Canada / Main dishes

Maple Dijon chicken

Name: Maple Dijon chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 4 portions
Cuisine: Canada
Ingredients: 650 g boneless chicken thighs; 2 tbsp maple syrup; 1 tbsp Dijon mustard; 1 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp lemon juice

Maple Dijon chicken for a relaxed home table, with straightforward preparation and familiar ingredients.

Prep15 min

Cook35 min

Yield4 portions

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Editorial home-cooking adaptation · Not yet kitchen-tested. Timings are estimates; additional soaking, rising or chilling may apply. Read the complete method before starting.

Ingredients

4 portions

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Units are listed with each ingredient. 1 tbsp = 15 ml; 1 tsp = 5 ml. US cup measures are approximately 240 ml. Chef adaptations may retain source units. Scaling changes quantities, not cooking times. Ingredient ticks reset when the page reloads.

Let’s make it.

Heat oven to 200°C / 390°F. Place chicken in a shallow baking dish.
Whisk maple syrup, mustard, oil and lemon juice and coat chicken evenly.
Bake 25–35 minutes, spooning pan juices over once.
Check thickest parts reach 74°C / 165°F. Rest five minutes and serve with the hot pan juices.

A little kitchen note

Untested editorial home-cooking adaptation; timings vary with equipment.

Allergen notes

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A little nourishment.

Illustrative nutrition estimate · Per listed portion (1/4 of the recipe)

Energy: 294 kcal
Protein: 31.1 g
Carbs: 7.2 g
Fat: 15.0 g
Fibre: 0.1 g
Total sugar: 6.1 g
Sodium: 158 mg

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