BBQ APPLE CHICKEN
Family dinner in 1 hour! This BBQ Apple Chicken combines Dei Fratelli Tomato Puree with garlic, chicken thighs, apple juice, and maple syrup for a deliciously sweet chicken dinner. Serve on top of some wild rice for a delicious leftover lunch bowl too!
Made with Tomato Puree
Fresh, from the garden taste, with only 2 ingredients means you get all that vine-ripened, fresh tomato flavor you love! Make delicious pasta sauces, chili, casseroles, and more right in your kitchen with this freshly packed, no salt added product!
BBQ APPLE CHICKEN
Family dinner in 1 hour! This BBQ Apple Chicken combines Dei Fratelli Tomato Puree with garlic, chicken thighs, apple juice, and maple syrup for a deliciously sweet chicken dinner. Serve on top of some wild rice for a delicious leftover lunch bowl too!
Made with Tomato Puree
Fresh, from the garden taste, with only 2 ingredients means you get all that vine-ripened, fresh tomato flavor you love! Make delicious pasta sauces, chili, casseroles, and more right in your kitchen with this freshly packed, no salt added product!
BBQ APPLE CHICKEN
Family dinner in 1 hour! This BBQ Apple Chicken combines Dei Fratelli Tomato Puree with garlic, chicken thighs, apple juice, and maple syrup for a deliciously sweet chicken dinner. Serve on top of some wild rice for a delicious leftover lunch bowl too!
Made with Tomato Puree
Fresh, from the garden taste, with only 2 ingredients means you get all that vine-ripened, fresh tomato flavor you love! Make delicious pasta sauces, chili, casseroles, and more right in your kitchen with this freshly packed, no salt added product!
BBQ Apple Chicken
Ingredients:
For Easy BBQ Sauce
- 1 (28 oz.) can Dei Fratelli Tomato Puree
- 1 1/3 Cups Light Brown Sugar
- 1 Cup Honey
- 1 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 Tbsp. Dijon Mustard
- 2 Tbsp. Tamari
- 1/2 tsp. Smoked Paprika
- 1 tsp. Black Pepper
For BBQ Apple Chicken:
- 3/4 Cup Easy BBQ Sauce Recipe
- 2 Tbsp. Canola Oil
- 1 Onion, sliced
- 4 Garlic Cloves, minced
- 2 tsp. Sea Salt
- 1 tsp. Black Pepper
- 8 Bone-In Chicken Thighs, skinless
- 2 Tbsp. Maple Syrup
- 1/2 Cup Apple Juice
- 5 Apples, peeled and diced
- 1 (8.8 oz.) pouch Long Grain & Wild Rice, cooked
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Heat stovetop to medium-high. Add canola oil and begin to brown chicken thighs in a large Dutch oven or pot that is both oven and stovetop safe.
- Brown chicken for 5 minutes on each side.
- Remove chicken and set aside. Place onion, garlic, sea salt, and black pepper in the Dutch oven and cook for 3 minutes. Add more canola oil if needed.
- In a large bowl, mix together the ingredients for the Easy BBQ Sauce Recipe.
- Once the onion is fragrant and translucent, add in 3/4 cup of the Easy BBQ Sauce Recipe and bring to a simmer, about 5 minutes.
- Add in apple juice and maple syrup. Combine well.
- Add in diced apples and cooked chicken thighs and stir to coat the chicken and apples in the mixture.
- Transfer BBQ Apple Chicken to your oven and bake for 30 minutes.
- Serve hot on a bed of wild rice.
Chef's Tip:
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