Name: Grilled Chicken with Balsamic Barbecue Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 medium boneless; salt and pepper; Olive Oil for brushing grill; 1 Balsamic Barbecue Sauce; ½ cup granulated sugar; 2½ tsp cornstarch; ½ cup balsamic vinegar; ¼ cup water; ¼ cup apple juice; ¼ cup tomato paste; 1½ tbsp molasses; 1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce; 1 tbsp Worcestershire; 1 tsp liquid smoke; ½ tsp onion powder; ½ tsp garlic powder; ½ tsp salt; ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper

Grilled Chicken with Balsamic Barbecue Sauce Recipe

How To Make Grilled Chicken with Balsamic Barbecue Sauce

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 25 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

6medium boneless,skinless chicken breasts halves, or chicken thighs
salt and pepper,to taste
olive oil,for brushing grill

For Balsamic Barbecue Sauce:

½cupgranulated sugar
2½tspcornstarch
½cupbalsamic vinegar
¼cupwater
¼cupapple juice
¼cuptomato paste
1½tbspmolasses
1tbsplow sodium soy sauce
1tbspWorcestershire sauce
1tspliquid smoke,hickory flavor
½tsponion powder
½tspgarlic powder
½tspsalt,or to taste
¼tspfreshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Preheat grill to medium high heat. Place chicken in a ziploc bag and gently pound chicken with the flat side of a meat mallet to an even thickness. Season each side of chicken breast with salt and pepper.
Brush grill lightly with olive oil. Place chicken on grill and cook with lid closed for 5 to 8 minutes per side, until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F.
Baste chicken generously with Balsamic Barbecue Sauce during the last few minutes of grilling.

Balsamic Barbecue Sauce:

In a medium saucepan, whisk together sugar and cornstarch. Stir in remaining ingredients then heat mixture just to a boil over medium high heat, stirring frequently.
Once the mixture reaches a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce has thickened and slightly reduced.
Remove from heat, allow to cool and store in a non-reactive, airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.