Bourbon Chicken

picture via My Kitchen Cafe

I made this Monday and it was Amazing. From start to finish this took less than 20 minutes. I was very nervous that it wouldn't be any good because the Curry Recipe from the same site wasn't spectacular. ( Perhaps, I didn't add enough curry powder to it.) I am also skeptical about using vinegar. But it was so good. Definitely Something I will make again and again. Also a Bonus, for half this recipe it's only 4 WW Points. Yeah.

Bourbon Chicken
from My Kitchen Cafe adapted from Blog Chef

2 lbs. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast (I only used 2 chicken breasts)
Cornstarch
2 Tbl. Oil

1/2 tsp. minced garlic or 1 clove minced
1/4 tsp. minced ginger (or ground ginger)
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes ( I used chili powder)
1/4 c. apple juice
1/3 c. brown sugar
2 Tbl. Ketchup
1 Tbl. Apple cider vinegar ( I used white rice, its all I had)
1/2 c. water
1/3 c. soy sauce

* Here is a little trick for cutting meat that my dad taught me. Always cut perpendicular to the grain of the meat, raw or cooked. Otherwise, your just chewing the grain.

1. Cut fat off chicken. Cut into bite size pieces. Coat in Cornstarch. Pan fry in oil. Drain on paper towel.
2. Mix all the other ingredients in a bowl, bring to boil in a saucepan. Add chicken and simmer for 10 minutes. The sauce will become sticky and think.

That is it. While this was going on we cooked rice (in the cooker) and steamed some vegetables (in the microwave). I love yummy, quick and easy recipes. Try it and you'll love it!

Sweet Chex Mix

I couldn't find a recipe for this on the Chex site. I had 2 recipes that were very different in amounts, so I just kind of guess and it turned out perfect.

1/2 Small Box Golden Grahams

1/2 Small Box Rice Chex (*Note: one recipe called for 1/2 box of rice and 1/2 corn)

1/2 Small Box Corn Chex

2 1/2 sticks Butter

1 C. (and a little extra) White Sugar

an over flowing 1/2 c. of Light Corn Syrup

dash of vanilla

1 bag of Shredded Coconut

Slivered Almonds

Cashews

1. Combine cereals, coconut and nuts.

2. Melt butter, corn syrup, sugar and vanilla in a Medium Saucepan. Bring to Boil, Boil for about 3 minutes.

3. Pour over cereal, combine until the sugar mixture is evenly distributed.

4. Let cereal sit on a parchment paper-covered cookie sheet

5. Eat a bowl-full, feel stuffed and then put the rest in various tupperware and ship them out to friends and family before you eat the entire batch.

* I made this for the 3rd time this month for New Years. After I mixed it all together, I just kept eating and eating and eating. I kept thinking " Stop eating this, Stop eating it RIGHT NOW!" but what can I say? This will give you idle hands and as much as you try to stop eating it, you just can not do it. So, Really, the shipping it out in tupperware to other people is a crucial step.