Winter Barbecue Dinner

Here is a yummy and easy indoor barbecue dinner.

BBQ Sauce

½ cup ketchup

¼ cup Worcestershire

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 tbs brown sugar

½ tsp dried mustard or 1 tsp honey or Dijon mustard

½ tsp of chili powder

½ tsp cayenne pepper

1 tsp bullion, beef or chicken

½ ground ginger

2 tbs red wine

Combine all ingredients, but wine. Simmer for 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Add wine and bring to a low boil and let thicken until desired consistency.

Super Easy Loaded Baked Beans

3 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled

1 onion, chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

1 red pepper, chopped

1 carrot, finely chopped

2 large cans prepared baked beans (extra fat and salt pork removed)

½ cup BBQ sauce

2 tbs honey mustard

2 dashes cayenne pepper

¼ tsp chili powder

dash of dried mustard (if you have it)

Place ingredients in a crock-pot and cook on low for 3 hours or until veggies are soft.

Mock Onion Rings

I saw similar onion rings made on The Rachael Ray Show, theirs were made with whole wheat flour and whole wheat panko bread crumbs, but I didn’t have those on hand so I improvised. They certainly aren’t your golden brown, batter dipped, fried O-rings, but they are pretty tasty.

2 onions, sliced into 1 inch rings

1 cup milk

1 ½ cups flour

3 egg whites, beaten until soft peaks form

1 ½ cups breadcrumbs

Preheat oven to 350. Soak the onions in the milk for at least 20 minutes. Working in batches, dip onion pieces into the flour and then into the egg whites, and then coat them with breadcrumbs. Coat a baking pan with non-stick spray and place onions in a single layer on pan. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Barbecue Baked Chicken

2-4 chicken breasts (one for each person)

1-2 cups BBQ sauce

Salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 375 and line a baking pan with tin foil. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper and place in baking pan. Pour sauce over breasts and turn to coat. Bake in oven for 45 minutes.