- Ina Garten’s creamy mustard chicken recipe is trending on TikTok, winning over Gen Z cooks.
- This one-skillet meal with crispy chicken thighs and mustard sauce is simple and flavorful.
- Pair the dinner with an easy salad or quick roasted veggies for a weeknight bite.
Ina Garten’s impact spans generations, and that was proven true with an iconic Barefoot Contessa recipe going viral last week.
The cookbook author and television host has sparked the interest of Gen Z as a recent video on TikTok (from user Susie Ropp) highlighting one of her quick chicken dinners received nearly a quarter of a million views—proving you don’t have to know who Garten is to appreciate her taste. Another video from a different TikTok creator (@amelia_is_not_a_chef) showcasing the same recipe received even more views in August. Safe to say, this dish is a hit.
Garten’s Chicken Thighs with Creamy Mustard Sauce isn’t just gaining traction because it sounds delicious. It’s also super easy and requires simple ingredients for its robust flavor. Here’s why fans love it so much—and how you can make it at home.
To make this easy dinner, season skin-on chicken thighs with salt and pepper before adding them, skin side down, to a hot skillet with olive oil. After 15 minutes left alone in the skillet, the chicken skin will get nice and crispy over medium-high heat. After adding thinly sliced yellow onion to the pan, turn the chicken and cook for another 15 minutes. Stir the onions occasionally until the chicken is fully cooked through.
After removing the chicken from the pan, the magic truly happens. In the same pan with the cooked-down onions, make the creamy mustard sauce by adding dry white wine, crème fraîche, Dijon mustard, whole-grain mustard and a teaspoon of salt, stirring for one minute on medium heat. Bring the chicken back to the pan and coat with the delicious sauce before serving with chopped fresh parsley.
Fans call this dinner “fabulous,” and one commenter writes, “This dinner is SCRUMPTIOUS and has been on repeat at our house. Just bought more chicken thighs yesterday!” We don’t blame them! Paired with a simple side salad or roasted fall veggies, this Garten recipe will be the center of a balanced, tasty meal.
Only using one skillet, this high-protein dinner main is so easy to recreate. For an even simpler version, try our 20-Minute Creamy Mustard Chicken Thighs with rave reviews.
