Easy Maple Chicken (with Dijon Mustard)
This Maple Chicken is pan-seared until golden and juicy, then coated in a sweet maple mustard sauce! With just a handful of ingredients and 25 minutes, you can have this maple mustard chicken on the table for a quick weeknight dinner that the whole family will love.
Ingredients
- 3 largechicken breasts (cut in half horizontally)
- 1 tspkosher salt
- ½ cupchicken broth
- ¼ cupdijon mustard (or stone ground or spicy)
- ½ cupmaple syrup
- 1 tspdried thyme
- 1 ½ tspgarlic (minced)
- ½ cupflour
- ½ tsppepper
- 4 tbspbutter
Directions
- 1
Sprinkle each side of the chicken with kosher salt and allow to sit for 5 minutes.
- 2
While the chicken is sitting, combine the broth, mustard, syrup, thyme, and garlic.
- 3
Combine the flour and pepper in a flat dish. Coat each side of the chicken in flour and vigorously shake off the excess. The layer should be very thin.
- 4
In an electric skillet heated to 350° or skillet on the stove over medium heat, melt the butter. Cook the chicken on the first side until golden brown, about 4-5 minutes.
- 5
Flip the chicken and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Add the maple sauce and simmer until the sauce has thickened into a glaze and the chicken is cooked through, 2-4 minutes.