Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken

The secret to good grilled chicken is marinating it! Marinating chicken keeps it moist and adds loads of flavor. One of my favorite marinations is a honey mustard marinade. It is sweet, tangy, and gives the chicken a delicious char. It also makes for fantastic meal prep because it locks in both moisture and flavor.

Key Ingredients and Substitutions:

• Chicken breast – I chose to use chicken breast in this recipe as a high protein meal prep option. If you don’t want to use breast, chicken thighs are even better!
• Whole grain dijon mustard – I love dijon mustard for the flavor, and also the look of the whole grain. You can use any mustard here for substitution.
• Honey – this is what sweetens the marinade and keeps it moist. You can also use sugar or maple syrup here.
• Olive oil – this also helps with moisture of the chicken. You can substitute with avocado oil or a flavorless oil.
• Garlic – another fantastic flavoring component of the marinade, use fresh cloves or omit.
• Italian seasoning – this is used to flavor, you can also use dried rosemary, thyme or herbs de province.

Key Steps to Marinating:

• Make sure the marination tastes good before marinating your meat with it! If it doesn’t taste good, your meat won’t either.
• Give your meat enough time to marinate. 12 – 24 hours is ideal! If you are in a pinch, 1 hour is the minimum I would go.
• Make sure to drain the marination off the meat before grilling. If you add a ton of the liquid to the pan, it will steam instead of grill the meat.