Orange-Mustard Chicken Recipe

Baked chicken doesn’t have to be boring: ramp up the flavor with a fresh combination of spicy mustard and tangy orange flavor.

This particular variation features chicken breasts, but you could use the same sauce for any chicken parts you have: it’s an easy way to do something a little bit different with ingredients you probably have around anyway.

For the orange juice, make sure to get a kind without a bunch of added junk (read the ingredients labels. Twice.) Just as a tip, if you sometimes need OJ for sauces but never need a whole bottle at once, you can buy a small bottle and then freeze whatever you don’t need in an ice-cube tray.

Just pop out the cubes when you want your next flavor boost; it’s much cheaper than buying a whole new bottle and only using a little bit before it goes bad.

These chicken breasts are tasty and hot, but they’re just as good over salad the next day, especially if you’re using some kind of honey-mustard vinaigrette to match the flavor. Why not bake up a whole batch and use them as easy salad toppers for lunch all week?

Orange-Mustard Chicken Recipe

SERVES: 4 PREP: 15 min COOK: 45 min

Ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tbsp. orange zest
• 1 cup fresh orange juice
• ¼ cup onion, minced
• 3 tbsp. raw honey
• 2 tbsp. Dijon mustard
• 2 tbsp. whole-grain mustard
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

1. Preheat your oven to 400 F.
2. Season each chicken breast with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, and place in a baking dish.
3. In a bowl, mix together the orange zest, orange juice, onion, and raw honey.
4. Pour the liquid into a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
5. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes.
6. Remove the pan from the heat, and whisk in the whole grain and the Dijon mustard.
7. Pour the orange-mustard sauce over the chicken and place it in the preheated oven.
8. Bake in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes.

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Orange-Mustard Chicken Recipe

A tasty mustard-orange sauce adds special flavor to these baked chicken breasts.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Calories 211 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tbsp. orange zest
• 1 cup fresh orange juice
• ¼ cup onion minced
• 3 tbsp. raw honey
• 2 tbsp. Dijon mustard
• 2 tbsp. whole-grain mustard
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• Preheat your oven to 400 F.
• Season each chicken breast with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, and place in a baking dish.
  Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• In a bowl, mix together the orange zest, orange juice, onion, and raw honey.
  2 tbsp. orange zest, 1 cup fresh orange juice, ¼ cup onion, 3 tbsp. raw honey
• Pour the liquid into a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Lower the heat and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat, and whisk in the whole grain and the Dijon mustard.
  2 tbsp. Dijon mustard
• Pour the orange-mustard sauce over the chicken and place it in the preheated oven.
  2 tbsp. whole-grain mustard
• Bake in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 211kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 25gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 295mgPotassium: 600mgFiber: 2gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 200IUVitamin C: 43mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg

Keyword chicken, mustard, orange

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