Whiskey Peach Chicken

This is a great meal for those chilly nights!

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 chicken breasts
• butter
• 1/4 onion
• 4 oz whiskey
• 1/2 c BBQ
• 3 tbsp water
• 1/3 jar peaches (around 6 oz)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup molasses

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 300.
2. Take peaches and molasses and blend.
3. Using a lidded cast iron pot- Brown chicken, remove from cast iron pot. (if you don't have a cast iron pot, use a stovetop/oven safe pot or prior to baking place in stoneware/pyrex)
4. **CHICKEN will NOT be cooked through at this point** just browned
5. Saute onion and garlic in butter.
6. Add water and deglaze pot
7. Add whiskey, BBQ, peaches and stir into onions.
8. Add chicken back into pot, cover and bake 1 1/2 hours.

Peaches and molasses 

Finished peach puree

chopped onions and garlic

Brown chicken on both sides (Chicken will NOT BE DONE!)

Saute onion and garlic in chicken juices

Add in water and whiskey to deglaze the pot (remove stuck on goodness!) Stir well and scrap sides.

Add in peaches and BBQ

Return chicken and bake (this is final product)

Kung Pao Chicken

Whoa nelly...these are bad pics, but I assure you this meal is delicious and my family ate it all and wanted more!

Kung Pao Chicken

Ingredients for Kung Pao Chicken

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1 bag frozen broccoli florets (16 oz)
• 1/4 cup - 1/2 cup water
• 1 can (15oz) baby corn, drained
• Rice (cooked, serving for 4)
• 3 tblsp low sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 cup homemade catalina (recipe below)
• 2 tsp chili sauce (more or less to your heat preference)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 clove garlic chopped finely

DIRECTIONS:

1. Brown chicken and garlic in wok or large skillet.
2. Add drained baby corn when chicken is half cooked. Salt and pepper well.
3. When chicken is done, add broccoli and water, cover with lid and allow broccoli to steam cook.
4. Add in remaining ingredients when broccoli is tender and stir.
5. Serve over brown rice.

Homemade Catalina Ingredients

CATALINA

• 1/4 cup reduced sugar ketchup
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar (I only had pomegranate infused red wine-worked fine)
• 1/4 cup onion grated (will be almost like onion juice)
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/4 cup Ideal sugar
• 1tsp honey dijon mustard
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder

DIRECTIONS

1. Mix all ingredients well

grated onion for Catalina

finished catalina

Browning the chicken

Add corn when chicken is around half way done

Add broccoli when chicken is cooked, cover and allow to steam cook.

When broccoli is tender add  remaining ingredients in and stir

Serve over cooked rice