Best Baked Chicken Thighs with Maple Dijon Sauce

• portions: 4 servings
• temps actif: 20 minutes
• temps total: 1 hour

Ingrédients

1/2 cup Dijon mustard

1/4 cup maple syrup

1 tablespoon rice vinegar

5 chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on)

salt and pepper

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450º F.

IMPORTANT NOTE about what baking dish to use. Keep in mind that because the sauce has sugar and is cooked at a high temperature, it will tarnish your cooking pan. To prevent that, line your baking pan with foil or use a disposable aluminum baking pan.

Mix together the Dijon mustard, maple syrup and rice vinegar.

Salt and pepper the thighs, then place them in the baking dish - I used 2.5 quart oval casserole dish ( 13 inches * 9 inches *4 inches deep).

Pour the maple-mustard mixture over the thighs, turning them a couple times to fully coat them.

Place the baking dish with chicken thighs, uncovered, into the oven, and bake for 40 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 165ºF. Baste the chicken thighs with the sauce 2 or 3 times during the last 20 minutes of baking.

Serve the chicken thighs immediately, on plates, topped with the remaining sauce from the baking dish.

Nutrition

• Calories: 385 kcal
• Lipides Totaux: 24 g
• Lipides Saturés: 6 g
• Cholestérol: 138 mg
• Sodium: 463 mg
• Glucides Totaux: 15 g
• Fibres Diététiques: 1 g
• Sucres Totaux: 12 g
• Protéines: 24 g