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Ingredients
- 2 cup apple cider
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter (divided)
- kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper (as needed)
- 1 large baking apple (peeled, halved, cored, each half cut into 4 wedges)
- ½ large onion (peeled and cut into ½-inch thick rings)
- 3 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (divided)
- 1 cup toasted pecans (roughly chopped)
- 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
- 2 large eggs (beaten)
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (washed and dried)
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- ½ tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ½ cup chicken stock
- 2 tablespoon bourbon
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon cream
- 2 cup cooked and buttered egg noodles (kept warm)
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