Tipsy Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 chicken breast halves, skin on, bone in
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons sweet butter
• 1 large onion, chopped fine
• 1 small cayenne pepper, chopped (if it's old, it's not real anymore) or 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (if it's old, it's not real anymore) or 1 teaspoon paprika (if it's old, it's not real anymore)
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped fine
• 1 1/2 cups scallions (chopped, green and parts)
• 1 bunch baby spinach, stemmed and washed (roughly one pound)
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup bourbon
• 1 cup fresh apricot, peeled and chopped
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, preferably fresh grated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 salt and pepper chicken and place in 13" x 9" baking pan and set aside.
• 3 in a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
• 4 add onion and cook, stirring occasionally for at least five minutes.
• 5 add garlic, pepper (or paprika) and all but 2 tablespoons of the scallions.
• 6 saute for an additional three minutes.
• 7 add the spinach and stir to combine.
• 8 saute for two minutes or until spinach is wilted.
• 9 spread onion/spinach mixture over chicken in baking dish.
• 10 gently pour lemon, orange juice and 2 tablespoons of bourbon over the chicken.
• 11 bake for 30 minutes.
• 12 while chicken is baking, combine apricots, raisins and remaining bourbon in a small saucepan.
• 13 simmer for three to five minutes.
• 14 when the chicken has been baking for thirty minutes, remove from oven and spoon apricot mixture over the top.
• 15 sprinkle with fresh grated nutmeg and return to the oven for another 10 to 20 minutes.
• 16 serve garnished with remaining sliced scallions.