Maple Dijon Baked Chicken

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Serves 8 people

Categories: Chicken, Main Dish

Ingredients

  • 4 bone-in chicken breast halves
  • 4 bone-in chicken thighs
  • 1/3 cup apricot jam
  • 1/3 cup Dijon mustard
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup (or a combination of the two) or 1/3 cup honey (or a combination of the two)
  • 1/4 cup white wine
  • 1 teaspoon dried tarragon or 1 teaspoon dried sage
  • paprika, to taste

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.

  2. Place the chicken pieces in a glass oven-safe dish.

  3. In a measuring cup, mix all the remaining ingredients together except the paprika.

  4. Pour the sauce over the chicken and turn the chicken pieces in the sauce a couple of times, ending with the skin side up.

  5. Sprinkle paprika liberally over the chicken.

  6. Bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes (some ovens may take a little longer, so check for doneness after 45 minutes), then broil it for an additional 5 minutes to brown the tops.

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