Honey Mustard Chicken Skillet
Make this easy and delicious Honey Mustard Chicken Skillet for dinner tonight! Made entirely in one cast iron skillet, crispy boneless, skinless chicken thighs are smothered in a sweet and tangy honey mustard sauce and topped with onions, shallots and garlic.
If you have been around here a while you know that I am the queen of condiments and mustard is up there in my top 3 favs. I love all kinds of mustards, but there is something about when you add honey to mustard that makes my heart skip a beat. Like peanut butter and chocolate or apples and cinnamon – HONEY and MUSTARD are simply better together!
The Homemade Honey Mustard Sauce used in this dish is made with 3 different types of mustard – spicy brown, dijon and yellow mustard for a complex mustard flavor that excites your palette and will have you making this dish again and again!
Like this other one skillet chicken dish, this honey mustard chicken has received high praise in this house and has earned a spot in our dinner rotation!
Why You Should Make this dish in a Cast Iron Skillet?
The number one reason you should make this dish in a cast iron skillet is because it’s easy. The dish starts off on the stove top and is finished off in the oven. All the steps are done in the skillet, from browning the chicken thighs and sautéing the onions on the stove top to baking the chicken through in the oven there is no need to ever switch pans.
It’s also easy to brown and sauté in a cast iron skillet. A good, seasoned, skillet makes a great surface for browning chicken without sticking or burning!
Finally, clean up is a breeze! Again, if you are working with a well seasoned skillet it should be easy to clean and of course there is the added bonus of only having 1 pan to clean!
How to Make the Honey Mustard Sauce
The sauce comes together easily just by whisking together the 3 kinds of mustards, honey and some seasonings. Once that is all whisked up add some chicken broth and corn starch to help the sauce thicken in the skillet.
Once the onions, shallot and garlic are sautéd you will add them to the sauce and then pour it over the chicken thighs before it goes in the oven – so delicious!
The sauce will coat the chicken thicken as it bakes, the onions, shallots and garlic will continue to cook adding to the flavor of the sauce!
What to serve with Honey Mustard Chicken
There are lots of options for serving honey mustard chicken. Here I served it with a simple white rice which is good for soaking up the sauce. Some other ideas for serving are…
Mashed Potatoes
Quinoa
Green Beans
Roasted Potatoes
Asparagus
… just to name a few!
Honey Mustard Chicken Skillet
- Total Time: 45 minutes
Description
Make this easy and delicious Honey Mustard Chicken Skillet for dinner tonight! Made entirely in one cast iron skillet, crispy boneless, skinless chicken thighs are smothered in a sweet and tangy honey mustard sauce and topped with onions, shallots and garlic.
Ingredients
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1/4 cup olive oil
salt
3 cups yellow onions, thinly sliced
1 shallot, diced
3 large garlic cloves, crushed
1/4 cup honey
3 tbsp spicy brown mustard
2 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tbsp yellow mustard
2 tsp ground mustard seed
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
dash of black pepper
1 cup chicken broth
2 tbsp cold water
1 tbsp corn starch
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°F
Pat the chicken dry and sprinkle with salt
Heat olive oil in a 12-inch cast iron skillet over medium-high heat
Add the chicken to the skillet
Cook until chicken lightly browns, about 5 minutes
Flip and brown on the other side
Remove chicken from the skillet and set aside on a plate
Add the onions and shallot, working with a wooden spoon sauté 3-4 minutes
Add the garlic, sauté about 2 more minutes
In a medium-sized bowl whisk together the honey, mustards, mustard seed, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper
Pour in the chicken broth, whisk
In a small bowl, whisk together the cold water and corn starch
Pour corn starch mixture into honey mustard sauce, whisk
Spoon the onions, shallots and garlic into the honey mustard sauce
Reduce the skillet heat to low, add the chicken thighs back to the skillet
Pour the honey mustard sauce with the onions, shallots and garlic over the chicken thighs
Transfer the skillet to the oven, bake for 15-20 minutes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
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Laura Has done it again — This is now added to our rotation of tried and true weeknight favorites! Flavor is excellent, and cooks uP so easily in the cast iron skillet.
★★★★★
So glad you guys like it! Thanks for the review 🙂