Bourbon Chicken Recipe
Bourbon Chicken is one of our favorite Chinese take out meals, so I’m really excited to be able to make it at home. This recipe includes the best bourbon chicken sauce! Chinese takeout used to be one of my favorite go-to meals on lazy nights. When you just want some good food to eat at home on the couch while watching reality TV…this is what I went for. Bourbon Chicken with lots of rice. While ordering from a Chinese restaurant might seem easier, I finally decided to just start making it myself instead. And you know what? Making this Bourbon Chicken recipe at home is actually easier than takeout. Crazy right? I never thought I’d see the day when cooking seemed easier than picking something up from a restaurant, but I’ve been proven wrong. Plus this recipe tastes better, and it just feels healthier. Basically, it’s just all around a better option. Just cook up some chicken in the best bourbon chicken sauce, serve it over white rice, and enjoy. Let the lazy night of reality TV and Chinese food begin!
Bourbon Chicken Sauce
The real standout of this recipe is the bourbon chicken sauce. I mean, it’s not Bourbon Chicken without the sweet and spicy sauce, and that’s what we’re here for. So yes, the sauce recipe is important! Bourbon Chicken Sauce Ingredients:
Soy Sauce Cider Vinegar Brown Sugar Ketchup Ginger Garlic Red Pepper Flakes Apple Juice (or apple sauce) Water Bourbon (optional but highly recommended)
The recipe is essentially just throwing the sauce ingredients into a pan, cooking the chicken in it, and then serving with rice. So simple and so delicious!
How to Make Bourbon Chicken
This Bourbon Chicken recipe is beyond easy. There’s really nothing to it. Cook the chicken, make the sauce, let it simmer, and done! It’s a quick dinner to make, and even quicker to eat. I love making this on nights when I’m craving something delicious, but just don’t feel like cooking. Anyone can throw chicken into a skillet for 30 minutes. Plus my little secret…I serve it with minute rice to make it as easy as possible! How to make Bourbon Chicken at home: When the chicken is ready, serve it over rice. If you want to save any leftover chicken, just place it all in an airtight container and refrigerate it. It will keep for a few days.
If you like this recipe, try some of our other Asian-inspired favorites:
Best Sweet and Sour Chicken Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken Honey Chicken Kung Pao Chicken Homemade Sweet and Sour Sauce Kung Pao Chicken Thai Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce Beef Lo Mein
