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.
And if you love this Dijon Chicken recipe, try this easy Baked Dijon Salmon next!
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
- 1/3 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
- 3/4 tsp sweet paprika
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 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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Doesn’t get any easier than this recipe! Delicious and the chicken was so moist and full of flavor. The onions were pretty tasty, too.
Super easy to make and the whole family loved it! Great flavors and will definitely make again
I have made this a couple of times and we absolutley love it. A question please. Can I marinade, vacuum pack and freeze or refrigerate for future cooking? Enjoy you and your recipes are great.
Sure, Jean! I think that would be just fine.
Hello. This is a tasty dish, but I don’t see anything about the onion in the recipe steps unless I’m overlooking it. Thanks! Love your website and ap!
Thanks for the heads up, Meredith. I went to take a look and found them mentioned in step 4.
A family favourite and so quick and easy!
I love this recipe! My family absolutely loved this. However it would be nice to see suggestions for side dishes with this or other recipes.
Hi, Kimberly. So glad you enjoy this one! You can find side dish recommendations towards the end of the post in the section entitled “What to Serve with the Garlic Dijon Chicken.” We try to put a “What to Sever with…” section in each of our posts.
Made this today and it turned out great! Flavorful and moist and will make again! Thank you for always coming up with great recipes for us!
It’s our pleasure, Lynn! Thanks so much for the great review!
Hi Suzy- I made this recipe and I loved it. Thank you, for all these delicious recipes.
Loved this recipe! Used up some dill Dijon mustard on hand and bourbon infused honey. The taste is wonderful and the chicken super juicy. 👍🏻🍯😮
Ooo! YUM!
I’ve been following you on FB and I like the simplicity and wholesome recipes you do. Your videos are great and I plan to start cooking your dishes 😍
Thanks, Mary Beth!
This chicken is so flavorful and easy to make. I used chicken breasts instead and it turned out great. I also made the boiled garlic and herb potatoes as a side. They were great, and perfect for dipping in the dijon garlic drippings.
This was so quick to put together, and so flavorsome. I too wanted to lick my plate, like one of the other readers 😛 simply delicious.
So delicious! and very simple. I sopped up the drippings from my skillet with a piece of pita bread. Served with Lebanese Rice and three ingredient Mediterranean Salad. Wanted to lick my plate. My family loved it too.
What a great meal!! Thanks for sharing, Shalyce!
Delicious and different
Thanks, AJ!
Fabulous weeknight chicken! So flavorful and delicious! Served this with your Greek potatoes and my kitchen smelled so good. Thank you for all your fabulous recipes.. Will definitely add this to my rotation.
Awesome! Thanks so much, Danette!
Suzy, thank you for this recipe, it is my absolute favorite to go to for unexpected guests.💜💜💜💜