Categories: Bourbon, Chicken, Main Dish
Ingredients
- Chicken:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
- salt
- fresh ground black pepper
- 1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
- 1/4 cup whole smoked almonds, chopped
- 3 tablespoons bourbon
- Butter and Bread:
- 1 baguette or 3 french dinner rolls
- 2 tablespoons orange marmalade
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons hot sauce
Directions
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To make the chicken: preheat a nonstick skillet over med-high heat; add in oil and butter.
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When the butter has melted and is hot, add in the chicken.
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Season with salt and pepper; brown for 3-4 minutes on each side.
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Decrease heat to medium low; add in juice concentrate and spoon over chicken as it melts down.
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Simmer 5 minutes; transfer chicken to dinner plates, leaving most of the sauce in the pan; top chicken with almonds.
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Increase heat on the sauce and add in bourbon; cook sauce until it is slightly browned, 2-3 minutes; spoon over chicken and serve.
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To make the butter: place bread in a warm oven or toaster oven to crisp the crust.
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In a small bowl, microwave the marmalade and butter 15 seconds on HIGH.
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Add in hot sauce and stir; spread or brush the sweet-hot butter on the crusty hot bread and serve alongside the chicken.