Busy cooks, say hello to another no-fuss, comforting, skillet chicken recipe: garlic Dijon chicken. Be sure to watch the video for how to make this Dijon Chicken and see my suggestions for what to serve along (below).
When in doubt, it's boneless chicken thighs to the rescue! I always keep them on hand because they are so easy to work with. And, honestly, they're kinda hard to mess up (they don't dry up as easily as chicken breasts do.)There are so many ways to dress up the humble thighs turning them into glorious dinners from balsamic chicken to chicken couscous–and find many more ideas in our easy chicken thigh recipes round up.
This time, I made a simple sauce with fresh garlic, Dijon mustard and a few favorite spices. The Dijon chicken goes in my regularly-used cast iron skillet for a quick bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit. The kitchen smells like heaven!
What to serve with this Garlic Dijon Chicken
This garlic Dijon Chicken is quite a versatile dish that you can pair up with your favorite sides. I usually make this easy Lebanese rice and vermicelli or these Greek potatoes. OR, try these easy roasted veggies. And to brighten things up, add this loaded Balela salad or my lazy 3-ingredient Mediterranean salad.
Important Tip for Garlic Dijon Chicken
One thing to remember, this garlic Dijon chicken bakes quickly, so it's a good idea to prepare sides first.
For another quick and easy skillet chicken dinner, don't miss my Mediterranean chicken with tomatoes and olives. 30 minutest, start to finish!
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Garlic Dijon Chicken Recipe
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: serves 8
Description
Easy, flavor-packed garlic Dijon chicken is the perfect weeknight meal.
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs (8 pieces)
- Salt
- 1 large yellow onion, cut into large pieces
For Garlic Dijon Sauce
- ā cup Private Reserve Greek extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tsp quality Dijon Mustard
- 2 tsp quality honey
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- Ā¾ tsp sweet paprika
- Ā½ tsp black pepper
- Ā½ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Take chicken out of the fridge. Pat dry and season on both sides with salt. Set aside for a few minutes.
- Make the honey garlic Dijon sauce. In a large bowl, combine olive oil, Dijon mustard, honey, garlic, spices, and salt. Mix.
- Add chicken to the honey garlic Dijon sauce. Coat each piece well with the sauce, then transfer chicken to a large lightly-oiled cast iron skillet (or baking sheet). Pour any Dijon sauce left in bowl on top. Add the onions.
- Bake in heated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until chicken thighs are fully cooked through (internal temperature should register 165 degrees F)
- Remove from heat and garnish with fresh parsley. Serve hot with Lebanese Rice and loaded Balela salad or this simple 3-ingredient Mediterranean salad (see additional suggestions above)
Notes
- Cooking Tip: This garlic Dijon chicken bakes quickly, so it's a good idea to prepare sides first.
- Recommended for this Recipe: our Private Reserve Greek extra virgin olive oil (from organically grown and processed Koroneiki olives). And from our all-natural and organic spice collections: ground coriander, and sweet Spanish paprika.
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- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: Entree
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
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Hoping to tru it soooo soon. Thank you for sharing your recipe!!
Enjoy, Blanch! Can't wait to hear what you think!
Wonderful flavourful recipe. Made this with the best Greek potatoes and a light cucumber salad spiced with Sumac. Wonderful meal which I would make again. Thxs for your recipes.
Pat, I am so glad to hear it! Thanks for sharing!
The dish is outstanding, the flavors are remarkable, but the onion didn't add anything. I think next time I will either omit it or finely chop the onion and add it to the rest of the sauce.
Thanks, Melissa! Glad to hear you enjoyed it! And thanks for your idea re onions!
Looks delish! Would this work with chicken breasts?
Sure, Zahra! You may just adjust cooking time.
As soon as I saw this recipe, I knew it was the one to get me to go buy a cast iron skillet.
The first thing is, except for the parsley, which I skipped, everything I needed for this was already in the pantry -- which means I will be able to make it whenever I like.
I used bone-in thighs, which I had in the freezer -- so I cooked it a bit longer. The recipe was easy to make and the result was to-die-for. My wife told me AT LEAST six times that it was delicious...
Next to try will be simple Mediterranean olive oil pasta, because 1) I like pasta, 2) the picture makes me hungry, and 3) it has olives in it (because anything with olives in/on it has to be good).
super good and so easy to make!!!
Yay! So glad you enjoyed it Cathrin!
You mention honey in the directions but honey is not listed in ingredients. How much honey should be added to garlic Dijon mixture?
Hi Ljy! Thanks for catching the typo. You'll need 2 tsp honey. I've just made the correction. Thanks again!
Excellent!!
Thank you, Harry! Glad to hear you like it!
Loved the chicken but didn't know where to add honey to the garlic Dijon sauce. I just mixed some in. It was great. Thanks ?
How much honey should I add? I also didn't find any directions for it.
Hi Betty! Thanks so much for catching that. 2 tsp of honey. I just made the correction. Appreciate it!
Pandie, so glad you enjoyed it! I realized the honey amount was missing in the ingredient list...made the correction. Thanks a lot!
Is there supposed to be honey in the recipe & if so how much?
There is 2 tsp of honey, you can do up to 3 tsp if you like. Thanks to you and others for pointing the missing the ingredient! I've added it now.
Is there honey somewhere and I am missing it? Twice it mentions honey garlic Dijon sauce but I cant see honey in the ingredients. Sounds delicious though and am looking forward to trying it.
Sue, you are not missing anything...I forgot to list the honey. Thanks to you and others, I have added it in the recipe now. 2 tsp š
The recipe twice states "Garlic HONEY sauce" but I see no honey... is this a misprint... it's in the oven without honey, so... I hope so. š
Hey Susan, totally a typo here...there is 2 tsp of honey, thanks to you and others for pointing that out. However, I am fairly certain, it will taste great still without the honey. It's more of an accent here to balance things out.
I'm a huge fan of dijon chicken recipes, and I love that you've added some brilliant twists on this version. Saving this to try later.
Wonderful! Glad you like this idea. Can't wait for you to try it!
SUch a divine looking dish I am saving this to make over the weekend! Love it!
Awesome, Meeta! Hope you love it!
This recipe has it all! It is inexpensive, fast, easy, one skillet and full of flavor!
You read my mind, K.C. That's how I like to cook around here!
I'm loving every bit of this recipe! Especially the addition of garlic. We are super busy these days and this is going to be one of our weekday meals soon!
Yay! so glad you like this recipe, Shadi!