Roasted Chicken with Dijon Sauce

Name: Roasted Chicken with Dijon Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 kilograms chicken parts (thighs, drumsticks, and/or breasts), with skin and bones; 1 Tbsp finely chopped chives; 2 Tbsps Dijon mustard; 177 milliliters dry white wine; 59 milliliters heavy cream; 177 milliliters reduced-sodium chicken broth; 2 smalls shallots, thinly sliced; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

Roasted Chicken with Dijon Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 652 calories, 46g of protein, and 45g of fat. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. If you have chicken parts, shallots, vegetable oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the heavy cream you could follow this main course with the Homemade Blizzards with Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450F with rack in middle.

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Oven

Pat chicken dry and sprinkle with 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

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Whole Chicken

Pepper

Salt

Heat oil in an ovenproof 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Working in 2 batches, brown chicken, skin side down first and turning once, about 5 minutes per batch.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Return all chicken, skin side up, to skillet and roast in oven until just cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

Oven

Transfer chicken to a platter, then add shallots, wine, and broth to pan juices in skillet and boil, scraping up any brown bits, until reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Shallot