Grilled Honey Mustard Chicken and Apples

This baked apple and chicken recipe uses a delicious honey-Dijon sauce to enhance the sweetness of the fruit. This is an easy gluten-free chicken thigh dinner, or you can double it up for a big holiday gathering (it's also dairy-free and kosher for Rosh Hashanah!).

My husband and I often argue when planning a trip. I prefer Airbnb or a rental with a kitchen. He loved the creature comforts of the hotel. We usually compromise, as we did when we traveled to Normandy a few years ago. This meant lots of delicious meals in the restaurant, but it also meant that as we sampled the local apple brandy and apples, once I had an oven to work with, I was able to turn our purchases into the best Amazing grilled chicken and apples recipe.

The roast chicken I cooked that night was served with a honey Dijon sauce, plus local apple juice and brandy, and a healthy dose of Normandy cream (we call it crème fraîche!).

Baked Apple and Chicken Topping

I've adapted this version to be gluten-free and dairy-free, if you want to omit the crème fraîche, and since they're coming soon, I've added whole apples to the chicken. This way you can skip the apple brandy and still get the rich apple flavor. Honey Mustard Chicken Sauce can also be enhanced with cider or juice.

Thanks to their mutual floral sweetness, apples and honey are a match made in heaven, even if you're not celebrating a Jewish holiday. But for those familiar, the iconic culinary pairing Jewish New Year It is apples and honey, heralding the coming sweet and joyful New Year. this Apple Honey Cake This is another perfect accompaniment if you want to double down on your theme.

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Because this Grilled Honey Mustard Chicken Recipe was inspired by my trip to francewhich uses shallots and leeks. Green onions are essential to counteracting the effects of apples in this sweet and savory dinner. If you're not familiar with leeks (and don't want to be!), a small slice of onion will work too, or you can omit them. Likewise, white wine is an easy substitute for apple brandy.

The key to any slightly fancier version of honey mustard sauce is to use Dijon good qualitywhich adds a sinus-opening peppery flavor to cut through the sweetness. If you want to make it easier, you can easily use store-bought honey mustard. But I have yet to find a sauce that I like as much as the Honey Dijon Sauce I make at home. Plus, making your own allows you to keep the amount of honey in moderation and let the apples do some of the heavy lifting in the sweetening department.

Throwing a bunch of chicken drumsticks into a baking dish and simmering them in the oven is one of my favorite hands-off entertaining techniques. Here's a similar strategy I'm using here Provence Chicken Thighs Recipe. Check out the archives to learn more Gluten Free Chicken Recipes.

Keep reading for this Grilled Honey Mustard Chicken and Apples recipe. Make it for your next family gathering or just as an excuse to add a little sweetness to your table.

With health and hedonism,

phoebe

Grilled Honey Mustard Chicken and Apples

This baked apple and chicken recipe uses a delicious honey-Dijon sauce to enhance the sweetness of the fruit. This is an easy gluten-free chicken thigh dinner, or you can double it up for a big holiday gathering (it's also dairy-free and kosher for Rosh Hashanah!). Since the recipe was inspired by a chicken dish I had in Normandy, it uses Calvados brandy and leeks. If you're not familiar with leeks (and don't want to be!), a small slice of onion will work too, or you can omit them. Likewise, white wine is an easy substitute for apple brandy.

course main course

gourmet food United States, France

diet Gluten-free, kosher, low lactose

Keywords casserole, chicken

preparation time 10 every minute every minute

cooking time 1 Hour Hour 50 every minute every minute

portion size 6

raw material

• 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoon Honey
• olive oil
• sea ​​salt
• 3 pound Bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs and/or breasts
• 2 green onions quartered
• 2 medium semisweet apple Honey Crisp, Pink Lady or Gala, cored and sliced
• 2 Chinese chives White and light green parts only, cut in half lengthwise and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup Apple juice or fruit juice
• 1/4 cup chicken soup
• 1/4 cup Calvados Apple brandy or white wine
• 1/4 cup Fresh cream Sour cream or dairy-free yogurt (optional)

instruct

• In a large bowl, combine mustard, vinegar, honey, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and 1 teaspoon sea salt. Add chicken and stir in marinade. Transfer to the refrigerator and let sit overnight (or at least 1 hour).

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Scatter the shallots, apples, and leeks into the bottom of a large (9×13) casserole or baking dish. Season casserole contents lightly with salt and drizzle with olive oil. Remove the chicken legs from the marinade and place on top of the apples, pulling some of the apples and shallots to the surface so they protrude from the gaps between the chicken.

• Add apple cider or juice, chicken broth, brandy or wine, and crème fraîche or a dairy-free alternative (if using) to the marinade. Stir until everything is well combined. Pour sauce around chicken and apples.

• Bake chicken and apples for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until chicken skin is lightly browned, apples are caramelized, and sauce is bubbling.

• Serve the apples and chicken directly from the pan or place on a plate with juices in the sauce pan next to it. The entire recipe can be made up to 2 days ahead and reheated in a casserole before serving.

If you make it, tag @phoebelapine and #feedmephoebe – I’d love to see it!