Bourbon Chicken with Roasted Potatoes

June 01, 2013

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Years ago Mr. Williams lived by a mall that had a bourbon chicken restaurant. It was, by far, my favorite food court meal and we got it often. We recently went back to get it and the restaurant had closed. It hurt my heart. I have yet to find a place that makes it as well as they did, but this is a good copycat recipe. Since I love carbs, I always got potatoes and rice as my sides so that's how I served it. I made these roasted potatoes but cut them into discs instead of the usual cubes. Ne

3 boneless chicken breasts (1.5 lbs), cut into bite-size pieces
1 1/2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 garlic clove, crushed (I used about 1/2 TB minced garlic)
1/3 teaspoon ginger
1 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/3 cup apple juice
1/2 cup light brown sugar
3 Tablespoon ketchup
1 1/2 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 1/2 Tablespoon cornstarch (if you want to thicken your sauce)

Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Add chicken pieces and cook until lightly browned. Remove chicken from pan. Add the remaining ingredients, heating over medium heat until fully blended and...
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Nutritions

Calories
1075

Sodium
2465mg
102% DV

Fat
49g
76% DV

Protein
109g
219% DV

Carbs
43g
14% DV

Fiber
6g
26% DV