Baked Peach-Bourbon BBQ Chicken Breast

This chicken is oven-baked and has a homemade BBQ sauce. The secret to completing this in under 30 minutes is to start by cooking the chicken in the oven and then finishing it by broiling. The BBQ sauce requires only a handful of common kitchen ingredients.

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

Ingredients

• ½ cup brown sugar
• 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
• ½ teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
• 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• ¼ cup peach preserves
• 1 teaspoon Montreal steak seasoning (such as McCormick®)
• ½ cup bourbon (such as Four Roses®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

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

Step 3

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 4

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

Step 5

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

Step 6

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).