Holy Yum Chicken

  This recipe has quite the Pinterest following and I was anxious to try it since someone said it was their favorite chicken recipe ever.  I'm not sure about "ever"...but it is really good.  Some people make it with thighs but others with breasts...I did both and would do that again.  We eat alot of  chicken breasts so the darker meat was a nice change.  I actually doubled the sauce so I had lots of gravy.  Don't forget the rosemary at the end.  It gives it such a rich, distinctive "special" taste.  It was a hit at our Bon Appetit dinner.

Holy Yum Chicken

1 1/2 – 2 pounds boneless, skinless, chicken thighs (most of the fat cut and discarded) or chicken breasts or tenders-

1/2 cup Dijon mustard (must be Dijon mustard, no substitutes)

1/4 cup pure maple syrup

1 tbsp. rice wine vinegar

1/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. ground black pepper

1 tbsp. cornstarch

2 tsp. fresh rosemary for garnish

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a 8×8″ oven-proof pan with 2 layers of tin foil.
   
2. In small bowl, whisk together Dijon mustard, maple syrup, rice wine vinegar, salt and pepper.
3. Place the chicken thighs in the foil layered pan then pour the mixture on top of it. Turn the chicken around in the sauce to make sure it gets all coated.
4. Bake, uncovered, for 40 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and let chicken sit for 5 minutes then transfer to a plate. Do NOT discard the liquid.
6. Immediately after plating chicken, whisk in the 1 tbsp. of cornstarch into the liquid in the pan. You’ll create a nice, thick sauce to drizzle over your chicken. You need to do cornstarch mixing immediately because the liquid needs to be hot in order for it to thicken properly. If it’s still not thickening after 1 tbsp., you can add a little more.
7. Sprinkle rosemary on top before serving.
8. Serve with rice or potatoes or vegetables.