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Cheesy Honey Mustard Chicken with Bacon

Updated: Sep 29, 2023 by Mindee · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

This easy recipe combines the mouth-watering flavors of honey mustard marinade, tender chicken, crispy bacon, sautéed mushrooms, and fresh green onions! This meal has something for the whole family…even those picky eaters!

Forkful of baked honey mustard chicken with melted cheese, mushrooms and bacon.
A forkful of baked honey mustard chicken with melted cheese, mushrooms, and bacon.
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  • Why You'll Love This Recipe
  • Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
  • How To Make Step-by-Step Recipe Instructions
  • Recipe FAQs
  • Related Chicken Recipes
  • Cheesy Honey Mustard Chicken Recipe

Why You'll Love This Recipe

  • This is an easy chicken recipe that's a family favorite here!
  • Even though I generally make these into chicken bites, you can cook this dish as full chicken pieces or even grill the chicken! I'll tell you how below!
  • All you need for this to be a complete meal is a green salad!

Ingredient Notes and Substitutions

  • Olive Oil - Coconut oil, canola oil, or other cooking oils may be substituted.
  • Bacon - pre-cooked bacon pieces can be substituted in a pinch. It's easiest to slice bacon into pieces when it's slightly frozen.
  • Spicy Brown Mustard - Dijon mustard may also be used; yellow mustard is not a recommended substitution. See here for more info on different types of mustard.
  • Chicken - you may use boneless skinless chicken breasts, chicken breast tenderloins, or skinless boneless chicken thighs. The only cut of chicken that you can't use is chicken legs.
  • Cheese - cheddar or Colby jack work great!
  • Lemon Juice - fresh is best! See here about how to juice a lemon without a juicer!
The few simple ingredients you'll need for this recipe!
The few simple ingredients you'll need for this recipe!

How To Make Step-by-Step Recipe Instructions

  • In a small bowl, or my preference, a two-cup glass measuring cup, whisk together the honey, spicy brown mustard, olive oil, and lemon juice.
  • Reserve ⅓ cup of the honey mustard and set it aside.
  • Cut the boneless skinless chicken into bite-sized pieces and place them in a gallon-sized Ziploc bag.
  • Pour the remaining honey mustard sauce over the chicken pieces.
  • Zip the bag shut and squish around to distribute the sauce.
  • Place in the fridge and let marinate for at least 2 hours, but it can be all day, which is helpful if you're making this on busy weeknights.
How to mix up the honey mustard marinade and sauce.
How to mix up the honey mustard marinade and sauce.
  • Even though you brown, crisp, and sauté' the ingredients in a skillet, you'll finish it off in a baking dish in the oven, so preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
  • Spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and set it aside.
  • Slice the bacon into pieces, slice up the mushrooms if necessary, and grate the cheese. Set these aside.
  • Take the marinated chicken from the fridge and drain the marinade off the chicken.
  • I just open a small end of the Ziploc zipper and squeeze the marinade out of the bag and down the kitchen sink drain.
  • Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat until hot.
  • Drizzle in a couple of tablespoons of olive oil.
  • Add the chicken pieces to the hot pan. You don't want to crowd the pan, so you may need to do this step in two batches.
  • Cook chicken until it's browned on all sides and dump it into the prepared baking dish.
  • Use a spatula or something to distribute it in the dish evenly.
  • Drizzle the reserved honey mustard sauce over the pieces.
  • Place the frying pan back on the stovetop, add the sliced bacon, and cook until crispy.
  • Drain the bacon and sprinkle evenly over the chicken.
Brown the chicken and crisp the bacon in a frying pan.
Brown the chicken and crisp the bacon in a frying pan.
  • Return the frying pan to the heat again.
  • Drizzle in a little olive oil and add the mushroom slices.
  • Sauté' until they are half cooked.
  • Sprinkle the mushrooms over the layer of bacon.
  • Sprinkle the grated cheese over the mushrooms.
  • Put the baking dish in the oven and bake for 25 minutes at 375 degrees.
  • When done, allow this chicken dinner to cool for 10 minutes before sprinkling with green onions and serving.
Sautéed mushrooms and grated cheese sprinkled over the honey mustard chicken.
Sautéed mushrooms and grated cheese sprinkled over the honey mustard chicken.

Recipe FAQs

How can I make this with full chicken breast?

If you don't want to make this recipe chicken bites, make it as instructed, except you will want to marinate the meat all day in the honey mustard sauce. Brown the chicken on both sides, place it in the baking dish and do the rest of the recipe as instructed. You'll need to decrease the baking temp to 350 and plan to bake for 45 minutes.

For grilled honey mustard chicken, do the following:

Marinade full chicken breasts or thighs all day. Remove from the marinade and grill over medium to medium-high heat until cooked through. Place grilled chicken in a baking dish, drizzle with reserved marinade, and top with crispy bacon, sautéed mushrooms, and grated cheese. Place the broiler in the oven for just a minute to melt the cheese. Sprinkle with green onions and serve!

What can I serve with this?

Try these Green Beans! Or even some Smashed Potatoes! A green salad or Rice Pilaf would be delicious too!

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  • Spinach Artichoke Chicken
  • BBQ Chicken and Roasted Sweet Potato Bowls
  • Super Crispy Baked Chicken Legs
  • Mushroom Stuffed Chicken Breasts

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Cheesy Honey Mustard Chicken Recipe

Mindee
This easy recipe combines the mouth-watering flavors of honey mustard marinade, tender chicken, crispy bacon, sautéed mushrooms, and fresh green onions!  This meal has something for the whole family...even those picky eaters!
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Total Time 55 minutes mins
Course Chicken
Cuisine American
Servings 8 serving
Calories 540 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 6 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 gallon size Ziploc Bag
  • ¾ Cup Spicy Brown Mustard
  • ¾ Cup Honey
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
  • 1 Tbs. Olive Oil
  • 2 Cups Fresh Sliced Mushrooms
  • 1 lb. Bacon sliced in small pieces
  • 2 Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese or Colby Jack Cheese
  • Additional Olive Oil for cooking

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl, or my preference, a two-cup glass measuring cup, whisk together the honey, spicy brown mustard, olive oil, and lemon juice.
  • Reserve ⅓ cup of the honey mustard and set it aside.
  • Cut the boneless skinless chicken into bite-sized pieces and place them in a gallon-sized Ziploc bag.
  • Pour the remaining honey mustard sauce over the chicken pieces.
  • Zip the bag shut and squish around to distribute the sauce.
  • Place in the fridge and let marinate for at least 2 hours, but it can be all day.
  • Even though you brown, crisp, and sauté' the ingredients in a skillet, you'll finish it off in a baking dish in the oven, so preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
  • Spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and set it aside.
  • Slice the bacon into pieces, slice up the mushrooms if necessary, and grate the cheese. Set these aside.
  • Take the marinated chicken from the fridge and drain the marinade off the chicken.
  • I just open a small end of the Ziploc zipper and squeeze the marinade out of the bag and down the kitchen sink drain.
  • Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat until hot.
  • Drizzle in a couple of tablespoons of olive oil.
  • Add the chicken pieces to the hot pan. You don't want to crowd the pan, so you may need to do this step in two batches.
  • Cook chicken until it's browned on all sides and dump it into the prepared baking dish.
  • Use a spatula or something to distribute it in the dish evenly.
  • Drizzle the reserved honey mustard sauce over the pieces.
  • Place the frying pan back on the stovetop, add the sliced bacon, and cook until crispy.
  • Drain the bacon and sprinkle evenly over the chicken.
  • Return the frying pan to the heat again.
  • Drizzle in a little olive oil and add the mushroom slices.
  • Sauté' until they are half cooked.
  • Sprinkle the mushrooms over the layer of bacon.
  • Sprinkle the grated cheese over the mushrooms.
  • Put the baking dish in the oven and bake for 25 minutes at 375 degrees.
  • When done, allow this chicken dinner to cool for 10 minutes before sprinkling with green onions and serving.

Notes

  • If you don't want to make this recipe chicken bites, make it as instructed, except you will want to marinate the meat all day in the honey mustard sauce. Brown the chicken on both sides, place it in the baking dish and do the rest of the recipe as instructed. You'll need to decrease the baking temp to 350 and plan to bake for 45 minutes.
  • Marinade full chicken breasts or thighs all day. Remove from the marinade and grill over medium to medium-high heat until cooked through. Place grilled chicken in a baking dish, drizzle with reserved marinade, and top with crispy bacon, sautéed mushrooms, and grated cheese. Place the broiler in the oven for just a minute to melt the cheese. Sprinkle with green onions and serve!

Nutrition

Calories: 540kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 33gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 84mgSodium: 1372mgPotassium: 519mgFiber: 4gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 325IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 245mgIron: 3mg
Keyword bacon chicken, baked honey mustard chicken, cheesy chicken, honey mustard chicken
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  1. Jeff

    September 13, 2021 at 3:22 pm

    Very good

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  2. G. T.

    April 22, 2019 at 4:10 pm

    Awesome flavor!

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