Tropical BBQ Chicken

Submitted by Harmoni

"I couldn't find any recipes for a tropical bbq chicken that had all the ingredients I wanted to use so I made one myself. If you want a thicker sauce I would reduced the pineapple juice by 1/2 a cup or increase the flour by a tablespoon."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 25mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 6 chicken breasts
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup chopped onion
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 3 cups pineapple juice
• 1⁄4 cup soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons prepared mustard (I used spicy brown)
• 1⁄2 cup barbecue sauce, sauce (I used hunt's hickory brown sugar)
• 1 1⁄2 cups dark brown sugar (more or less depending on taste)
• 1 teaspoon chili powder (to taste can be more or less)
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 1⁄2 lbs chicken (pieces, breasts, bone in our bone out, with skin or without)

directions

1. Saute onion in butter for 5-10 minutes over medium heat.
2. Add flour and mix until a paste is formed.
3. Slowly stir in pineapple juice waiting for all juice to be absorbed before adding more.
4. Add soy sauce, mustard and bbq sauce and stir until dissolved.
5. Add brown sugar and chili and stir until dissolved.
6. Pour in chicken broth, stir and then add chicken. Cook on stove until slightly thickened.
7. Preheat over to 325 and cook with lid on for 1- 3 hours depending on how long you want the chicken to soak for.