{"id":132214,"date":"2025-03-14T04:42:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T04:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/budget-food\/easy-bourbon-chicken-quick-veggie-rice\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T04:42:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T04:42:26","slug":"easy-bourbon-chicken-quick-veggie-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=132214","title":{"rendered":"Easy Bourbon Chicken & Quick Veggie Rice"},"content":{"rendered":"


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I\u2019ll be honest, I had no idea that bourbon chicken was associated with mall food court eats until I posted about it on Instagram a while back. This meal had been on my list for a while because I was gifted bourbon at an event last year. I\u2019m not a big drinker, so naturally, I started looking for recipes to use it in. And that\u2019s how I learned about this amazing version of bourbon chicken.<\/p>\n

While bourbon chicken is usually found in Chinese takeout places, it actually comes from Bourbon Street<\/a> in New Orleans and has Cajun roots.<\/p>\n

This recipe is also featured in my cookbook, The Workweek Lunch Cookbook<\/em>: Easy, Delicious Meals to Meal Prep, Pack, and Take On The Go<\/a> out on March 29, 2022! \u00a0It includes 60 approachable recipes designed to be meal-prepped and stored.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ready to try? Keep scrolling!<\/p>\n

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About this bourbon chicken:<\/h2>\n

This is a fun and easy one! There are three main steps: cooking the chicken, cooking the sauce, and cooking the rice. You\u2019ll need just one pot and one pan to make it happen.<\/p>\n

This recipe includes chicken, rice, chopped veggies, and a lot of sauce ingredients.<\/p>\n

What is bourbon chicken sauce made of?<\/h3>\n

Don\u2019t be intimidated by the long list of sauce ingredients! It includes a lot of what you already have like soy sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, water, and apple cider vinegar.<\/p>\n

We wrote this recipe to be made with bourbon (1\/4 cup) or a substitute: maple syrup + vanilla extract. It won\u2019t taste exactly like bourbon, but it will taste really good. I tried it both ways and I would make either one again!<\/p>\n

Also if you don\u2019t have bourbon, you can try using whiskey.<\/p>\n

Related: 15 One-Pan Chicken Dinner Recipes You Can Meal Prep in 30 Minutes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

How to customize this recipe:<\/h2>\n