This easy stovetop meal is loaded with chicken, apples, and flavor. The chicken thighs cook up beautifully juicy and the apples and onions add texture and taste. This dinner recipe is perfect for fall, but you will want to make it all year long.
Load your skillet with succulent chicken, flavorful apples and onions too. Balance them all with herbs and make a simple pan sauce to tie it all together.
One skillet is all you need to make this tender and juicy chicken and apples meal. The finished dish looks amazing and the process is really quite simple.
Just season the chicken thighs and cook them in a skillet. Remove, and then prepare a super simple apple cider pan sauce with mustard, apples and onions.
This is a quick and easy 35-minute dinner recipe is one you’ll want to make on repeat!
Tips and Tricks
Fresh apple cider gives the pan sauce really great flavor. You can usually find it at apple orchards and grocery stores in the fall, but may be harder to find during other parts of the year.
I recommend stocking up when it is easy it find and freezing it for use throughout the year. If you freeze it in ice cube trays, you can store the cubes in a freezer bag and take out what you need for recipes.
If you can’t find cider, apple juice or even white wine will work in its place. The dish will still taste delicious.
This recipe can be made with chicken breasts instead of thighs if you prefer, but you’ll lose some flavor. The darker meat of chicken thighs have more fat, so they taste much richer than chicken breasts.
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The thighs are also usually smaller than chicken breasts, so they cook faster on the stove. If you use chicken breasts, I recommend buying the thin-sliced or tenderloin cuts and watch them carefully so they don’t overcook.
For the best flavor though, stick with the thighs. Or use drumsticks if you need to switch it up.
If your skillet is small, cook the chicken in batches. You don’t want to overcrowd the pan.
What to Serve With Chicken and Apples
I like serving this chicken and apples with roasted green beans. There is just something about seeing that pop of green with the dish that looks appealing.
Sometimes I make egg noodles to help soak up the sauce. Or you could serve it with homemade crescent rolls or soft dinner rolls.
Ps. If you love this recipe, you should check out the recipe for apple rosemary pork chops. They are another fabulous fall meal.
Savory Skillet Chicken and Apples
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil or other neutral cooking oil
- 6 chicken thighs
- 1 medium onion
- 3 apples
- ½ cup apple cider
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh sage or about a tsp of dried
- 1 teaspoon rosemary
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a large skillet, warm the oil over medium heat until it ripples.1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- Season the chicken thighs liberally with salt and pepper. Place the chicken thighs in the pan with the hot oil. Cook them about 5 minutes on each side or until almost cooked through.6 chicken thighs
- Meanwhile, clean, core and slice the apples and slice the onion.1 medium onion, 3 apples
- Remove the chicken thighs from the pan. If there is excessive grease, remove all but a Tablespoon or two.
- Add the onion and apples to the pan and cook for a couple of minutes.
- Stir together the apple cider, mustard, rosemary, and sage. Pour the liquid into the pan while stirring the deglaze the pan. Be sure to scrape up any bits that might be stuck to the bottom of the pan.½ cup apple cider, 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon rosemary, 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh sage
- Nestle the chicken back into the pan with the apples and onions. Cover and cook for about 7 more minutes. Check the chicken to be sure it is all up to temperature.
- Stir the cornstarch into ¼ cup of water and stir into the pan. Allow to come to a bubble and thicken a bit. Adjust the seasoning on the pan sauce to your liking.2 teaspoons cornstarch
Notes
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Looks and sounds delicious!
Thank you!
My very favorite is apple crisp!I never get sick of it!
Classics like that never get old!
I absolutely love cooking with apples in the fall. My favorite is definitely Snickerdoodle Apple Cobbler.
Me too and now I need to make a snickerdoodle apple cobbler!
We love apple butter. I found the slow cooker apple butter recipe in the #AppleWeek recipes. I'm going to have to make some soon.
Perfect! I hope you love it!
We love all thing apple especially apple pie and baked apples.
2 favorites for sure!
I must try the one-dish meals! They look so delicious!
One of our any day favorites is so simple—apple chunks sauteed in a little butter with a sprinkle of brown sugar, served over ice cream.
Mary Beth Elderton
yum yum!
I will be trying!
This sounds like such a delicious fall dinner. And only one dish to boot! Can't get better than that!