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Maple Mustard Chicken

Flavorful maple mustard chicken served over sweet potatoes, with an optional side of broccoli. This recipe includes cooking methods for both crockpot and oven for the sweet potatoes.

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: time of sweet potatoes + 10 mins for chicken
Serves: 3 to 4
Maple Mustard Chicken

📝 Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • ¼ cup Dijon mustard
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • 4 small/medium sweet potatoes
  • Frozen broccoli for side dish if you wish

👩‍🍳 Directions

  1. 1

    Cut chicken into bite-size pieces and season with salt and pepper.

  2. 2

    Add to a pan over medium-high heat and sauté for 3 minutes on one side.

  3. 3

    Flip chicken and cook for 2 minutes on the other side.

  4. 4

    In a small bowl, whisk together Dijon mustard and maple syrup.

  5. 5

    Pour sauce over chicken and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens slightly.

  6. 6

    Cut sweet potato in half and serve chicken and sauce over top.

Cook methods for Sweet Potatoes:

  • Crockpot: Rinse off sweet potatoes, pat dry, and put in a single layer of crockpot for 4 hours on high or 6 hours on low - so easy!

  • Oven: Rinse off sweet potatoes, pierce with fork, and cook on foil lined baking sheet on 425 for 45 minutes

Maple Mustard Chicken - Holley in the Kitchen