BBQ Marmalade Chicken

This is a simple dish to make, very tasty. It can be made in a crock pot or the oven. This is delicious served with steamed broccoli and mashed sweet potatoes.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 3 cups

Ingredients

• 1  cup orange marmalade
• 2  tablespoons soy sauce
• 1  cup  of your favourite barbecue sauce
• 12  boneless skinless chicken breasts or 24  boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1  tablespoon cornstarch
• 2  tablespoons cold water

Directions

1. In a medium-size microwave-safe bowl, stir marmalade with soy sauce. Microwave, uncovered, on high until softened, 1 minute.
2. OR melt in a saucepan, stirring often.
3. Stir in barbecue sauce.
4. Place chicken in crock pot. Pour in sauce. Stir to coat.
5. Cover and cook on high setting 4 hours or low 6 hours.
6. To bake, preheat oven to 350F (180C). Place chicken in a large, ovenproof casserole dish that will hold at least 16 cups (4 L). Pour sauce over chicken. Stir to evenly coat. Set on a baking sheet to catch any drips if it bubbles over.
7. Bake, covered, in centre of preheated oven until chicken feels springy when pressed and sauce is bubbly, about 1 3/4 hours.
8. To thicken sauce, remove cooked chicken to a large serving bowl.
9. In a small bowl, stir cornstarch with water until dissolved.
10. Carefully ladle liquid from slow cooker or casserole into a medium-size saucepan.
11. Set over high heat. Bring to a boil. Stir in cornstarch mixture.
12. Reduce heat to medium. Stir until sauce thickens, 2 minutes. Pour over chicken.
13. Note: I prefer orange marmalade, ginger marmalade can be substituted. Recipe yields approximately 3 cups of sauce.