Southern Comfort Baked Chicken Breasts

This comes out real yummy and the chicken gets so tender. Make sure you use the chicken breast quarters ( without the wings) with the skin on. Southern Comfort is a mixture of Bourbon and orange/fruit liquer. I serve this over white rice.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 3 -4  bone-in chicken breasts
• 2  tablespoons light olive oil
• 4  garlic cloves, sliced thin
• 1  pinch red pepper flakes
• 4  tablespoons brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon sage
• 1  teaspoon rosemary
• 1  teaspoon thyme
• 2  tablespoons flour
• 1  teaspoon sea salt (or Kosher salt)
• 3⁄4 cup  Southern Comfort

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In deep, nonstick pan, heat olive oil over medium-high.
3. Brown chicken pieces ( both sides )in hot oil.
4. Place chicken breasts in 9 x 9 inch glass baking dish.
5. Saute garlic in pan until slighly browned.
6. Add pepper, brown sugar, sage, rosemary, thyme and flour to pan and mix/cook for 1 minute over medium.
7. Add Southern Comfort and mix well.
8. Cook over medium heat for 4-5 minutes.
9. Rub salt onto chicken breasts.
10. Pour sauce over chicken.
11. Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil.
12. Bake in oven for 1 hour.
13. Remove from oven and let dish sit ( keep covered) for 10 minutes minimum.
14. Remove cover and slice chicken off bone onto serving deep dish.
15. Spoon sauce over chicken and serve over rice.