Maple-Mustard Glazed Chicken
I found this recipe in the January/February 2012 issue of Cooking Light and I was excited to give it a try. I loved that it only has a few ingredients, all of which I had on hand, and that it was very simple to prepare. This chicken was a really big success! The sweet and tangy sauce was delicious and the chicken turned out very moist and tender. My son, who doesn’t love meat very much, LOVED it and even had seconds. My husband, daughter, and I all loved it too. I served this chicken with the Herbed Couscous Pilaf and the Sautéed Asparagus with Bacon and Dijon – it was a truly delicious meal. I recommend this recipe highly!
How to Make Maple-Mustard Glazed Chicken
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Heat the oil in a large OVEN PROOF skillet over medium-high heat. Season both sides of the chicken with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Add the chicken to the pan, and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set it aside on a plate. Add the broth, syrup, thyme, and garlic slices to the pan; stir until well combined then add the mustard and vinegar, making sure to scrape the pan to loosen any browned bits.
Once the sauce is well combined, add the chicken back to the pan along with any juices from the plate. Place the skillet in the oven and bake for 10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
Remove the skillet from the oven and let the meat rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving along with the extra sauce/glaze on the side. Enjoy!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tsp of olive oil I used canola because I ran out of olive oil
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- ¼ cup + 2 tbsp of chicken broth
- ¼ cup of real maple syrup
- 1 tsp fresh thyme chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic sliced thinly
- 1 tbsp cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp stone-ground mustard
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Heat the oil in a large OVENPROOF skillet over medium-high heat.
- Season both sides of the chicken with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Add the chicken to the pan, and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.
- Remove the chicken from the skillet and set it aside on a plate.
- Add the broth, syrup, thyme, and garlic slices to the pan; stir until well combined then add the mustard and vinegar, making sure to scrape the pan to loosen any browned bits.
- Once the sauce is well combined, add the chicken back to the pan along with any juices from the plate.
- Place the skillet in the oven and bake for 10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Remove the skillet from the oven and let the meat rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving along with the extra sauce/glaze on the side. Enjoy!
Looks really tasty …. will try it !!! So good idea!!!
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That sure looks good Pam! I’ll have to try it on the smoker. I like the layout of your site now! Don
You are so sweet Don! Thanknyou so very much.
Cheers,
Pam
YUM!
This looks delicious! I wish there was maple syrup to buy here, do you think there’s any good substitution that I can make?
AMazing combination of flavours and the result looks so yummy. I love to use maple syrup in cooking.
Cheers and hope you have a fantastic weekend,
Lia.
This look yummy and juicy and is one of favourite recipes. We don’t use the maple syrup here in Turkey, and actually it is hard to find it in the supermarkets except for the ones in Istanbul. And couscous is a good match. I’m sure it must have been a nice family dinner..Cheers 😀
They look really delicious.
Yum yum yum!
sounds a.m.a.z.i.n.g! gonna have to try this sometime!
Oh my.. that chicken looks absolutely amazing! A great flavor combination too… will be trying this soon!
I was wondering what you served with the couscous! The flavors in this dish sound so interesting, with the maple syrup, vinegar and mustard. I am excited to try this dish!
This looks delicious! I’m definitely going to give this a try this weekend. I have all the ingredients on hand. Thanks for the idea!
These look perfectly made, Pam. It is no wonder they were popular. They really beg to be tried. Have a great day. Blessings…Mary
This looks delicious, Pam. I just saw the same recipe yesterday and saved it to try soon. I’m glad to know that it turned out so well!
This looks so delicious, Pam! I’m always looking for new ideas for chicken and this is perfect. Also, I’m having a great giveaway today with four potential prize winners, so you should enter!
I just realized that I had not yet changed your URL into my blog roll, and it is now updating? Weird???
These chicken breasts look so moist and crispy. I love that the chicken can be cooked in a skillet. I will give this try in my cast iron.
BTW, your posts are now showing up on my blogger dashboard again 😉
OH man, perfect marinade, perfectly cooked. Can’t beat this dish!
I love the flavors in this chicken dish. Such simple ingredients can create the most flavorful dishes. Yum!
looks great, can’t wait to try
Those sound delicious. I finally went grocery shopping today for when Norm comes home.
Your glaze sounds amazing! Have a great weekend.
When I made this, my 10yo son turned to me and said, “Mom, this chicken is so good, it doesn’t even need ketchup.” Now that’s high praise indeed!
Going to try this on the grill with thighs this weekend. Have a safe trip!
You are a cooking light MACHINE lately! I’m actually partnering with them in the near future to feature some of their recipes and you’ve gotten me excited about it!
Sounds & looks wonderful! Beautiful presentation!
Great combination of ingredients. The chicken looks like it would be juicy, tender, and delicious.
I think I’ve made this 3 times in the last few months…so yummy…and yours looks perfect! Enjoy your weekend!
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Want to try this but am concerned about the reaction of the vinegar and the cast iron skillet. Have had bad experiences in the past and don’t want to damage my vintage skillet.
I’m so fond of these type of recipes, it’s a perfect chicken over a fresh salad, great for spring. 🙂
while i’m sure this glaze is good on chicken, i’ll bet it’d be outstanding on pork!
Thanks Pam…. this looks fantastic. I love your blog now… hope you are loving the server now too!
Stacey
That look delicious. Maybe will try them next week if I have time to find all the ingredients.
Nice and easy and really tasty!
Waw! What a truly fabulous & well-flavoured chicken! Maple with mustard: what a great & cool idea! 😉
This looks terrific, Pam. Can’t wait to try it!
This looks yummy….im a chicken lover and this is really enticing!
The chicken looks delicious,Pam! I’d love to try your recipe! Sounds great paired with your couscous!!! Have a great week!
I must make this too! Looks so good and mouthwatering!
I love sweet and tangy. This must have been so good.
I made this tonight and my family really enjoyed it! Next time I’ll try adding some fresh sage too.
Oh, this sounds fantastic! I regularly make a maple/mustard/soy salmon dish, but never thought to try it out on chicken.
Oh my! healthy and tasty, I’m in! =D
Nice! Love the combination of maple and mustard together.
Also saw this in Cooking Light and have made it several times for guests and everyone, without fail, loves it and asks for the recipe. So simple a dish and so very good!
Would this work with Dijon mustard?? I cannot find stone and want to make this!
I am sure it would work just fine… Dijon tends to be a little stronger in flavor than stone mustard so you may want to use a little less than the recipe calls for.
Cheers,
Pam
Made this for supper the other night and it was phenomenal!!! 2 thumbs waaaay up from both Hubby and I Thinking of using the glaze on Cornish Game Hens tonight…that glaze just made my tongue want to slap my brains out!
Absolutely delicious dish. It’s a regular at my dinner table 🙂
your website is my go to for new recipes! Thank you .
Hi 🙂 can I do the whole thing on the stove ….trying not to turn oven on with this heat wave we are having.
Shawn,
I think it will work just fine. Try cooking it for a few extra minutes to make sure the chicken is cooked through.
Pam