Cheesy Honey Mustard Chicken – TO DIE FOR!!! Chicken topped with honey, mustard, lemon juice, paprika, lemon pepper, bacon, Mozzarella and baked. Ready in under 30 minutes. We ate this two nights in a row. It is that good. Even picky eaters love this!
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This is SO easy and it is TO DIE FOR delicious! It is probably in my top 5 favorite chicken recipes. I was able to assemble this in the time it took for the oven to preheat. This could also be prepared ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator. I think that would only make the chicken taste better to sit in the honey mustard mixture all day! Make sure to spoon some of the sauce that is in the pan over the chicken when serving. You don’t want to waste any of that goodness. Chicken Legs cleaned his plate in record time and requested to have this again the next night. It was that good! This is obviously going in our regular dinner rotation.
Cheesy Honey Mustard Chicken with Bacon & a Touch of Lemon
This Cheesy Honey Mustard Chicken is very simple to make. Season chicken breasts with lemon pepper then pour a mixture of honey, dijon mustard, lemon juice and paprika over the seasoned chicken. Bake the chicken for about 20 minutes and then top the chicken with bacon and cheese! Let the chicken finish baking until the cheese has melted. SO easy! I had the chicken prepped before my oven had time to preheat and dinner was on the table in about 30 minutes. Such a great quick and easy weeknight meal!
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We usually serve the chicken with some rice and green beans. Here are a few of our favorite recipes from the blog that go great with this chicken:
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Cheesy Honey Mustard Chicken
Ingredients:
- 4 boneless chicken breasts
- ¾ cup honey
- ½ cup Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp paprika
- lemon pepper to taste
- ¼ cup chopped cooked bacon
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375ºF.
- Season chicken breasts with lemon pepper. Place in 9×13 baking dish.
- Combine honey, mustard, lemon juice and paprika. Pour over chicken. Bake for 20-25 minutes.
- Top each chicken breast with 1 Tablespoon of bacon and ¼ cup mozzarella cheese. Continue to bake until cheese is starting to brown (about 10 minutes).
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I actually turned the chicken breast in a little cornstarch and added the lemon pepper. Sauce was thicken and stayed on the breasts. It was delicious and got the flavor of the sauce on every bite
Can you use chicken thighs instead of breast?
Sure! Just make sure to adjust the cooking time to ensure the chicken has an internal temperature of 165ºF.
Made this tonight..it was SO good!! Hubby loved it!!
SO glad it was a hit!
In the never ending search for new chicken recipes this showed up on a search. Just cleaned up the clean plates after this dinner. My husband loved it and he can be picky. Have already sent it to a friend. It will become a regular and is good enough for company.
SO glad you enjoyed it!
This is delicious! My husband didn’t think he liked chicken breast. He loved this! Yhank you!
Excellent dish! Entire family enjoyed it. This recipe has been added to our rotation. Thank you for sharing.
Will definitely be making tis again. It was so yummy
I made this two times .everyone likes.love this so yummy.thanks for sharing this respice
Do you cut the chicken breasts in half? Mine are pretty thick.
You can cut them if they are thick.
This was absolutely amazing! Loved it.
This is one of our favorite meals!
Very good.
Just put this in the fridge now to marinate for dinner 🙂 can't wait to try it… everything I make of yours is awesome.
Easy and delicious! Going into the rotation..thanks Stephanie
One of my personal favorite recipes. Can't go wrong with is for family dinners. Everyone loves it.
I'm eating this right now. It is yummy. It has a nice flavor and it was easy to make. I did add some crushed red pepper to it, but I like a little spice. Thanks for the recipe!
Made it tonight. Pretty awesome stuff. Thanks for all the wonderful tasty receipes!!
I made this last Monday night for my Dad when he came through on his way back to Brasil (long story). I added mushrooms at the same time as the bacon bits, but otherwise didn't change a thing. This is absolutely delicious!!! It tastes very much like Alice Springs Chicken at Outback. I'm in love with this dish! My dad was highly impressed! The only thing I'll do differently next time is decrease the lemon juice just a tiny bit. Thank you so much for a fabulous recipe!
My husband is getting seriously tired of chicken (its the cheapest thing here in hawaii), so i've been looking for new ways to mix it up… i've been everywhere from panko to brown sugar, to attempting to make chickfila (be cause it doesn't exist here and we absolutely love it). i can say that i tried this recipe today (trial to see if my husband would actually eat it) and the chicken turned out absolutely amazing! unfortunately i didn't get the chance to try it with the lemon juice (didn't have any). this definitely will show him that there is a lot more left to chicken than just panko.
thank you thank you thank you
Thanks so much Stephanie:) I'll plan on trying this in the next couple days!!
calkari – this doesn't have a strong mustard flavor (I hate mustardy stuff too). The honey is the dominant flavor. I think this chicken is super delicious!
Does it have a really strong mustardy flavor. I love honey mustard that does not have the strong mustard flavor to it. Is this something I should skip?
Made this twice. My husband and I love it!
Sonya – sounds like a success!!
I made this for dinner tonight. It was amazing! My 5 year old loved it and exclaimed, "I want this for breakfast!"
Thanks, Stephanie! I'm making it tonight and I'm excited to try it!
Rachel – I have only made this with thawed chicken. If you use frozen, you will need to increase the cooking time by at least 10 minutes so the chicken can thaw. The time will depend on how thick your chicken is. You will just have to play with the time if you use frozen chicken. I usually just take my chicken out of the freezer and put it in the fridge the night before or the morning I plan on making this.
Does it matter if the chicken breasts are fresh or frozen when you start?
This was delicious! It reminded me of Alice Springs Chicken at Outback. We will definitely be making this again!!
Made something just like this before and it is so good. Thanks for posting. Putting it on my to do list.
This looks SO good!!
OK, now I'm hungry! Dinner time and you provided me w/the recipe just in time!
Can't wait to try this! Sound so good!
This sounds like Outback's Alice Springs Chicken! I will def make this one!
This is in the oven right now! Just have to say that I always LOVE your recipes! Many of our favorites are Plain Chicken dishes – love knowing that anything you post will likely be a home run at our house! Thanks!!
I know what I'm making tonight! Think I'll let them sit in the honey goodness today and see how it tastes tonight. Thanks for sharing!
This is exactly the kind of recipe I like – easy and tasty! Gonna whip it up this weekend!!
Dear heavens above… I need to make this asap!