This Honey Mustard Chicken is a fantastic midweek meal that’s fast to whip up and tastes incredible! Made with chicken breast or chicken thigh simmered in a luscious honey mustard sauce, it’s really easy to make and a great base for adding your own touch.
I love doing homemade version of chicken simmer sauces you can purchase in jars, like the Everyday Chicken Curry sauce. Homemade is a gazillion times more delicious!
Honey Mustard Chicken
How many Aussies reading this remember this jingle from the 90’s??
? I feel like Chicken Tonight, like Chicken Tonight! ?
It was for an advert for a range of simmer sauces called “Chicken Tonight” sold in jars at supermarkets. They still sell them today. Everything from Honey Mustard to Korma, Creamy Mushroom to Cacciatore.
I have never in my life bought one, nor tried it (that I know). I do use some store bought pastes, like laksa and red curry. But I always “freshen them up”. It makes a world of difference.
But I’ve never used a store bought pour and simmer sauce. I don’t mean to come across as a food snob (hey – I’ve owned up to secretly doing the McDonald’s drive through!), it is just that my mother brain washed me as a kid. Blame her. (You can message her directly on her Japanese food blog, RecipeTin Japan!).
So my Honey Mustard Chicken is made from scratch. It might take 7 minutes longer to make than opening a jar. But it tastes 7 million times better! 🙂
The Honey Mustard sauce for the chicken is incredibly simple to make. The base ingredients are (this will come as a surprise…) honey and mustard which are mixed in with chicken broth and slightly thickened with flour or cornstarch / cornflour.
It tastes tangy, sweet and it’s creamy even though there is no cream in it. I don’t find the need to add cream, it’s rich enough as it is. And I also love the beautiful golden colour of the sauce which gets diluted if you add cream.
In all honesty, as long as you have honey and mustard plus some form of liquid stock, even bouillon cubes, you’ll be able to make a great Honey Mustard sauce that can be used not only for chicken, but also for other white meats including fish, turkey and pork.
I added a touch of thyme because the sauce is so lovely and creamy, I think it’s nice to add a touch of freshness from a herb. I’ve added some suggestions in the recipe for other herbs that I think go really well with this.
Sooooo…..who feels like chicken tonight?? 😉 – Nagi x
More recipes made using Honey Mustard Sauce
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Baked Honey Mustard Chicken – baked until golden with a creamy honey mustard sauce and potatoes
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Honey Mustard Drumsticks – tossed in a simple honey mustard sauce and baked until sticky
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Honey Mustard Salad Dressing – fantastic used with leafy salads or more hearty salads like roasted potato salad
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Honey Mustard Chicken
Ingredients
- 700 g / 1.4 lb chicken tenderloin or chicken breast cut into thick strips (Note 1)
- Salt and pepper
Seasoning (optional - Note 2)
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 tsp garlic powder
Thickener
- 1 tbsp mayonnaise (Note 3)
- 1 tsp cornstarch / cornflour or 2 tsp flour
Sauce
- 1 1/2 tbsp + 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup chicken broth / stock (250ml)
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard (70g)
- 1/4 cup honey (85g)
Optional Extras (I used these)
- 1 - 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard, adjust to taste
- 2 tsp sprigs thyme or 1/2 dried thyme (Note 4)
- Fresh parsley, finely chopped
Instructions
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper, then toss with Seasoning if using.
- Thickener: In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise and flour.
- Heat 1 1/2 tbsp oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken and cook for 2 minutes on each side or until golden. Remove onto a plate.
- Reduce heat to medium. Add remaining oil in the middle of the skillet and put garlic straight onto the puddle of oil. Sauté for 20 seconds or until golden (don't let it burn).
- Add chicken broth, bring to simmer, scraping the bottom of the fry pan.
- Whisk in Dijon Mustard and honey, then whisk in Thickener (make sure you scrape it all in).
- Add thyme and wholegrain mustard, if using.
- Cook for 1 - 2 minutes or until starting to thicken. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
- Return chicken and any juices pooled on the plate into the sauce. Turn to coat and reheat through - about 1 1/2 minutes - or until sauce is thickened to your taste.
- Serve on mashed potato, garnished with parsley, with a simple side salad.
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
Honey Mustard Chicken nutrition per serving, assuming all sauce is consumed.
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I am trying to follow your link under other recipes using honey mustard for baking this dish (Baked Honey Mustard Chicken – baked until golden with a creamy honey mustard sauce and potatoes), but it keeps taking me back to the frying pan version. What would you do different to bake this?
Thanks for picking that up – I’ll get it fixed. Here is the recipe though: https://www.recipetineats.com/honey-mustard-chicken-with-potatoes/ N x
absolutely delish!! I love mustard <3 … made this Friday night – family loved it too (again!)… thanks Nagi xx
Has any one tried this in a slow cooker. Love Honey mustard chicken so interested to give it a go.
Hi Georgie, this one isn’t suitable as written for the slow cooker sorry! N x
Really, really simple and so much better than jar sauce. On menu rotation at my house. Love this recipie!
Nagi you are a magician. Never buying jar sauce again! 🥇
Wahoo!! N x
Got rave reviews from my ultra picky 21 yo – who I’ve mentioned in previous comments I’ve left on other recipes. She even asked for the leftovers. I had some too and it tasted even better the 2nd day. I followed the recipe and used suggestions for the white wine and a pinch of thyme. I was a little skeptical about making this one after reading one review that thought it was too sweet. Super sweet savory food isn’t my thing. This was NOT too sweet in my opinion. It was balanced perfectly. Thank you!!
Wahoo, that’s great to hear Marianne! N x
Hey Nagi! I’m new to cooking and I want to tell you that I’m following your guidance in how to cook and I’m lucky enough that my 4 meals that I cooked were perfectly served 🙂 to the extent that my wife stopped fighting with me since I started cooking 😀
One question regarding the honey mustard chicken, do you think I can find a video in the way it is cooked? It actually helps me a lot as I’m almost copy pasting for now 🙂
Many Thanks again 🙂
Very tasty was shocked mayenoise works well for a sauce
I’m so happy you enjoyed it Tanya! N x
Does the nutrition information include the chicken meat itself as well as the potato it’s served on? Or is it just the sauce and the meat
Hi Lauren, the nutrition is just for the chicken and sauce. N x
Yum. Yum. Wanted something sweet, tangy, and quick. This delivered.
Perfect Robert! N x
This is a keeper! My picky husband loves it. Easy and delicious recipe. Thank you!
That’s great to hear Caroline!! N x
Quick and delicious meal! Thank you so much for sharing. My husband loved it!!
Wahoo! Thanks so much Carol! N x
I totally love dozer. He’s so cute. Oh, the recipes are awesome too. 🤣
Always stealing my thunder 😂
I have just finished making this beautiful meal. Such great flavours and really easy to make.
10/10 Nagi.
So delicious.
Thanks so much Julie!
Will never buy a jar of chicken tonight honey mustard again! This was far better!!
NO WAY! It’s so easy to make your own at home!
So delicious! When I added flour/water mixture, it clumped. How do I prevent that?
Hi Anu, make sure you whisk thoroughly to prevent any clumps – N x
Oh my – family all thought it was out of the jar and I’d taken out the carrots 🤣🤣🤣 thank you for a smashing recipe 👍🏽💆🏼🙍🏼♀️🙍🏼♀️
And it’s way better than anything from a jar 😉
I’ve never really cooked anything from scratch before but this was easy enough for a first timer and tasted amazing (her words, not mine)! Encouraged me to cook more. Thank you.
You’re so welcome Adam, I love hearing this!!
Love trying all your receipies. Had only best results.
Thanks so much for letting me know Kathleen ❤️
I’ve never tried anything like this before – SUPER glad I did! I used cream instead of mayo and it worked really well. LOVED IT! Thank you !
I’m so happy you enjoyed it Dot – thanks so much for letting me know ❤️ N x