Maple Mustard Chicken
If you’re looking for an easy, flavorful weeknight dinner, look no further than this maple mustard chicken. It’s easy to keep the ingredients on hand so you can whip it up any time you need a delicious high protein chicken recipe for weight loss. It’s so easy, so tasty, and comes together in an hour – what more could you ask for?
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Serve this maple mustard chicken up with some crispy roasted potatoes or roasted broccoli for a complete meal. You could also use any leftovers as part of a big salad for lunch the next day. Yum!
Maple Mustard Chicken Recipe Tips:
+ To make this even better for weeknights, you can put together the marinade in the morning or even the night before.
+ Using a skillet that can go from the stovetop to the oven makes this an easy one pan meal with minimal clean up. That’s key for a weeknight dinner!
Maple Mustard Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 lbs bone-in skin-on chicken thighs, about 4 thighs
To Serve
- Lemon slices, to serve
- fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together the maple syrup, dijon mustard, olive oil, lemon, salt, and pepper. Add to a large bowl or bag with the chicken and submerge the chicken in the liquid, coating all of it in the maple mustard mixture.
- Let marinate for at least 20 minutes, then preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Heat a large cast iron or other oven safe skillet over medium high heat. Once heated, place the chicken thighs skin side down in the skillet. Sear for 3-5 minutes or until golden brown. Flip and sear the other side for about 3 minutes.
- Pour the remaining maple mustard marinade over the chicken in the skillet. Transfer to the oven and bake for 25-35 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through to an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit and the skin on the top is nicely browned.
