Grilled Chicken Breasts with Spicy Peach Glaze

Start the grill and pit the peaches. Chop the garlic and get some cold drinks ready, because it is summer time, and that means it is grilling time! This recipe is awesome. Not only is is another chicken recipe to add to your grilling repertoire, but it is easy and you get to grill peaches too!

Never grilled a peach you say? Hey, neither had I, but I will again. Grilling the peach enhances the sweetness of the fruits sugar and brings out the flavor. I thought the peach might get, well, mushy...but it didn't. It truly was just sweet deliciousness and it paired just beautifully with the chicken.


Now one last word: the chicken. The glaze on the chicken is lovely. It is slightly sweet and caramelizes slightly on the chicken as it is grilled. It is a great combination of savory and sweet of course enhanced by the grilling process. Now go out, grill, and enjoy!

Grilled Chicken Breasts with Spicy Peach Glaze

Recipe by Bobby Flay

Pictures by Caroline

Ingredients

Spicy Peach Glaze:

2 cups peach preserves or jam

1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic

3 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 small jalapeno, finely chopped

Salt and freshly ground pepper

8 chicken breasts

4 ripe peaches, cut in half and pitted

Directions

1. Combine Spicy Peach Glaze ingredients in a medium bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste. Reserve 1/2 cup.
2. Preheat grill. Brush the chicken with olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Place skin-side down and cook for 6 to 7 minutes, until golden brown. Turn over and continue cooking for 5 to 6 minutes. Brush both sides with the peach glaze and continue cooking an additional 4 to 5 minutes.
3. Place peach halves, cut side down on the grill and grill for 2 minutes. Turn over and brush with the reserved 1/2 cup of peach glaze, grill for 3 to 4 more minutes until peaches are soft.