Description
Juicy grilled chicken thighs are marinated in a homemade bourbon peach BBQ sauce, perfectly complemented by fresh peaches for a smoky-sweet flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 chicken thighs boneless
- skin on or off
- 3 peaches cored
- quartered
- Bourbon Peach BBQ Sauce
- 1 peach skin off
- cored
- diced
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ½ cup barbeque sauce
- 3 tablespoon bourbon
- Spice Rub
- 1 tsp each onion powder
- garlic powder
- paprika
- chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your grill to medium-high heat.
- In a bowl, combine the spice rub ingredients: onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper.
- Rub the spice mixture all over the chicken thighs.
- In another bowl, mix together the diced peach, sugar, barbecue sauce, and bourbon to create the sauce.
- Place the chicken thighs on the grill and cook for about 6-7 minutes per side, basting with the bourbon peach BBQ sauce.
- During the last few minutes, add the quartered peaches to the grill, cooking until softened.
- Remove from the grill and let the chicken rest for a few minutes before serving with the grilled peaches.
Notes
For extra flavor, let the chicken marinate in the spice rub and bourbon peach sauce for at least an hour before grilling.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 thigh
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 13 g
- Sodium: 620 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg
Keywords: Grilled Bourbon Peach BBQ Chicken, BBQ chicken, grilled chicken, summer recipes, peach recipes