Grilled Chicken with Honey-Chipotle BBQ Sauce
This is a great BBQ sauce that takes little time to prepare. Serve the chicken with corn on the cob.
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- ¼ cup minced shallots
- ½ cup lower-sodium ketchup
- 2 Tablespoons water
- 1 ½ Tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon dry mustard
- ½ teaspoon chipotle chile powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt divided
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 bone-in chicken leg-thigh quarters skinned
Instructions
- Preheat grill to medium high heat.
- Heat a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add oil; swirl to coat. Add shallots; sauté 2 minutes or until tender.
- Stir in ketchup, next 5 ingredients (through chile powder), and ¼ teaspoon salt.
- Reduce heat to low, and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Combine ¼ teaspoon salt, garlic powder, cumin, and black pepper; sprinkle over chicken.
- Place chicken on the grill and grill 15 minutes on each side or until done.
- Baste chicken generously with sauce; turn over, and grill 1 minute. Baste again; turn over, and grill 1 minute. Serve with remaining sauce.
Notes
Recipe from Cooking Light Magazine.