Name: Baked Chicken with Peach Barbeque Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 3 peaches (pitted and cubed); 14.5 oz diced tomatoes (canned); ½ cup red onion (diced); 2 cloves of garlic (minced); ¼ cup light brown sugar (packed); 1 ½ tbsp chili powder; ½ tbsp smoked paprika; 2 tsp onion powder; 2 tsp garlic powder; salt and pepper (to taste); 2 lbs chicken legs and thighs

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Nothing says summer in the South like peaches finding their way into every dish! Cobbler, salads, flatbreads, cake, sangria! You name it, juicy peaches are there. As summer winds down, and you’ve exhausted every other peach recipe, use the rest you stash to make this delicious baked chicken with peach barbeque sauce. That’s right, sweet juicy peaches get transformed into the perfect homemade barbeque sauce.

Peach Barbeque Sauce

Homemade barbeque sauce is so simple to make! Now I know that there are tons of varieties, based on region. Vinegar based sauce from North Carolina, South Carolina’s mustard based sauce, even the thick tomato based Kansas City style. This sauce is closest to a Kansas City style, but not quite as thick.

barbeque sauce

Start by putting the following ingredients in a saucepot:

3 pitted and diced peaches
14.5 oz diced tomatoes (1 can)
1/2 cup diced red onion
2 minced garlic cloves
1/4 cup of light brown sugar, packed
1 1/2 tbsp chili powder
1/2 tbsp smoked paprika
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste

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Bring the ingredients to a simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes. Once the onions and peaches are tender, carefully pour the contents into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Add the sauce back to the sauce pot and set aside.

baked chicken

Baked Barbeque Chicken

Now that the sauce is done, time to bake the chicken! Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. On a baking rack set on top of a baking sheet, lay out 2lbs of chicken thighs and legs. Pat them dry and season liberally with salt and pepper.

Use a basting brush to generously brush the chicken on both sides with the barbeque sauce. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the chicken reaches 165 degrees. Every 15 minutes I go in and baste on another layer of sauce. Once the chicken is cooked fully, turn the broiler on high and cook for another 5 minutes, so the sauce gets dark and caramelized. Remove it from the oven and let it rest for about 5 minutes, then seve! This baked chicken with peach barbeque sauce pairs great with mac and cheese, potato salad, and corn on the cob.

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