Creamy Dijon Mustard Chicken Recipe
This 20-minute chicken dinner tastes so rich and comforting that I can promise it’ll become a new family favorite that’ll be sure to go into your dinner rotation. It’s seriously restaurant-quality that will impress your family! My creamy Dijon chicken recipe is make in one skillet, on the stovetop, and the cream sauce is just out of this world. The Dijon cream sauce for the chicken is a mixture of half-and-half, garlic, white wine, dijon mustard, and Parmesan cheese. It doesn’t get any better than that! And talk about depth of flavor.
Ingredients in Creamy Dijon Chicken
For the creamy Parmesan chicken, you’ll need the following basic and easy to find fridge and pantry ingredients:
Olive oil Boneless skinless chicken breasts 21 Salute Seasoning or poultry seasoning Kosher salt Black pepper, or to taste Dry white wine (chicken or vegetable stock may be substituted) Garlic Half-and-half Dijon mustard Parmesan cheese Fresh parsley, optional
How to Make Creamy Dijon Chicken
This is such a fast and easy chicken dinner that’s perfect for busy weeknights!
What Kind of Wine Is Best?
Use whatever dry white wine you have open or on hand. Chardonnay, pinot grigio, sauvignon blanc, or even a dry rose is fine. Just make sure it’s not sweet!
Can the Wine Be Omitted?
If wine isn’t fitting for you, use chicken broth instead. Note that the overwhelming majority of the alcohol in the wine burns off and what you’re left with is a more richly flavored cream sauce.
What Kind of Cream to Use?
In the United States we use half-and-half in coffee. It’s a mixture of half heavy cream and half whole milk. In my opinion, half-and-half is the perfect viscosity and level of richness for this cream sauce. You could use heavy cream (I believe this is called double cream in other countries), but it will create a much thicker sauce. Almost too thick for me personally if I am guessing as to how it would taste. Whole milk is also an option, however I fear that it could be a little too thin.
Can I Use Another Type of Mustard?
I do recommend Dijon mustard for its richer flavor. Without it, the creamy skillet chicken just isn’t the same. The splash of white wine that’s used for deglazing the pan marries perfectly with the Dijon mustard. After all, Dijon mustard is made from mustard seeds, white wine, water, and salt so the wine is a natural fit. You can experiment with a brown grainy mustard or a semi-spicy mustard. I don’t recommend yellow mustard — save that for hot dogs and burgers!
What Kind of Parmesan Is Best?
I recommend freshly grated Parmesan cheese. If you can buy grated Parm or a Parmesan-pecorino blend in a little plastic container from Trader Joe’s or your local grocery store, do it to save time. Because I had two kinds of Parmesan on hand, I used two kinds. I used what I call Parmesan ‘dust’ (super finely grated) in the sauce and then after I garnished with regular grated Parmesan, which is shown in the photos. I don’t recommend shelf-stable Parm in the green cans, but if that’s all you absolutely have, then you can give it a whirl.
Here’s What Readers Are Saying
Here are just a sampling of the 5-Star Reviews: From Cindy: “I made this dish and it was excellent! It even looked like your picture :) I did cut down the dijon a bit and it was still great. My kids, even the one who isn’t thrilled by food, LOVED the dish.“ From HoneyBunny20: “Wow! This is probably one of your most underrated recipes. My husband loves the taste of mustard in meals so thought I’d give this recipe a try. The chicken was moist and flavorful. The sauce divine. Served it over linguine. Five stars for sure.”
Tips for Making Dijon Mustard Chicken
Pound the chicken to an even thickness: This helps it cooks evenly. Chicken breasts have a thick side and a thin side and you want to pound the thick side so it’s not as thick. Pounding also breaks down muscle fibers so the finished chicken is more tender. Seasoning suggestions: I used Trader Joe’s 21 Salute Seasoning which is mixture of oregano, thyme, rosemary, and more. Use poultry seasoning or a mixture of those spices if you don’t have 21 Salute. The flavor of the seasoning is going to be minimized by the cream sauce, but all the layers of flavors work in harmony. Don’t touch the chicken when searing it: When you’re searing the chicken, just let it be. Don’t touch it, move it, peek on it, just let it sear. After 5 minutes, check on it, and if it needs a little more time, go for it, and then flip it over and allow it to remain undisturbed as well while searing on the second side. Use caution when deglazing the pan: After searing, your pan (if using a stainless steel or cast iron pan) is going to have lots of chicken bits and cooking juices stuck to it. This is where deglazing comes in. Meaning, you add either wine (or chicken broth) to the pan to remove the stuck-on bits of food. Adding wine or even chicken broth to a very hot skillet will cause the liquid to bubble up with lots of ensuing steam. Be careful!
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