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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!
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!
To make maple dijon sauce, whisk together Dijon mustard, maple syrup and rice vinegar:
Generously salt and pepper the chicken thighs and place them in the casserole dish:
Spoon the maple-dijon sauce over the chicken thighs:
Turn the chicken thighs over several times to make sure the sauce coats the chicken evenly.
Baked uncovered for 40 minutes until chicken is fully cooked (no longer pink in the center and registers 165 F on meat thermometer).
Best Baked Chicken Thighs with Maple Dijon Sauce
Ingredients
Maple Dijon Sauce:
- ½ cup Dijon mustard
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
Chicken!
- 5 chicken thighs bone-in, skin-on
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450º F.
- IMPORTANT NOTE about what baking dish to use. Keep in mind that because the sauce has sugar and is cooked at a high temperature, it will tarnish your cooking pan. To prevent that, line your baking pan with foil or use a disposable aluminum baking pan.
- Mix together the Dijon mustard, maple syrup and rice vinegar.
- 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).
- Pour the maple-mustard mixture over the thighs, turning them a couple times to fully coat them.
- 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.
- Serve the chicken thighs immediately, on plates, topped with the remaining sauce from the baking dish.
Notes
Nutrition
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Looks delish! Can I do this with chicken breasts and if so is the cooking time the same?
Thanks in advanced!!
I substituted Agave in The Raw in place of the Maple Syrup... (because i didn't have any).................soooooooooooooooooooooo good!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, Barbara! Glad you liked it!
Julie, this recipe is INCREDIBLE. The thighs were juicy, moist, and so flavorful. Even my husband loved them and he is not a favorite of chicken. I just had boneless skinless thighs on hand, but it came out great. Just not as dark and crispy on top due to the absence of the skin. I'm ready to try it with the bone-in thighs.
Nicole, so glad you liked this recipe! Boneless skinless thighs are so delicious with this flavor combination, even if they are not as crispy. 🙂
I made this for my husband and grandson tonight...it was delicious! Served it with green beans, brown rice and tomatoes fresh of the vine. Yummy summer dinner!
Has anyone tried this with boneless, skinless chicken thighs?
Can you use skinless?
Can you use boneless chicken
Made this for dinner tonight, and it was fantastic! My picky eaters devoured it! Such an inexpensive and easy to make four ingredient recipe. Thanks!
Thank you, Cathy! Good to hear your whole family enjoyed! I love the flavors in this recipe! 🙂
Made this for dinner tonight, oh my goodness! , so tasty and so simple. Great recipe, a keeper for me.
Susan, thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it!
One of the best chicken recipes. Ordinary ingredients, easy , delicious. This is a keeper!
Thank you - so glad you liked it! I agree, it's one of the best sauces for chicken thighs!
Was wondering the same thing. Are the thighs bone in or boneless? And with or without skin?
These are bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs.
This recipe was quick, easy, and most importantly, DELICIOUS! I served rice on the side. It a keeper and a will become one of my "go to" recipes! Thank you for sharing, Julia!
Can I use honey mustard instead of Dijon?
what should I serve with this?
Was your chicken skinless, boneless or not? Thanks
Was wondering the same. Are these bone in or boneless? With skin or without?
Bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs - recipe updated!