Backyard BBQ’d Chicken Breasts with Cheryl Alters Jamison - New recipe from her New Book- Texas BBQ

chicken breasts

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: bone-in chicken pieces

Thighs are juicier and more flavorful, while bone-in pieces are often cheaper.

BBQ sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade BBQ sauce

💰Cheaper: store-brand BBQ sauce

Homemade can be lower in sugar and preservatives.

Prepare the sauce by stirring together the orange juice, chicken stock, chipotle ketchup, marmalade, tamarind paste, and butter in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat.

Reduce the heat to maintain a bare simmer and cook for about 5 minutes. (The sauce can be made a day or two ahead, if you prefer.)

Combine the oil and salt in a small bowl and rub it over the chicken breasts.

Prepare the smoker for barbecuing, bringing the temperature to 200°F to 225°F.

Transfer the chicken to the smoker, placing it directly on the grate.

Cook for a total of about 30 minutes until cooked through.

Brush the tops of the chicken breasts with about ½ cup of the sauce and continue cooking for about 10 minutes more until the sauce is a little tacky.

Serve the chicken immediately with more sauce on the side.

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