Bourbon Chicken (Easy Peasy Dinners: 3)

  I found this recipe on - you guessed it - Pinterest. However, it was incorrectly labeled as a crockpot recipe, which I was looking through one night trying to find easy meals, so I'm glad I tried it anyway. It was SO easy and SO yummy! So here is my copycat recipe of someone else's copycat recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper (this was enough to give the sauce a really good kick, so use more or less to taste preferences)
• 1/4 cup apple juice
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar (I didn't have any, so I used white vinegar and it worked fine)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/3 cup soy sauce (I was generous)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch (if you like your sauce a little thicker like we do)

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients except chicken and olive oil in a bowl ahead of time.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and add chicken. Cook thoroughly.  

Add sauce and cook over medium heat until it comes to a hard boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes uncovered. 

Serve over hot rice and enjoy!