Baked Peach-Bourbon BBQ Chicken Breast

Baked BBQ chicken breast taken to a new level with this homemade peach-bourbon barbecue sauce that only requires a handful of basic ingredients.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 427 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Montreal steak seasoning (such as McCormick®)
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
• 0.25 cup peach preserves
• 0.5 cup bourbon (such as Four Roses®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine ketchup, brown sugar, bourbon, peach preserves, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, steak seasoning, and liquid smoke flavoring in a saucepan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Reserve half the sauce for later use.

Step 3

Place chicken on a sheet pan or broiling tray and brush sauce onto the chicken with a basting brush.

Step 4

Bake chicken in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, then flip chicken breasts over and baste with reserved sauce.

Step 5

Broil chicken and continue to baste and flip the chicken every 3 minutes until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 10 to 15 minutes total. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Step 6

Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and turn on the oven's broiler.