Honey Mustard Chicken

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/honey_mustard_chicken/

Serve with rice (to soak up the sauce and a veg/salad for an easy dinner

• 1/4 to 1/3 cup smooth Dijon mustard
• 1/4 to 1/3 cup honey
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 2-3 pounds chicken breasts or thighs (if boneless, skinless then cover dish with foil for all but last 10 minutes of baking time)
• Salt
• 2 sprigs rosemary (or a generous sprinkling of dried rosemary) or sage is good too
• Freshly ground black pepper

METHOD

1 Preheat the oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mix mustard with the honey, and olive oil. Add a pinch of salt and taste. Add more salt and mustard until you get the flavor where you want it.

2 Salt the chicken lightly and lay the pieces skin-side up in a shallow casserole dish. Spoon the honey mustard sauce over the chicken. Place the rosemary sprigs in between the pieces of chicken.

3 Bake for 45 minutes, or until the meat read 175° on a meat thermometer, or the juices run clear when the meat is pierced with a knife. Remove the casserole pan from the oven, use a spoon to spoon off any excess chicken fat that has rendered during the cooking.

Sprinkle some freshly ground black pepper over the chicken before you serve.

Yield: Serves 4-6.