Chipotle BBQ Chicken with Blue Cheese Grits

To prepare sauce:
Combine soy sauce, peppers, garlic, ketchup, and 2 Tbsp oil, salt and pepper to taste (you can add cayenne pepper as well to add more spiciness) in a pot and simmer on medium-low heat until sauce begins to thicken.

To prepare chicken:
Melt 2 tbsp butter and 2 tbsp olive oil in skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook about 5 minutes skin side down. Flip over and brush with a small amount of sauce. Cook an additional 5 minutes until slightly blackened. Then transfer skillet to oven and bake on 350F for about 15-20 minutes. Add half of remaining sauce for the last 5 minutes of baking. Remove bone, and slice on the bias, if desired.

To prepare grits:
In large pot, bring water and half and half, salt, and white pepper to boil. Slowly add grits, stirring constantly to avoid splattering. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10-15 minutes until grits are smooth and thick, stirring occasionally. Stir in blue cheese and 4 tbsp butter. Let sit for 5 minutes.

To serve:
Spoon grits into bowl. Sprinkle extra blue cheese crumbles to taste on top, and top with chicken and sauce to taste.

You can also prepare this chicken with the sauce in the crock pot, but I prefer the flavor of the pan seared chicken.