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Honey Mustard Chicken
In search of a simple main dish for tonight? This dish is thrown together quickly and baked until golden brown and crisp.
Ingredients
- 2 poundsskin-on, bone-in chicken thighs (or legs), trimmed of excess fat and excess skin
- salt
- ¼ cupsmooth dijon mustard
- ¼ cuphoney
- 1 tablespoonextra virgin olive oil
- 2 sprigsrosemary (or a generous sprinkling of dried rosemary)
- freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- 1
Position a rack in the center.
- 2
Sprinkle chicken thighs on both sides with salt and lay the pieces skin-side up in a shallow casserole dish.
- 3
In a medium bowl, whisk together the mustard, honey, and olive oil. Add a pinch of salt and taste. Add more salt and mustard until you get the flavor where you want it.
- 4
Spoon the honey mustard sauce over the chicken. Place the rosemary sprigs in between the pieces of chicken.
- 5
Bake for 45 minutes, or until the thighs read 175°F on a meat thermometer. Remove the casserole pan from the oven and use a spoon to spoon off any excess chicken fat that has rendered during the cooking. Serve: Sprinkle some freshly ground black pepper over the chicken before you serve. Did you love this recipe? Let us know with a rating and review!