Chicken Dijon | Diethood

This Hen Dijon is a scrumptious and simple dinner made in a single skillet! I make this recipe with juicy hen breasts, served smothered in a creamy Dijon mushroom sauce with herbs. The entire thing is prepared in half-hour or much less!

Don’t you simply love a very good hen dinner? Particularly when it’s this simple to make in a single pan. Between this recipe, my Hen Paillard, and creamy Hen Francaise, I’m coated any evening of the week.

Generally, a weeknight simply wants a scrumptious meal that’s quick to arrange, simple to cook dinner, and even simpler to scrub up. Properly, Weeknight, meet Hen Dijon! It is a basic recipe that hasn’t failed me but. It has juicy hen smothered in a savory, creamy pan sauce with mushrooms, Dijon mustard, and chives. I make the entire thing in a single skillet in half an hour.

Dijon hen might be one of many very first “fancy” dinners I discovered to make by way of the Meals Community. I felt like Julia Baby the primary time I made it. There was pleasure bursting out of my pores. I used to be additionally barely 17, flipping grilled cheese sandwiches at some point and making spectacular hen dinners the subsequent. 😁

Why I Love This Hen Dijon Recipe

• A basic made easy. Hen Dijon is a favourite for a cause. This recipe virtually ensures tender, flavorful hen breasts in underneath an hour. Plus, the mushroom sauce is so good, that it’s tempting to sip it straight from the pan! 
• One pan. Talking of pans, you solely want one. All the dish comes collectively in a single skillet, so it’s a breeze to arrange. Washing up is fast, too.
• Mild(er) and engaging. Numerous Dijon sauce recipes use heavy cream or half-and-half to get a silky, creamy consistency. My model has gentle bitter cream as a substitute, and a pleasant sprint of Worcestershire sauce to spice up the flavors.

Substances You’ll Want

I imagined this recipe as layers of taste coming collectively within the pan, and that’s what the components ship! Discover some fast notes right here, and scroll to the printable recipe card under the submit for an entire checklist with quantities.

• Hen – You can also make Dijon hen with any minimize you’d like, however my favourite for this recipe is boneless, skinless hen breast. Thighs are additionally nice, they’ll simply take a bit longer to cook dinner.
• Butter – Olive oil or a pleasant further virgin olive oil are additionally okay to make use of.
• Worcestershire Sauce – I really like the umami flavors alongside the mushrooms and herbs within the sauce. I take advantage of fairly a bit within the recipe, so I wouldn’t advocate substituting solely soy sauce or related. As a substitute, to make a Worcestershire substitute, mix 1 half ketchup with ½ half soy sauce and ½ half apple cider vinegar (or malt vinegar). 
• Bitter Cream – Mild bitter cream or common bitter cream. When you’d favor to make use of heavy cream or half-and-half, that’s fantastic, too.
• Dijon Mustard – You possibly can’t make Hen Dijon with out it!
• Mushrooms – These may be brown, white, or portobello mushrooms. Just about any mushroom selection you’d like, sliced up skinny. You would make a variation with pan-fried oyster mushrooms.
• Chives – One other savory contemporary herb, like thyme or basil, would additionally style good on this recipe.

Find out how to Make Hen Dijon

I really like this one-pan Dijon hen with a facet of mashed potatoes. Because it occurs, I can have the hen cooked and the sauce made within the time it takes to boil and mash the potatoes! It doesn’t get higher. Right here’s methods to make this hen dinner in half-hour or much less:

• Prepare dinner the hen. First, season the hen on each side with salt and pepper, and get that searing in a pan with butter.
• Add mushrooms. As soon as the hen is browned, stir within the mushrooms. Prepare dinner in order that they soften.
• Make the sauce. Subsequent, in a bowl, whisk up your Dijon sauce components and pour that over the hen. It’ll have to cook dinner for an additional 2-3 minutes, to warmth by way of.
• Serve! Switch the hen to plates and serve topped with heaping spoonfuls of Dijon sauce and mushrooms. Sprinkle over contemporary chopped chives, and revel in!

Serving Solutions

Saucy Dijon hen and mushrooms go nice with nearly any facet of veggies. I really like my hen with mashed potatoes (or mashed candy potatoes) and roasted asparagus or sautéed broccolini. In the meantime, the youngsters adore it with crispy parmesan-crusted potatoes or baked French fries.

It’s additionally nice lightened up with a inexperienced goddess salad or a contemporary zucchini salad. Then, deal with your self and the fam to a slice of chocolate cherry cake for dessert!

Storing and Reheating Dijon Hen

• Refrigerate. Retailer any leftover Hen Dijon in an hermetic container within the fridge for 3-4 days. 
• Reheat. I wish to heat this Dijon hen underneath foil within the oven, or a coated skillet on the stovetop till it’s sizzling all through. Add a splash of water or broth if the sauce has thickened.
• Freeze. Freezing typically causes the bitter cream within the Dijon sauce to separate as soon as it’s thawed, however the flavors are nonetheless good. Freeze the hen and sauce hermetic for 1-2 months. Thaw within the fridge in a single day earlier than reheating.

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