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Tender Barbecued Chicken Recipe

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“When we can’t barbecue on the grill, I bring out my pressure cooker for this fall-off-the-bone BBQ chicken,” relates field editor Diane Hixon of Niceville, Florida. Her jazzed-up BBQ sauce adds good flavor.

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4 Servings
Prep: 20 min. Cook: 10 min. + cooling

Ingredients

1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups barbecue sauce
1-1/2 cups coarsely chopped onions
1 large green pepper, chopped

Directions

In a pressure cooker, brown chicken in oil in batches over medium heat. Remove chicken and keep warm. Combine the barbecue sauce, onions and green pepper in pressure cooker. Return chicken to the pan; stir to coat.
Close cover securely; place pressure regulator on vent pipe. Bring cooker to full pressure over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes. (Pressure regulator should maintain a slow steady rocking motion; adjust heat if needed.) Remove from the heat; allow pressure to drop on its own. Yield: 4 servings.

Editor’s Note: This recipe was tested at 13 pounds of pressure (psi).

Nutrition Facts: 2 pieces equals 423 calories, 18 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 110 mg cholesterol, 1,114 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 40 g protein.

Tender Barbecued Chicken published in Taste of Home October/November 2005, p45