I used to make this recipe for our family pretty often, but it had been awhile and I ran across it searching through old menu plan posts. It was a hit with everyone except my five year old, who honestly won’t eat much these days. I love it because it’s relatively easy to prepare, too!
- 1½-2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite size pieces)
- 1-2 T olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- ¼ tsp ginger
- ¾ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- ¼ c. apple juice (I have substituted pineapple juice and we actually prefer it this way!)
- ⅓ c. light brown sugar
- 2 T ketchup
- 1 tsp cider vinegar
- 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
- ½ c. water
- ⅓ c. soy sauce
- Heat oil in a large skillet. Add chicken pieces and cook until lightly browned. Remove chicken.
- Add remaining ingredients to create sauce, heating over medium heat until well dissolved. Add chicken and bring to a hard boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. I always add cornstarch and water at the end to thicken.
- Serve over hot rice.
Since it had been awhile since I had made this, I followed the recipe exactly and used the apple juice. I felt like the combination of cider vinegar and the apple juice was overkill and I remembered that in the past, I have used pineapple juice and we have liked it a lot more because it has been tangy! You can also use orange juice if you have some on hand! I also recommend doubling the ingredients for the sauce because it’s SO yummy and you want to have plenty of it!
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Yum! Thanks for sharing. This looks delicious. I saw it at Titus 2 Tuesday.
Yummy! I love bourbon chicken. Will have to try this. I also like using pineapples and their juice. Have a lovely day!
Neighbors About Town Blog
omg, looks so yummy! will try to make it later this week. )
Love Bourbon Chicken!
I would love to have you share this and/or any other recipe at Wednesday Extravaganza – A Foodie Link Party. Hope to see you there 🙂
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Thanks so much for the heads up and for stopping by! I just linked up 🙂
Can’t wait to try this! I love bourbon chicken! I found you over at Full Plate Thursday where I posted an ice cream recipe! http://mommynificent.com/2013/06/25/the-best-dairy-free-sugar-free-chocolate-ice-cream-ever/
May you be magnificently blessed today!
Tina @ Mommynificent
How wonderfully simple, yet delicious! I love that there is juice in the recipe too.
Oh, bourbon chicken! 🙂 That looks fab! Thank you so much for linking up with me this week at Tasty Tuesdays! I’ve pinned this & shared it with my followers! Please be sure to stop back by the party and check out some of the other links!
I have made this recipe several times now and its a family favorite, I have made this with steak also yum
Tammy – I also have an Easy Pepper Steak recipe that’s yummy. You should try it – http://www.melissasbargains.com/pepper-steak-recipe/