Mely Cooks Monday

Yesterday I had this idea to attempt to bake some chicken thighs and drumsticks using Pioneer Woman's Oven BBQ Chicken but like always I didn't follow the recipe word for word. Not because I didn't want to (which is usually the case) but because I didn't want to buy a bottle of peach preserves. So I stuck with it without the peach preserves and although they came out good, because how could you go wrong with BBQ Chicken, the peach preserves could have made all the difference. Other than the peach preserves, I did follow the recipe as stated.

 

PS. Pioneer Woman has quickly become my FAVORITE food blogger. I love her recipes with all my heart and I want to be like her when I grow up. Okay maybe not that extreme but seriously, the woman knows her stuff.

 

Here is Pioneer Woman's picture from her website...

 

 

Sigh, I wanted this for my chicken. Instead my chicken thighs looked like this...

 

 

 

Close enough? Anyways, go ahead and do the right thing and follow the recipe word for word.

 

Ingredients

• 3 cups Your Favorite BBQ Sauce
• 1/2 cup Peach Preserves
• 1 clove Garlic
• Hot Sauce, Optional
• 12 whole Chicken Thighs, Bone-in, Skin-on
• Olive Oil For Brushing

Preparation Instructions

Combine BBQ sauce, peach preserves, garlic, and hot sauce in a medium saucepan and heat over medium heat for 5-10 minutes, or until nice and hot. Set aside.

PREHEAT OVEN TO 400 DEGREES.

Drizzle olive oil on 2 rimmed baking sheets and place chicken thighs skin side down in the pans. Roast for 25 minutes. Remove from oven briefly, brush sauce all over the thighs, then use a spatula to flip them over to the other side, being careful not to tear the skin. Brush the tops with more sauce and return to the oven for 7 minutes. Remove from oven, brush on more sauce, and return to the oven for another 7 minutes. Remove from oven, brush on sauce, and turn up the temperature to 425 degrees.

Continue roasting for another 5 to 7 minutes, or until the sauce is starting to brown around the edges and the thighs are totally cooked through. Remove from the oven and let sit for at least 10 minutes before serving.

 

 

I paired this BBQ Chicken with some Jasmine Rice and Veggie Steamers. And it was delish!

 

 

 

 

~Mely