Can I just take a moment and share my love of one-pot meals? Less dishes, less prep…just chop, drop and plop it in the oven and, in about an hour, you have a delicious meal ready to go.
Usually my one-pot meal consists of throwing everything in my fridge in the slow cooker and hoping for some type of chili or soup to magically create itself, but the other week it was just too hot to have the slow cooker going all day…so I had to resort to the roasting pan.
I had some chicken thighs that were pushing their “good-by” date, so I grabbed some potatoes and tried to whip up a honey-mustard sauce…but I was out of honey.
So, maple syrup it was! The sauce for this chicken turned out to be a little sweet, but I still really liked it! You can use whatever mustard combination you’d like…I literally grabbed all the mustards in my fridge and said, “to hell with it!”.
This is a really good recipe for dark chicken on the bone, as the rich flavors of the dark meat pair really well with the bright flavors of the sauce…but if you’re not a dark meat fan, I’m sure this would be equally as tasty with white meat, too!
One Pot Chicken n’ Potatoes with Maple Mustard Sauce
Ingredients:
- 4 bone-in chicken thighs (I used thighs with the skin still on for added flavor, but skinless also works)
- 1 lb. small red potatoes, cut into small chunks
- Dried parsley
- Paprika
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Olive oil
- 2/3 cup Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 2 tablespoons brown mustard
- ½ cup maple syrup
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Season chicken to taste (I used a little salt and pepper on each side). Transfer to glass casserole dish or skillet. Set aside.*
- Season potatoes with parsley, paprika, salt, pepper and olive oil. Toss to coat. Pour into casserole dish with chicken.
In small bowl, combine Dijon mustard, yellow mustard, brown mustard and maple syrup. Whisk until combined. Pour mustard mix over chicken and potatoes. Toss to coat (I got in there with my hands and just mixed everything together). - Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until chicken registers done on the meat thermometer.
*If you’re using skin-on chicken thighs and want to sear the skin side before adding to the casserole dish, I highly recommend doing that. I didn’t do that for this dish, but I’ve done it for other one-pot dishes and it’s so delicious!
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