Pecan-Crusted Chicken with Roasted Apples and Maple-Bourbon Gravy

Ingredients

• 2 cups apple cider
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (divided)
• kosher salt
• freshly cracked black pepper
• 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 teaspoons 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 tablespoons bourbon
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon cream
• 2 cups cooked and buttered egg noodles (kept warm)