We had this for dinner tonight. We really liked it. My husband thought it was a bit on the sweet side, but the rest of us were fine. The chipotle pepper and adobo gave it a wonderful smoky flavor without adding a lot of heat. My mouth had a nice warmth, but was by no means hot. If you are a little wary, use half a chili to try it out.

Raspberry Chipotle BBQ Chicken

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1. Finely dice the onion and garlic. Cook both in a sauce pan with vegetable oil over medium heat until softened (3-5 minutes). Meanwhile, roughly chop one chipotle pepper and reserve 1 Tbsp of adobo sauce from the can.
2. Add the tomato sauce, raspberry jam, cider vinegar, chopped chipotle pepper and adobo sauce to the cooked onions and garlic. Stir everything well and bring up to a simmer. Continue to simmer for about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Allow the sauce to cool after simmering (it will thicken upon cooling).
3. Remove the skin from the chicken and trim any excess fat. The skin should pull away from the meat easily although you may need a small sharp knife to separate it in some places. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
4. Prepare a baking sheet with aluminum foil and non-stick spray. Place the chicken thighs on the tray and slather with BBQ sauce (pour a small amount of sauce into a bowl before brushing onto chicken so that the whole batch will not get contaminated with raw chicken).
5. Place the BBQ chicken in the oven and bake for 45 minutes. Fifteen and thirty minutes into the cooking time, take the chicken out and slather with more sauce.

Note: Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce can be found in with the Mexican food in your grocery store. Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce usually come in super small cans (4-5 oz) but even still, I usually only use one pepper at a time and have almost a whole can left over. I *always* freeze the rest. Divide the peppers and adobe sauce up into small portions and pop them in the freezer.

Had this for dinner last night. My husband didn’t like it, even though he ate it. The boys, the girlfriend and I really liked it. It had great flavor. My husband and I both have Irish on our lines. Little bit of homage to it.

Irish Skillet Dinner

By Taracooks

Description: Beef and bacon meet potatoesand cabbage in an Irish Skillet Dinner for St. Patrick’s Day

Prep: 15 min

Cook: 20 min

Serves: 4

Ingredients

· 1 cup Beef Broth

· ¼ cups Apple Juice

· 2 Tablespoons White Vinegar

· 2 Tablespoons Yellow Mustard

· 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce

· 1 teaspoon Salt

· 1 teaspoon Coarse Ground Black Pepper

· 1 pound Lean Ground Beef

· ½ cups Fresh Diced Onion

· 2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil

· 1 pound Ore Ida Hash Brown Potatoes O’Brian

· 4 cups Shredded Green Cabbage

· 4 slices Cooked, Crumbled Bacon

Preparation

In a small mixing bowl, combine the beef broth, apple juice, white vinegar, yellow mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Whisk to blend and set aside.

In a large iron skillet, brown the ground beef with the fresh diced onion. Drain any excess grease. Add the vegetable oil and hash browns to the beef and onions. Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes or until hash browns are lightly browned, stirring frequently to prevent sticking. Add the liquid mixture and the shredded cabbage and bacon and cook another 5–10 minutes over medium heat until most of the liquid is absorbed. Serve immediately while hot with some Irish soda bread.