Baked Maple Chicken
Maple chicken breasts seared in a skillet and baked in a sticky maple Dijon glaze. This one pan dinner is sweet, savory, and on the table in under an hour.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 280kcal
Equipment
- Large oven safe skillet
- Paper towels
- small mixing bowl
- whisk
- tongs
- instant read meat thermometer
- measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts about 2 pounds
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Pat the chicken breasts dry with paper towels. Season both sides with the salt, black pepper, and smoked paprika.
- Heat the olive oil in a large oven safe skillet over medium high heat.
- Add the chicken and sear for 2 to 3 minutes per side, until lightly browned.
- While the chicken sears, whisk the maple syrup, Dijon mustard, soy sauce, garlic, apple cider vinegar, dried thyme, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl.
- Pour the maple mixture over the chicken. Turn each piece with tongs so it is coated evenly.
- Transfer the skillet to the oven. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the chicken reaches 165 degrees F on an instant read thermometer.
- Remove the skillet from the oven and let the chicken rest for 5 minutes.
- Spoon the thickened maple glaze from the pan over the chicken and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 1303mg | Potassium: 539mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 329IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg