This Apple Chicken Recipe is so delicious. It's made in one pan with bacon, potatoes, spinach, and a simple honey and grainy mustard sauce. It's an easy to make and healthy recipe perfect for apple season!
Ingredients
4stripsbacon, cut into ½ inch slices
2largecrispy apples, diced
8bone-in chicken thighs, skin on or off - your choice
2tablespoonsEACH: dijon mustard, grainy mustard, and honey
1lbnugget potatoes, quartered
2cupsspinach
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook the bacon in a large, ovenproof frying pan over medium heat until it's crispy, about 10 minutes. Remove it from the pan with a slotted spoon.
4 strips bacon
Turn the heat up to medium-high. Add the apples to the pan and let them cook until they turn golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove them from the pan and put them with the bacon.
2 large crispy apples
Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper and add them to the pan side side down. When they are golden brown, remove them from the pan.
8 bone-in chicken thighs, ½ teaspoon EACH: salt and pepper
Add the chicken stock, dijon mustard, grainy mustard, and honey to the pan and whisk well. Add the potatoes and stir them through the sauce. Nestle the chicken thighs into the potatoes, browned side up.
1 cup chicken stock, 2 tablespoons EACH: dijon mustard, grainy mustard, and honey, 1 lb nugget potatoes
Cover the pot and put it into your oven to cook for 30 minutes. Remove the cover from the pot and let it cook for 15 minutes more.
Remove the pot from the oven and add the bacon, apples, and spinach. Pop it back in your oven for 5 minutes to wilt the spinach.