Many many months ago, when there was snow on the ground in MN, I was watching the food network and saw this recipe being created. I thought it looked amazing, but wanted to wait until fresh peaches were really in season in MN to try it. So I waiting, and waited, and waited. And last night, I finally made it! The chicken was cooked perfectly, perhaps the best I have ever made. The peach flavor is subtle and not overpowering, and the slow cooked method of preparing the chicken made it very tender and juicy. I served this with corn on the cob, and it was a wonderful summer time dinner.
Servings: 10
Serving Size: 1 piece of chicken + 1/4 cup of sauce
Points Plus: 8pp
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients1 T olive oil
12 chicken breasts, bone-in no skin, about 4 oz each
1 yellow onion, diced
3/4 cups whisky
2 cups barbecue sauce, light
1/2 cup peach preserves
1 T Worcestershire sauce
2 peaches, pitted and sliced into 8 slices each
Fresh parsley, chopped
Directions
Preheat your oven to 300 degrees. Heat your butter and olive oil in a large oven safe Dutch oven. Add chicken to your pan and cook until the skin is golden brown on each side, about 5 minutes. Remove the chicken and set it on a plate.
Add the diced onion to the same pan and stir over medium heat until the onion is cooked through, about 3 minutes. Pour in the whisky and cook for about 3 more minutes, allowing the whiskey to reduce. **Be sure to be careful when pouring the whiskey into your pot if you are cooking on a gas stove or over an open flame. We don't need any fires people**
Add barbecue sauce and peach preserves to the onion mixture and whisk. Add Worcestershire sauce and 1/4 cup of water to the sauce. Add the chicken back to your Dutch oven. Finally place the peach slices in the pot and cover.
Bake for about 1 1/2 hours, until the chicken is very tender (and it does get tender!). When chicken is done cooking, sprinkle it with fresh cut parsley and serve.
Tip
Bone-in chicken is the way to go people! Especially when slow roasting, using chicken with the bone in creates a much more tender product.
XOXO - Katie
Recipe inspired by the one and only Pioneer Women.
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