Honey Mustard Chicken

I've mentioned in past posts that I have mixed feelings about mustard. Tony, on the other hand, really loves mustard. In fact, he loves spicy mustard. During our aforementioned scouring of the internet to find good recipes for us to try to keep us from fighting about dinner, we came across a recipe for honey mustard chicken. I love chicken and he loves mustard, so we thought it might be a good one to try.

Let me just say that this recipe is definitely a hit. The only thing that I did differently was to omit the rosemary sprigs in the baking process, which I only did because I didn't have any on hand. The chicken and it's sauce would probably be even tastier with the infusion of rosemary. The honey gives it a natural sweetness which isn't cloying and provides a nice balance to the tang of the mustard. The coarsely ground mustard adds an element of texture, and the onion and garlic base really add some wonderful flavor.

I cooked my chicken in a 9 x 13 casserole dish which I covered with foil for the first 20 minutes of baking, as required by the recipe. The cooking process keeps the chicken tender and the extra step of basting helps to keep it from drying out. Overall, this dish was a really wonderful combination of flavor and texture. I was initially a little bit worried about there not being enough sauce for the chicken, but there was plenty. In fact, you can see in the picture that there was more than enough sauce to be had.

I paired the chicken with sauteed green beans and potatoes. I tossed the green beans in olive oil and garlic powder before sauteing them. The potatoes I tossed in olive oil with salt, pepper, and minced garlic and baked along with the chicken. I kept them in for the same amount of time as the chicken, and they turned out perfectly.

I think this recipe was a really nice balance for us. We both really enjoyed it for our different reasons. The greatest triumph here was that there wasn't any part of the meal that Tony was opposed to. It was a really delicious recipe that I didn't have to spend any time modifying to suit his tastes, and that's a pretty big win for me. We will definitely be making this again.