Southern-Style Barbecued Chicken

Ingredients

Barbecue Sauce

• 2 cans (6 ounces each) no-salt-added vegetable juice
• 1/4 teaspoon Sweet 'N Low zero calorie sweetener
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon Nu-Salt salt substitute
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon very low-sodium Worcestershire sauce
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 3 tablespoons liquefied Butter Buds Mix
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar

Chicken

• 2 broiler-fryer chickens (about 2 1/2 pounds each), cut up and skin removed
• 2 medium onions, thinly sliced

Preparation

Barbecue Sauce

In medium-size saucepan over medium heat, whisk together sauce ingredients and bring to a simmer. Simmer, uncovered, about 10 minutes; set aside. Preheat oven to 350F. In shallow baking dish or pan, arrange chicken pieces upside down in single layer. Arrange onion on top of chicken. Pour barbecue sauce over chicken. Bake, uncovered, basting frequently, about 30 minutes. Turn chicken pieces; bake, basting frequently, 35 to 40 minutes, or until tender.