Best Bourbon Chicken

• servings: 8 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 1 hour

Ingredients

4 tablespoons olive oil

3 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1 inch pieces

1 cup water

1 cup packed light brown sugar

¾ cup apple-grape-cherry juice

⅔ cup soy sauce

¼ cup ketchup

¼ cup peach-flavored bourbon liqueur (such as Southern Comfort ®)

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon dried minced onion

¾ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste

½ teaspoon ground ginger

¼ cup apple-grape-cherry juice

2 tablespoons cornstarch

Directions

Heat oil in a Dutch oven or large, heavy pan. Cook and stir chicken pieces in hot oil until lightly golden on all sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer chicken to a bowl and set aside.

Whisk together water, brown sugar, 3/4 cup fruit juice, soy sauce, ketchup, bourbon liqueur, vinegar, garlic, onion, red pepper flakes, and ginger in the Dutch oven. Bring sauce to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon.

Stir chicken into sauce, then bring to a full boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until sauce is reduced and thickened and chicken pieces are no longer pink in the middle, about 20 minutes.

Remove chicken pieces to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Stir together 1/4 cup fruit juice with cornstarch in a small bowl until smooth; whisk into sauce, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Bring to a simmer; cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Return chicken pieces to sauce and stir to combine.

Nutrition

• Calories: 417 kcal
• Total Fat: 11 g
• Saturated Fat: 2 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 97 mg
• Sodium: 1382 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 37 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0 g
• Total Sugars: 32 g
• Protein: 37 g