3.5 from 102 votes
Bourbon Chicken
This bourbon chicken recipe is named after Bourbon Street in NOLA! There's actually no bourbon in the recipe at all!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 368 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 sweet onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 2 teaspoons Sriracha more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 teaspoons corn starch
- cooked white rice for serving
- green onions for garnish
Instructions
- Add the onion, garlic, honey, soy sauce, ketchup, sriracha, and salt to a slow cooker. Stir well to combine.
- Add the chicken breasts to the sauce and stir to coat both sides.
- Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or high for 2 1/2 hours.
- Shred the chicken with two forks and stir well.
- Dissolve the corn starch in the water and add to the slow cooker. Return slow cooker to high heat for 20 minutes or remove to a pan on the stove over medium heat and cook until sauce has thickened over medium heat, about 5 minutes.
- Serve over rice with green onions.
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Notes
- Using low sodium soy sauce helps keep this dish from being overly salty. It's easy to add additional salt in at the end, if you feel it needs it, but we find it perfectly seasoned using low sodium sauce.
- You can add as much or as little sriracha as you like, depending on your spice preferences. As written, we don't find the finished product to be very spicy at all - just a little heat to balance out the sweetness.
Nutrition Information
Calories
368kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
44g
(15%)
Protein
26g
(52%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
73mg
(24%)
Sodium
1066mg
(44%)
Potassium
446mg
(13%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
40g
(80%)
Vitamin A
148IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
36mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 368
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 368kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 44g | 15% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 1066mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 446mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 40g | 80% |
| Vitamin A | 148IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 36mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.