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Soy Dijon Chicken Thighs with Sweet Potatoes
Soy Dijon Chicken Thighs with Sweet Potatoes brings together dijon mustard, soy sauce, and chicken thighs. Read the chilling step before deciding when to start. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 45 min
- Cook
- 45 min
- Total
- 90 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 8 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cooking method
- Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: over 30 minutes · Total: over 60 minutes
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
A few quick notes
1. Plan the chilling step
Read the chilling step before deciding when to start. Make room in the fridge and use the time and sequence in the recipe, so that part does not catch you by surprise.
2. Keep the lid step in mind
Have the lid or covering ready before you need it. Follow the covered and uncovered parts of the method in their own order, especially when the finish changes partway through.
3. Get the oven ready first
Start with the oven-preheating step in the recipe. Then use the preparation steps that follow to get the food ready for the hot oven.
Get to know the ingredients
Dijon mustard
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In a bowl, stir together the Dijon, soy sauce, vegetable oil, brown sugar, minced garlic, and some freshly cracked pepper.
Soy sauce
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In a bowl, stir together the Dijon, soy sauce, vegetable oil, brown sugar, minced garlic, and some freshly cracked pepper.
Chicken thighs
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Add the chicken thighs to a large zip top bag or shallow dish, and then pour the prepared marinade over top.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Use the extra juices from the bottom of the dish to spoon over rice and vegetables. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Set out the first ingredients
Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. It is easier to give the pan your attention when you are not still looking for the next item.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the oven. Read the first preparation step before you get going: In a bowl, stir together the Dijon, soy sauce, vegetable oil, brown sugar, minced garlic, and some freshly cracked pepper.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Read the chilling step before deciding when to start. Make room in the fridge and use the time and sequence in the recipe, so that part does not catch you by surprise.
What happens at the end?
Keep this part of the method in view: Use the extra juices from the bottom of the dish to spoon over rice and vegetables.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. It is easier to give the pan your attention when you are not still looking for the next item.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Budget Bytes. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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