue Sauce. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
1. Prep Pan and Chicken
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and prepare a baking dish with nonstick spray. Season both sides of chicken with sea salt and pepper and place in baking dish.
2. Make White BBQ Sauce
Combine mayo, apple cider vinegar, spicy brown mustard, prepared horseradish sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, salt, ground black pepper and lemon juice.
Whisk until well combined and smooth.
3. Bake Chicken
Drizzle some of the sauce over the chicken, then cover remaining sauce and place in fridge until needed.
Bake chicken for about 45 minutes or until done. Serve with additional sauce.
How to Store, Reheat and Use Leftovers
Classic white BBQ sauce is perfect throughout the week if store correctly.
- Storing: It’s best to store barbecue chicken and sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
- Reheating: To reheat, cook in the oven at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until hot. You could also reheat in the microwave for 1.5-2 minutes.
- Using Leftovers: Try making leftovers into a delicious chicken salad!
Variations and Substitutions for Chicken with White Barbecue Sauce Recipe
There are so many ways you can customize this creamy white BBQ sauce recipe to make it unique!
- Sweeten: Make the sauce sweeter with agave, honey or brown sugar.
- Mayo Substitute: Replace the mayo with sour cream and/or Greek yogurt.
- Add Some Heat: Add a little kick to this chicken with some of your favorite hot sauce.
Reader Interaction and Recipe FAQs
Yes! You can use either chicken breasts or chicken thighs for this recipe, whatever you prefer or what is on sale at the grocery store.
I’d recommend storing this recipe after it has cooled down.
Yes! Try using this sauce on other grilled meats, pork chops or pulled pork.
Yes! Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q in Decatur, Alabama has a great white barbecue sauce.
Expert Tips for Making This Alabama White Sauce Recipe with Chicken
- This Recipe Can be Doubled: If you have a larger family that you need to feed, you can easily double this recipe by proportionally increasing the ingredients.
- Slow Cooker: You could also make this recipe for white barbecue sauce and BBQ chicken in a slow cooker, cook on high for 5-6 hours or on low for 7-8 hours.
- Grill: To grill this chicken with Alabama white sauce recipe, allow chicken to marinade for at least an 30 minutes before grilling.
- Dipping Sauce: Use the extra of the creamy white sauce as a dipping sauce or salad dressing.
- Chicken Wings: This easy sauce is made to also be a delicious smoked chicken wing marinade.
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Chicken with White Barbecue Sauce
Equipment
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Ingredients
Chicken
- 6 Chicken thighs, boneless, skinless
- ½ teaspoon Sea salt flakes
- ½ teaspoon Fresh cracked pepper
Sauce
- 2 cups Mayonnaise
- ¼ – ½ cup Apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Horseradish
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon Garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon Onion powder
- ½ teaspoon Cayenne
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Pepper
- 2 tablespoons Lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and lightly prepare a baking dish with nonstick spray.
- Season both sides of chicken with sea salt and cracked pepper and place in baking dish.
- In a bowl, combine all sauce ingredients starting with ¼ cup of apple cider vinegar and adding more if needed.
- Whisk until well combined and smooth.
- Drizzle some of the sauce over the chicken then cover remaining sauce and place in refrigerator until needed.
- Bake chicken for about 45 minutes or until done.
- Serve with additional sauce and enjoy!
Christina’s Notes
- This Recipe Can be Doubled: If you have a larger family that you need to feed, you can easily double this recipe by proportionally increasing the ingredients.
- Slow Cooker: You could also make this recipe in a slow cooker, cook on high for 5-6 hours or on low for 7-8 hours.
- Grill: To grill this chicken with Alabama white sauce recipe, allow chicken to marinade for at least an 30 minutes before grilling.
- Dipping Sauce: Use the extra of the creamy white sauce as a dipping sauce or salad dressing.
- Chicken Wings: This sauce makes for the delicious chicken wing marinade.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.