Bourbon Chicken

Every recipe I find on Pinterest becomes my new favorite. But I never have time to make a recipe twice because I find something new to try every day!

This recipe came from bigoven.com and I followed it almost to T with a couple of exceptions. It was just mouthwatering-ly delicious. Sweet and spicy, the chicken was tender, and I had left overs today for lunch and it was even better the 2nd time around. Very simple recipe! Please don't miss it!

Bourbon Chicken

 Servings: 4

Calories per serving: ~300

Ingredients:

2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces

1 tbsp olive oil

1 garlic clove, minced

1/4 tsp ginger (ground or fresh)

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

1/4 cup apple juice

1/3 cup light brown sugar

1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

1/2 cup water

1/3 cup soy sauce

1 tsp Sriracha (less for less heat, more for more heat)

1 tbsp corn starch (to thicken sauce, if desired)

Directions:

In a small bowl, mix together the garlic, ginger, cayenne, apple juice, brown sugar, vinegar, water, soy sauce, and Sriracha.

Set aside.

Heat about a tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet, then add chicken. Cook until chicken begins to brown a little.

Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.

Add sauce mixture to skillet and heat on medium until well blended and dissolved. If you desire thicker sauce, add 1 tbsp of corn starch and mix until sauce begins to thicken.

Add chicken back to skillet and bring to a hard boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for ~20 minutes.

Serve over hot rice.

I also steamed some broccoli on the side which was a delicious companion to the sweet and spicy chicken. This is a quick and simple recipe that quickly became a favorite in our house! It's also very kid friendly if you cut down the heat.

Mangia!