Chicken Recipe

The chicken recipe I tried for dinner tonight was pretty good... so, Dear Reader, I am posting it here;

6 - 8 boneless chicken thighs
1/2 cup dijon mustard (I used Grey Poupon)
1/4 cup maple syrup (I used real maple syrup, kinda expensive, but oh so good in taste)
1 tblsp of  white wine vinegar or rice wine vinegar
1 tsp or more of dried or fresh rosemary
salt/pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 450 F...... Place chicken thighs into an oven proof baking dish that you have sprayed with a nonstick cooking spray or have lined with foil.  Salt and pepper both sides to taste. (I used a 9x13, but also had more chicken thighs.)

In a medium sized bowl, mix the dijon mustard, maple syrup, vinegar and rosemary until well mixed. Pour over chicken. With a pair of tongs or fork, turn the chicken thighs, so that the sauce will cover all parts of them.

Bake for 35 - 40 minutes, or until meat thermometer reaches 165 F. You can baste the top of the chicken with the sauce half way through the baking process. I really recommend using a meat themometer, as this will tell you when the chicken is done, without cutting into it and losing those yummy juices.

Once your chicken reaches the correct temperature, you can turn on the broiler to broil the top for a few minutes. About 3 - 5 minutes should be good.  If you are using a glass baking dish, becareful about how close you are to the broiling flames, or heat unit. Glass can break if too close.

I served this with brown rice. Chicken thighs were place on a nice pile of rice, then sauce poured over that. It was yummy!!!

Other side dishes were homegrown tomatoes quarters, cucumber slices, and corn on the cob. The tomatoes and cucumber came from our garden. They were scrumptious!!!!!

This recipe was adapted from the "witty in the city" blog, who adapted it from "The I Heart Trader Joe's Cookbook" by Cherie Mercer Twohy.

I really enjoyed the taste of this chicken recipe. Different from our everyday chicken. My guys liked it too. Let me know if you try this, and what your thought of it, Dear Reader. :)

Blessings to you and yours.