Bbq Grilled Apricot Ginger Chicken Breasts Food

BBQ GRILLED APRICOT GINGER CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• For the sauce, in a small saucepan, cook the onion in hot oil until tender.
• Stir in the preserves, ketchup, vinegar and ginger and bring to a boil; reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Preheat grill to medium. Grill chicken, uncovered, until chicken is tender and no longer pink (170 degrees F.), turning once and brushing with sauce only during the last 5 minutes of grilling.
• Reheat remaining sauce and pass along with chicken.

GRILLED APRICOT-MUSTARD GLAZED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium heat.
• Mix all ingredients except chicken until blended.
• Grill 4 min. on each side. Brush with half the mustard mixture. Grill 5 to 8 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF), turning after 3 min. and brushing with remaining mustard mixture.

APRICOT GLAZED GRILLED BBQ CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Heat gas or charcoal grill. Sprinkle chicken thighs with salt and pepper. In small bowl, combine all remaining ingredients; mix well. Set aside.
• When grill is heated, place chicken on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 8 to 10 minutes or until chicken is fork-tender and juices run clear, turning once and brushing with preserves mixture once halfway through cooking time. Discard any remaining preserves mixture.

GRILLED BBQ CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Combine avocado oil, barbeque sauce, vinegar, garlic, onion powder, paprika, salt, and cayenne and stir until well mixed.
• Place chicken breasts into a bowl or zip-top bag and pour 2/3 of the marinade mixture over, making sure to coat all pieces. Reserve the leftover marinade to brush chicken while grilling. Allow chicken to marinate, 6 to 24 hours for best results.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Cook chicken on the preheated grill, brushing with reserved marinade and turning halfway through cooking time, until no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

APRICOT BARBECUED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook chicken and garlic in oil until browned, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish., In a small bowl, combine the apricot preserves, barbecue sauce, water and onion soup mix. Pour over the chicken. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Serve with rice.

APRICOT HONEY GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat gas grill on medium or charcoal grill until coals are ash white.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in 1-quart saucepan until sizzling; add onion.
• Cook over medium heat until onion is softened (1 minute).
• Stir in all remaining glaze ingredients.
• Set aside.
• Combine oregano, salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes in small bowl.
• Rub on both sides of chicken breasts.
• Place chicken onto grill.
• Grill, turning once, until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear when pierced with a fork (15 to 20 minutes).
• Brush chicken with glaze during last 5 minutes of grilling.
• Cook remaining glaze in 1-quart saucepan over medium heat until it comes to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Serve warm glaze over chicken.

STICKY GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cook garlic, ginger, spices, and 1 tsp. kosher salt in oil in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add pomegranate juice and boil until reduced to 1 cup, 12 to 19 minutes. Remove from heat, and then add jam and molasses and stir until jam has melted. Cool (it will thicken slightly). Transfer 3/4 cup sauce to a bowl and reserve for serving.
• Prepare grill for indirect heat cooking over medium hot charcoal (medium heat for gas).
• Pat chicken dry and season all over with 4 tsp. kosher salt. Oil grill rack, then grill chicken (in batches if necessary) skin side down first, directly over coals (covered only if using gas grill), turning once, until browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Move to area with no coals underneath (or over turned off burner for gas) and brush with some of sauce. Continue to grill, partially covered for charcoal (covered for gas), turning and brushing with sauce occasionally, until cooked through and well-glazed, 7 to 8 minutes for breasts, 15 to 20 minutes for dark meat.