Cheesy Honey Mustard Chicken Recipe

5 from 2 votes

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!

Prep Time30

Cook Time25

Total Time55

Course: Chicken

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bacon chicken, baked honey mustard chicken, cheesy chicken, honey mustard chicken

Servings: serving

Calories: 540kcal

Author: Mindee

Cost: 15

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!

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