Honey mustard chicken is a creamy zingy, sweet and salty dish that will satisfy the whole family. The recipe is based on the popular "Chicken Tonight" sauce in a jar, but this dish is so much better!

I'm always on the lookout for quick, weeknight recipes that my family will love! When my Thermomix team leader and good friend Gemma said she wanted an easy Honey Mustard Chicken that the kids would enjoy I was happy to give it a go.

I was familiar with the Chicken Tonight "sauce in a jar" but wanted to "reimagine" the recipe as a healthier version of itself.

Why I like this Honey Mustard Chicken recipe

It's an all in one meal - The Varoma is used for layered cooking
Quick weeknight meal in 20 minutes
The recipe includes 2 serves of vegetables
Kid-friendly mild flavours
Freezer ready recipe

Layered Cooking in the Varoma

Whenever you use layered cooking in the Varoma it's important to allow good steam circulation. There are a number of ways to do this;

When arranging ingredients in the Varoma ensure that some steam holes are visible.
Stir once or twice during cooking
Keep the Varoma lid on during cooking (no peaking)
Use a trivet to lift large slabs of meat or bulky ingredients up off the holes
Ensure the sauce in the TM bowl reaches boiling point and maintains a rolling boil which the Varoma ingredients cook.

What is a Thermomix Varoma trivet?

When talking about a trivet for the Varoma, I'm referring to a wire rack that fits inside the deep Varoma dish as pictured above. The rack lifts the ingredients off the steam holes allowing for even circulation of steam. The mix shop sells a heavy-duty, stainless steel trivet that is designed to fit perfectly into the deep Varoma dish. If you use the link above, simply remove the TM6 from the cart and type "trivet" in the search bar.

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Honey Mustard Chicken in a white bowl with baby spinach

Honey Mustard Chicken Thermomix

Julie Carlyle

Honey mustard chicken, a creamy zingy, sweet & salty dish for the whole family. Based on the popular "Chicken Tonight" sauce in a jar.

Print Recipe

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Course Main, Main Course, Main Dish

Cuisine American, Australian

Servings serves

Calories 548 kcal

Equipment

Thermomix
Varoma

Ingredients

120 g baby spinach
400 g cauliflower divided into florets
20 g mayonnaise
1 TBS plain flour
10 g garlic
300 g pour cream
55 g honey 35
35 g Seeded Mustard
35 g Dijon Mustard
1 TBS Massel Chicken stock powder (or Thermomix Vegetable stock paste)
1 teaspoon mustard powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
700 g chicken thigh fillets Large dice (5 cubes per thigh fillet)

Instructions

Place the baby spinach in a Thermoserver and reserve.
Add the cauliflower to TM Bowl. Blitz 4 sec/Speed 5
Place the cauliflower rice in the deep Varoma dish. Ensure steam holes are present and reserve with lid on.
Combine the flour and mayonnaise in a cup to form paste and reserve for later.
Place the garlic in TM bowl. Blitz 3 sec/Speed 9.
Scrape down the bowl.
Add cream, honey, chicken, and all remaining ingredients except the flour paste.
Place the lid on the TM Bowls and remove the MC. Add the Varoma to the lid. Cook 15min/120 degrees/Speed 1 (REV BLADE)
Remove the Varoma and stir the cauliflower rice.
Add the flour paste to the TM bowl. Add the Varoma to the lid. Cook 4 min/100 degrees/ Speed 1 (REV BLADE)
Pour the honey mustard chicken over the spinach and gently stir to combine.
Serve the honey mustard chicken with cauliflower rice.

Notes

NOTES:

Chicken - Use only chicken thigh fillets as the breast is too dry and is more likely to fall apart.

Cauliflower Rice:

Chunky cauliflower rice is better in this recipe as it will leave better steam for cooking in the limited cook time.
The cauliflower rice should be just heated and not cooked as the crunch is nice with this recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 548kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 36gFat: 57gSaturated Fat: 23gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 255mgSodium: 615mgPotassium: 1021mgFiber: 4gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 3719IUVitamin C: 59mgCalcium: 158mgIron: 4mg

Keyword Chicken, kid friendly, Thermomix, Varoma

Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

I hope you enjoy this recipe! Have a wonderful day and please don’t forget to come back and let me know how you went making my recipe.

Happy Cooking

Comments

Julie says

January 17, 2023 at 11:06 am

Yummo xx

Lena B says

December 19, 2022 at 8:50 am

Thanks so much for sharing. My whole family loved your recipe! I substituted the cauliflower rice to the brown rice, and ended up mixing in the spinach inside the thermomix bowl. Everyone raved how delicious the meal was

- Julie Carlyle says
  
  December 24, 2022 at 4:28 pm
  
  Hi Lena
  I am so pleased the family enjoyed the recipe. Thank you so much for coming back and letting me know 🙂
  Julie xx
  
Rebecca Melinchar says

November 28, 2022 at 4:59 pm

I made this with cauliflower rice and it was sensational. This is by far the best honey mustard chicken recipe I have tried

- Julie Carlyle says
  
  November 28, 2022 at 5:22 pm
  
  Hi Rebecca
  I’m so pleased you enjoyed both of these recipes.
  Thank you for coming back and leaving a message.
  J xx
  
Kelli T says

October 19, 2022 at 9:36 pm

Absolutely delicious & so easy, almost a one pot wonder. I enjoyed mine with steamed rice. Definitely recommend. I created the recipe in Cookidoo also.

Donna says

August 26, 2022 at 6:53 pm

2 adults and 5 kids in our house.
Seriously everyone LOVED this creation.
What a winner.
Thank you so much

Linda says

August 07, 2022 at 8:54 pm

Is this recipe okay to cook in my TM5 please ?

- Julie Carlyle says
  
  August 26, 2022 at 9:42 pm
  
  Yep, all recipes are tested for the TM5.
  Happy Cooking
  J
  
Julie says

July 20, 2022 at 6:47 pm

Very very nice. Simple weeknight fare but very yummy. Thanks Julie, you're fabulous xx

Alison says

December 18, 2021 at 8:10 pm

This is an amazing recipe! So easy and brilliantly tasty. As I don’t like too much honey in recipes (I find it can overpower the flavour), I used 35g instead of the 55g and it was perfect! Thank you so much for sharing this.

- Julie Carlyle says
  
  December 18, 2021 at 8:45 pm
  
  Thank you so much Alison! I’m so pleased you enjoyed the recipe and I really appreciate you come back to leave a comment 🥰
  Happy Cooking
  J
  
Donna says

November 16, 2021 at 12:27 pm

The whole family loved this recipe, will definitely cook again. Thank you for sharing.

Donna says

November 16, 2021 at 12:26 pm

This was amazing! Thank you for sharing this recipe, the family loved it. Definitely will go on my dinner rotations.

Liz Clare says

May 05, 2021 at 8:05 pm

Can I make this in the TM31

- Julie Carlyle says
  
  May 06, 2021 at 7:48 am
  
  Hi Liz,
  Absolutely you can make this in the TM31.
  Happy Cooking
  J
  
Fiona says

April 22, 2021 at 8:23 pm

Absolutely delicious and a definite make again. Thanks Julie.

- Julie Carlyle says
  
  April 23, 2021 at 8:20 am
  
  Hi Fiona
  I'm so pleased you enjoyed the recipe.
  Thanks for coming back and letting me know 🙂
  Julie