Maple Dijon Baked Chicken

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"The Six O’Clock Scramble"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 4 bone-in chicken breast halves
• 4 bone-in chicken thighs
• 1⁄3 cup apricot jam
• 1⁄3 cup Dijon mustard
• 1⁄3 cup maple syrup (or a combination of the two) or 1/3 cup honey (or a combination of the two)
• 1⁄4 cup white wine
• 1 teaspoon dried tarragon or 1 teaspoon dried sage
• paprika, to taste

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Place the chicken pieces in a glass oven-safe dish.
3. In a measuring cup, mix all the remaining ingredients together except the paprika.
4. Pour the sauce over the chicken and turn the chicken pieces in the sauce a couple of times, ending with the skin side up.
5. Sprinkle paprika liberally over the chicken.
6. Bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes (some ovens may take a little longer, so check for doneness after 45 minutes), then broil it for an additional 5 minutes to brown the tops.

Reviews

[Chef OG]

Made this with the honey instead of the maple syrup. It was easy and delicious

 

[dicentra]

I made this a long time ago, but never reviewed it. Very tasty and easy marinade. I like the sticky-sweet, but hubby wasn't crazy about the maple. Honey would have been better. I'll try it that way next time.