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Honey mustard chicken pasta

Creamy Honey Mustard Chicken Pasta - Anyone Can Make!

By Tom · Updated

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  • Serves 2
  • About 40 min
  • Easy

Let me show you how to make this creamy honey mustard chicken pasta in this easy-to-follow recipe and video. Perfect for beginners, this recipe combines tender chicken, a rich honey mustard sauce, and pasta for a comforting meal everyone will love. Watch now and master this simple yet dish.

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The recipe

Honey mustard chicken pasta

Let me show you how to make this creamy honey mustard chicken pasta in this easy-to-follow recipe and video.

  • Serves 2
  • 20 min prep
  • 18 min cooking
  • Easy

Times and difficulty are our estimates from the method, not stopwatch figures.

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Method

  1. Step 1

    Season the chicken thighs (4 thighs) on both sides with salt and black pepper. Set to one side.

  2. Step 2

    Next, dice the onion (1 onion), grate the garlic (2 garlic), and chop the parsley (15 g).

  3. Step 3

    Place a frying (30 ml) pan over medium-high heat and all in 30ml of oil. Once hot, sear the chicken thighs (4 thighs) for 2 to 3 minutes on each side until golden brown and remove from the pan. Don't worry if the chicken is not completely cooked through at this stage because we will add it back into the sauce to finish cooking later.

  4. Step 4

    Drain the excess oil from the pan. Place it back over medium-low heat and add the onions (1 onion), followed by a pinch of salt. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes until soft. Add in the garlic (2 garlic) and cook for a further 1 minute.

  5. Step 5

    Pour in the chicken stock (300 ml) and bring to a simmer. Then, add the creme fraiche, Dijon mustard (40 g) and stir before adding in the runny honey (40 g). Bring to a simmer and place the chicken thighs (4 thighs) back into the sauce. Allow to simmer away while you cook the pasta (160 g).

  6. Step 6

    To cook the pasta, drop your chosen dried pasta (160 g) into a pan of salted boiling water and cook to the packet instructions. I like to cook mine for 9 minutes for al dente.

  7. Step 7

    Just before your pasta (160 g) is ready, take the chicken (300 ml) and sauce from the heat and then remove the chicken from the sauce. Stir half of the chopped parsley (15 g) through the sauce and season to taste with salt and black pepper. Slice up the chicken.

  8. Step 8

    Place the cooked pasta (160 g) directly into the sauce and mix until the pasta is fully coated. Share into bowls or plates and place the sliced chicken (300 ml) on top. Finish with a sprinkle of chopped parsley (15 g) and a grind of black pepper.

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Questions people ask

How long does honey mustard chicken pasta take?

About 40 min from start to finish, of which 20 min is prep and 18 min is cooking. That figure is worked out from the method rather than timed with a stopwatch, so give yourself a little more the first time.

How many does it serve, and can I change that?

As written it serves 2. Use the scale control on the recipe card to change it: every quantity in the ingredients and inside the method steps updates with it. Seasoning, and anything measured in pinches or splashes, is deliberately left alone.

Can I see the ingredients in ounces and pints?

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