# Maple Mustard Chicken

Maple Mustard Chicken is a beloved dish that is easy to make and delicious, often served with roasted carrots and mashed potatoes.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup Dijon mustard
- 0.5 cup Maple syrup
- splash Rice vinegar
- pieces Chicken thighs, boneless, skinless
- Salt
- Pepper
- Chili flakes
- Carrots
- Olive oil
- box Instant mashed potatoes
- Fresh rosemary

## Instructions

1. Add Dijon mustard to a bowl.
2. Pour maple syrup into the bowl with Dijon mustard.
3. Add a splash of rice vinegar to the mixture.
4. Whisk the sauce ingredients together until well combined.
5. Place boneless, skinless chicken thighs in a baking dish.
6. Season the chicken thighs with salt.
7. Season the chicken thighs with pepper.
8. Add chili flakes to the chicken.
9. Pour the prepared sauce over the chicken thighs in the baking dish.
10. Toss the chicken to ensure it's evenly coated with the sauce.
11. Arrange the chicken in the baking dish with the non-smooth side facing up to allow fat to render first.
12. Place the chicken in a preheated oven at 375-400°F.
13. Cut the carrots into halves or smaller pieces for roasting.
14. Place the cut carrots into a bowl.
15. Drizzle olive oil over the carrots.
16. Season the carrots with salt.
17. Season the carrots with pepper.
18. Transfer the seasoned carrots to a baking sheet.
19. Place the carrots in the oven with the chicken.
20. Prepare mashed potatoes from a boxed mix according to package instructions.
21. Rotate or flip the carrots in the oven.
22. Flip the chicken thighs in the oven.
23. Baste the chicken with the pan juices as a last step.
24. Broil the chicken for 2-5 minutes if more browning is desired.
25. Remove the cooked chicken from the baking dish and place it on a plate.
26. Pour the remaining sauce from the baking dish into a frying pan.
27. Reduce the sauce in the frying pan to thicken it.
28. Serve the chicken with mashed potatoes and roasted carrots.
29. Spoon the reduced sauce over the chicken and mashed potatoes.
30. Chop fresh rosemary.
31. Garnish the dish with chopped fresh rosemary.

## Equipment

- bowl
- spoon
- baking dish
- fork
- tongs
- oven
- cutting board
- knife
- frying pan
- basting brush

## Tips

- You can substitute maple syrup with honey.
- Regular vinegar or apple cider vinegar can be used instead of rice vinegar.
- Curry powder or fresh rosemary can be added to the sauce.
- Chicken thighs are forgiving, especially when baking in a sauce.
- Roasted carrots are superior to steamed carrots.
- The chicken can be overcooked a bit.
- Roast the chicken at 375°F for 1 hour or 400°F for 40 minutes.
- To brown the chicken more, broil for 2-5 minutes at the end.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSDmXhj9v/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7493e244-0321-48bb-816e-57897331a704
- Extracted: 2025-09-21

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