This Honey Mustard Chicken is a winner! I love meals like this, classic flavors + kid friendly. I started with a pan fried, panko breaded chicken breast that I then popped in the oven for a couple minutes to finish cooking. I added a delicious and tangy homemade honey mustard sauce to the chicken that is just a few ingredients but brings all the flavor!
Let’s do a little quarantine update before I get to all the details of the recipe, shall we? This week flew by. I feel like it just started and here we are on Friday night. The weather here in Central Pennsylvania was not great for outdoor activities this week. It was rainy and cool, not the kind of weather that gets me excited to spend time outdoors.
Needless to say I think this week we spent more time doing absolutely nothing then we have in the past 5 weeks. There was a lot of screen time and a lot of resistance to doing at home learning. The kids found the Miraculous series on Netflix and have been binge watching a couple episodes of that at a time. With it being rainy I just accepted it for what it was and let go. I am hoping for warm, sunny weather next week to make up for it! Getting outside for at least an hour a day works wonders for everyone.
Honey Mustard Chicken Recipe Tips
- I used Panko breadcrumbs to bread the chicken before pan frying. Panko breadcrumbs are a little harder to work with than regular breadcrumbs as they are not as coarse and can fall off the chicken easily. I managed to keep mine pretty in tact, however if you don’t have a well seasoned cast iron skillet or good non-stick pan I would recommend using regular breadcrumbs. If you use a stainless steel pan for this recipe make sure to coat the bottom of your pan very well with olive oil and add additional oil when adding a new piece.
- The honey mustard sauce can be tweaked to your personal preference. Every brand of honey is slightly different, so I recommend using my base recipe and then adding more honey/mustard/mayo to taste.
- When using chicken breasts, I always cut them in half length wise to ensure they are not thick. A thick chicken breast will not be as flavorful or crisp.
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This Honey Mustard Chicken is the perfect weeknight meal the whole family will love! A pan fried, panko breaded chicken breast smothered in the most deliciously tangy homemade honey mustard sauce. Don’t forget the oven baked fries!
Ingredients
4 Tablespoons butter
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
3/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp salt
3 Tablespoons honey
1/4 cup yellow mustard
2 tsp soy sauce
1/4 cup mayo
olive oil for coating pan
Instructions
Preheat your favorite cast iron skillet or non-stick pan on stovetop. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Melt 4 Tablespoons butter in microwave.
Mix together breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, and salt.
Dip each chicken breast in the melted butter, followed by the breadcrumb mixture.
Place the breaded chicken breast in your preheated pan and lightly brown each side, cooking about 2-3 minutes per side. When you have browned each side, place your chicken breast on the prepared baking sheet or pan. To finish cooking chicken breasts place them in the oven at 350 degrees for 18 minutes or until chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
While chicken is baking whisk together honey, mustard, soy sauce, and mayo. Taste test your sauce and add additional honey/mustard/mayo to taste.
Remove cooked chicken breasts from oven and drizzle honey mustard sauce over the top of your chicken.
