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Best Baked Chicken Thighs with Maple Dijon Sauce

Published: Nov 04, 2015 | 81 Comments

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Best Baked Chicken Thighs with Maple Dijon Mustard Sauce – so easy and so good!  Your family will love this and rave about this recipe for days!

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A perfect, easy recipe if you don’t have much free time. These Chicken Thighs with Maple Dijon Sauce require only 5 ingredients, the whole dish takes only 10 minutes to prepare, and then about 40 minutes to bake (while you drink a cocktail or a glass of wine) – super easy, don’t you think?! Easily double the recipe for a bigger baking pan. And you get some of the best baked chicken thighs you’ll ever make!

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To make maple dijon sauce, whisk together Dijon mustard, maple syrup and rice vinegar:

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Generously salt and pepper the chicken thighs and place them in the casserole dish:

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Spoon the maple-dijon sauce over the chicken thighs:

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Turn the chicken thighs over several times to make sure the sauce coats the chicken evenly.

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Baked uncovered for 40 minutes until chicken is fully cooked (no longer pink in the center and registers 165 F on meat thermometer).

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Best Baked Chicken Thighs with Maple Dijon Sauce
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
1 hr
 

These Chicken Thighs with Maple-Dijon Mustard Sauce require only 5 ingredients, the whole dish takes only 10 minutes to prepare, and then about 40 minutes to bake (while you drink a cocktail or a glass of wine) - super easy, don't you think?!  These will be some of the best (and easiest!) baked chicken thighs you'll ever make!

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 385 kcal
Ingredients
Maple Dijon Sauce:
  • 1/2 cup Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
Chicken!
  • 5 chicken thighs bone-in, skin-on
  • salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 450º F.
  2. Mix together the Dijon mustard, maple syrup and rice vinegar.
  3. Salt and pepper the thighs, then place them in the baking dish - I used 2.5 quart oval casserole dish ( 13 inches * 9 inches *4 inches deep).
  4. Pour the maple-mustard mixture over the thighs, turning them a couple times to fully coat them.
  5. Place the baking dish with chicken thighs, uncovered, into the oven, and bake for 40 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 165ºF. Baste the chicken thighs with the sauce 2 or 3 times during the last 20 minutes of baking.
  6. Serve the chicken thighs immediately, on plates, topped with the remaining sauce from the baking dish.
Recipe Notes

Adapted from WittyInTheCity.com

Nutrition Facts
Best Baked Chicken Thighs with Maple Dijon Sauce
Amount Per Serving
Calories 385 Calories from Fat 216
% Daily Value*
Fat 24g37%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Cholesterol 138mg46%
Sodium 463mg20%
Potassium 377mg11%
Carbohydrates 15g5%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 12g13%
Protein 24g48%
Vitamin A 130IU3%
Vitamin C 0.5mg1%
Calcium 51mg5%
Iron 1.4mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Filed Under: Chicken, Dinner, Gluten Free, Mustard, Recipe Published: Nov 04, 2015 81 Comments

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  1. Kristina

    Apr 08, 2020 at 4:20 pm

    I have apple cider vinegar, white vinegar, red wine vinegar. Can any of those substitute for the rice vinegar? I can’t see myself using it for anything but this.

    Reply
  2. Fred Mayo

    Apr 08, 2020 at 4:05 pm

    Excellent but layer pan with tinfoil if you use Pyrex
    Coating will really bake in your dish

    Reply
  3. Robin

    Jan 20, 2020 at 5:11 pm

    To make this Keto friendly, I used Mrs. Butterworh sugar free maple syrup.

    Reply
  4. MTS

    Jan 14, 2020 at 7:53 pm

    My sauce burnt on the pan, and there was nothing left to baste. What did I do wrong?

    Reply
    • Julia

      Feb 19, 2020 at 10:12 pm

      Maybe your oven got too hot. Maybe try to bake the chicken thighs at 375 F or 400 F next time.

      Reply
    • Jess C

      Aug 03, 2020 at 2:58 pm

      I’ve found that recipes such as these burn if everything is spread too far apart on a baking sheet. I have better luck if I use a baking dish like corningware or a dutch oven and things are closer together.

      Reply
  5. Meghan

    Jul 18, 2019 at 10:00 am

    I made this “dirty” Keto (because of the sugar free aspect) by using Maple Grove Farms brand Sugar Free Maple Syrup. It doesn’t taste artificial like many brands do. You don’t get a lot of liquid to baste with until pretty close to the end…but just be patient–it’ll come. I finished it off by broiling for about 5 minutes. These can be frozen for meal prep as well…just use a little snack size ziplock for some of the sauce and freeze that as well. Pull out a thigh and a bag of sauce…Boom! Instant main course! Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
    • Julia

      Jul 22, 2019 at 7:24 am

      You are very welcome! Thank you for your feedback!

      Reply
  6. Isis

    Jun 17, 2019 at 7:21 pm

    Can you use any type of syrup are does it have to be maple syrup.

    Reply
    • Julia

      Jul 23, 2019 at 5:40 am

      I only tried this with maple syrup and it works really well!

      Reply
  7. Sara

    Mar 11, 2019 at 7:45 pm

    Is there a way to do these in the crockpot?

    Reply
  8. Mike

    Feb 21, 2019 at 9:06 pm

    Super!

    Reply
    • Julia

      Feb 22, 2019 at 9:17 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  9. Peggy

    Feb 05, 2019 at 11:35 am

    Going to try. Can you use skinless thighs?

    Reply
    • Julia

      Feb 10, 2019 at 10:04 pm

      Yes, you can use skinless and boneless chicken thighs.

      Reply
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