Kath's Homemade BBQ Sauce

I know what you're thinking ... where's the yummy baked goods??  Ha, I'm wondering that too!!!  Well, it was requested by my husband and also my growing gut that I take a break from baking for the summer.  :-(   It didn't stop me from making an amazing Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecake this past weekend for a dinner party (having company over is a baking loophole!) but all the little baking (the cookies, brownies, muffins, etc) needs to be put on the back burner for a bit.

Kath's BBQ Sauce is a recipe I thought you might enjoy for all the grilling you're probably doing this time of year.  This is super simple and tastes great on grilled chicken.  I also use it as a sauce when I make BBQ Chicken Pizza*.  A friend of mine recently asked me to share this recipe and I never, ever measured any of the ingredients before ... I always just eye-balled it so that's why some of the measurements are goofy (plus tablespoons).  Makes about 1 1/2 cups of BBQ sauce in less than 15 minutes.  You can certainly make this your own recipe by adding more or less of any of the ingredients so if you like a sweeter sauce add more sugar, a tangier sauce add more mustard and so on.  Enjoy!!!

In a small sauce pan on medium heat add the following ingredients, stir and bring to a boil then simmer for 5-6 minutes.  Place in a container and keep refrigerated until ready to use.

1 cup + 2 tablespoons ketchup
3 tablespoons yellow mustard
1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder


*BBQ Chicken Pizza
1 pizza crust
1/4 cup BBQ sauce
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 grilled chicken breast, chopped
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Heat oven to 400'.  Saute the peppers & onions in a small amount of olive oil until softened.  Spread BBQ sauce on the pizza crust and top with peppers, onions, chicken and cheese.  Bake for about 15 minutes until cheese is bubbly.