Oven Roasted BBQ Baby Back Ribs

Cuisinart original

Yields

Makes 2 to 4 servings

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 2 racks pork baby back ribs, about 8 ribs each (1¾ to 2 pounds total)
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon dried minced onion
  • ½ teaspoon thyme
  • ¼ teaspoon granulated garlic
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper barbecue sauce, homemade or purchased

Nutritional information

Nutritional information per serving, without barbecue sauce: Calories 549 (71% from fat) • carb.1g • pro. 39g • fat 42g • sat. fat 15g • chol.156mg • sod. 299mg • calc. 66mg • fiber 0g

Instructions

  1. Place the rack in position A and preheat toaster oven to 375°F on bake setting. Place broiling pan in drip tray. Lightly coat with cooking spray. 
  2. Remove “paper” skin from underside of ribs. Combine salt, minced onion, thyme, garlic, paprika, and black pepper. Rub evenly over both sides of each rack of ribs.
  3. Arrange ribs on prepared roasting rack. Cover loosely with foil and bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Remove ribs from oven. Increase oven temperature to 450°F. Turn ribs over and brush with half the BBQ sauce. Roast for 12 to 15 minutes.
  4. Turn, coat top of ribs with sauce and roast for an additional 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes. Cut into individual ribs and serve. You can heat additional sauce to serve with ribs.