One-pan Mustard Chicken with Shaved Butternut Squash and Cabbage


Prep Time

15 minutes

Prep Notes

This is a quick, easy, and delicious dish that makes good use of Fall veggies and fruit!  You can use a knife to cut your butternut, or for strips like noodles use a peeler.  You can also slice them with a mandoline or in the food processor with a slicing blade.

Cooking Time

40 minutes

Yields

4 servings

Ingredients

1 lb organic chicken thighs

2 cups cabbage, washed, outer leaves removed if wilted, sliced into ¼ inch rounds (about 10 slices)

1 cup butternut squash, peeled, shaved with peeler into "noodles", or cut very thinly

1/2 red onion, sliced into rounds, ¼ inch or thinner

1/2 red apple, sliced into rounds,  ¼ inch or thinner

1 Tbsp Olive Oil

Sauce:

1/4 cup Brown Mustard

1 Tbsp Honey

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp Thyme, dried

1 tsp Tarragon, dried

1 tsp Basil, dried

1 Tbsp Apple Cider vinegar

1 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar

½ cup Broth

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp Black pepper

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
  2. Slice cabbage, squash, apple and onion.  Layer slices in that order in a 9 by 13 casserole dish.  You may need to place the cabbage in two layers. 
  3. In a separate bowl, mix together ingredients for sauce.  Pour 1/2 of mustard mixture over veggies in casserole dish.
  4. Bake veggies in heated oven for 10-15 minutes.
  5. Remove dish from oven.  Place washed chicken pieces over vegetables. Pour remaining sauce over chicken and veggies.
  6. Lightly cover dish with foil.  Bake for 20 minutes.  Remove foil and bake 15 minutes more or until chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165 F.
  7. Remove from oven, divide onto plates, and enjoy!


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