Barbecued Chicken

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons grated onions
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• table salt
• ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 move oven rack to top position and heat oven to 325°f.
• 2 combine ketchup, onion, worcestershire sauce, mustard, molasses, maple syrup, vinegar, chili powder, and cayenne with a whisk.
• 3 sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• 4 heat oil in ovenproof skillet over high heat.
• 5 sear chicken 1 or 2 minutes on each side then transfer to plate.
• 6 pour off fat from the skillet and add your sauce mixture.
• 7 scrape browned bits from skillet.
• 8 reduce heat to medium and simmer; stir frequently until sauce thickens, 4 minutes or so.
• 9 add chicken back to the skillet and coat thickly with the sauce; spoon some sauce on top of the chicken to give it a thick coating.
• 10 place skillet in oven and cook for 10 to 14 minutes until chicken reaches 130°f.
• 11 adjust temperature to broil and cook for another 10 to 14 minutes until chicken registers 160°f.
• 12 move chicken to a platter to rest.
• 13 whisk sauce remaining in skillet, transfer to a bowl, and serve alongside the chicken.