Creamy Mustard Baked Chicken Fillets
Juicy chicken fillets marinated with herbs and baked under a velvety Dijon mustard cream sauce until perfectly golden. This fuss-free dish delivers big flavor with minimal effort and comes together in under an hour. A reliable crowd-pleaser for busy weeknights.
🛒 Ingredients
10 servings
- 1 kg (2.2 lb) chicken fillets
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
- 200 ml (¾ cup) heavy cream
- 3 tbsp Dijon mustard
- Fresh parsley, chopped, to taste
- 1 tbsp olive oil
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Directions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Season the chicken fillets with salt, pepper, oregano and paprika. Let them rest for 15 minutes.
- 2
Make the sauce: whisk together the heavy cream, Dijon mustard, crushed garlic, chopped onion and parsley in a bowl. Adjust seasoning to taste.
- 3
Lightly grease a baking dish with olive oil, lay the chicken fillets in a single layer and pour the mustard sauce evenly over them.
- 4
Cover tightly with aluminium foil and bake for 15 minutes.
- 5
Remove the foil and continue baking for another 20 minutes, until the chicken is golden and cooked through.
- 6
Serve hot with steamed rice or roasted vegetables.
💡 Chef's Tip
Stir a teaspoon of whole-grain mustard into the sauce before baking for extra texture and depth. Leftovers reheat beautifully the next day — the sauce thickens and the flavor deepens.
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