Lemon and Herb Chicken Breast Medallions with Roasted Sweet Potatoes in a Bourbon Cinnamon Sauce

Do you ever have that night where you've been chasing around and crazy from 4:00-8:00 and finally realize that you haven't given dinner a thought yet?  Well that situation is how this dish was born.  Chicken medallions is just a fancy way of saying I was too lazy thaw chicken breasts so the only way I was going to get them to cook through completely is to chop them up into smaller pieces.  The sweet potatoes were an easy side and so was the steamed broccoli.  Don't worry the bourbon sauce doesn't taste like bourbon it actually gives it a bit of sweet flavor.  

All together this meal took 30 minutes to make from when I pulled the chicken out of the freezer to when we were sitting at the table.  Super easy and packed with some good flavor.  Hope you enjoy it!!!

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Ingredients

Chicken

• 2 chicken breasts, cut into 1" slices
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 tsp dried sage or whatever dried herb you have handy
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• Salt and pepper

Sweet Potatoes

• 2 medium sweet potatoes chopped 1/2" cubes
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 cup bourbon
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• Salt and Pepper

Broccoli

• Broccoli that's it!

Directions

1. If you are throwing this together last minute like I did, the first thing you will want to do is take the chicken breasts out of the freezer and soak in hot water for a couple minutes while you chop sweet potatoes.  Also preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
2. While your chicken is quasi thawing or if it is thawed, start here.  Peel and cut your sweet potatoes and transfer to a baking sheet.  Drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper.  Bake them in the oven for 20 minutes, stirring once at 10 minutes.  
3. Once you get the potatoes going, cut your chicken and begin cooking in a skillet with the coconut oil.  Season with salt and pepper and sage.  
4. Cook the chicken approximately 4 minutes on each side.  At that point add your lemon juice to the pan and cover and let them cook for another 4 minutes.  
5. For the bourbon sauce, add the bourbon to a small saucepan and bring to a light boil.  Simmer for 6-8 minutes until the liquid is reduced to a 1/3 of the original amount.
6. Add the butter and spices to the saucepan and stir until butter is melted.  Once your potatoes are done transfer them to a bowl, pour the sauce on top and stir to evenly coat the potatoes.  
7. Steam the broccoli either in a saucepan or microwave, season and serve.  We like a little coconut oil and salt.  
8. Enjoy!!!

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