Grilled Honey Mustard Chicken
In this easy recipe for honey mustard grilled chicken, perfectly seasoned chicken breasts are grilled and basted with homemade honey mustard sauce. It’s a finger-licking dish that is fast, easy, and full of bright, tangy-sweet flavor!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
For the Sauce
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon wholegrain mustard
- 2 teaspoons hot sauce optional
- ½ teaspoon white vinegar
- ⅛ teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- Prep. Preheat your gas grill to medium-high heat.
- Prepare the chicken. Season the chicken breasts with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, dried thyme, and dried basil; set aside.
- Make the honey mustard. In a mixing bowl, whisk together honey, melted butter, mustards, hot sauce, vinegar, and paprika until combined and smooth. Remove ¼-cup of the honey mustard and put it in a bowl—we will use this for basting. Reserve the rest for later for dipping.
- Grill. Brush the grill grates with vegetable oil. Place the chicken breasts on the grill and brown for 2 minutes; turn it over and brown for 2 more minutes. Brush the chicken breasts all over with half of the honey mustard basting sauce. Close the grill and cook the chicken for 7 minutes.
- Continue to grill. Uncover, flip, and brush the chicken with more basting sauce; continue to cook for 5 to 6 more minutes, or until cooked through. Chicken is cooked when its internal temperature registers at 165˚F. The thicker the chicken breasts, the longer it will take to cook through.
- Rest and serve. Remove the chicken from the grill and transfer to a cutting board; let it rest for 8 minutes. Slice the chicken and serve it with the reserved honey mustard sauce.
Notes
Grill Pan Method
- Prep. Make the honey mustard sauce. Then, pound the chicken to a ¾-inch thickness and season both sides.
- Heat the pan. Heat an oiled grill pan over medium-high heat.
- Cook. Grill the chicken for 5 to 6 minutes. Flip and cook for another 4 to 5 minutes.
- Baste. Brush with honey mustard sauce, flip, and cook for 1 minute. Repeat on the other side, cooking until the chicken reaches 165°F.
- Rest. Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving with the reserved sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 364mg | Potassium: 463mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 257IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg
