Made with a simple marinade of honey, mustard, olive oil, and garlic, these honey mustard chicken thighs are tender, juicy, and full of flavor. Grill these chicken thighs up tonight for a quick and easy dinner or make them as a meal prep idea for healthy lunches all week long.
This recipe calls for boneless, skinless chicken thighs, however, you could certainly use another cut of chicken or bone-in chicken thighs if you prefer. If you’re using bone-in chicken thighs, you’ll need to extend the grilling time to about 5-6 minutes per side, while chicken breasts will take roughly 6-8 minutes per side depending on thickness. If you’re cooking chicken with the skin on, be sure to add it to the grill skin side down for premium flavor and crispiness.
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Honey Mustard Chicken Thighs
Made with honey, mustard, olive oil, and garlic, these grilled honey mustard chicken thighs are tender, juicy, and full of flavour.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes -
Cook Time: 15 minutes
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Total Time: 25 minutes
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Yield: 4 servings 1x
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Category: Mains
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Method: Grilled
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Method:Ingredients
- 1 lb. chicken thighs, skinless, boneless
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, grated or minced
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- Place the chicken thighs on a cutting board and season generously with salt and pepper on all sides.
- In a large bowl, combine the honey, mustard, olive oil, garlic, and cayenne pepper (optional) and whisk to combine. If you find the mixture too thick, simply add a splash of warm water and whisk again to loosen it up.
- Add the chicken thighs to the bowl and toss to coat in the honey mustard marinade. Allow to marinate, for at least 5-10 minutes, while you heat up the grill. You can also prepare the chicken thighs ahead of time and allow them to marinate, stored in the fridge, for up to 8 hours.
- Heat a grill to medium-high heat. Once warm, add the chicken thighs to the grill and cook for 4-5 minutes per side, turning once, until the chicken is cooked through or a thermometer reads 165°F.
- Once cooked, remove the chicken thighs from the grill and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving to help to preserve the juices.
- Once rested, the chicken thighs can be eaten immediately or cooled and stored in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 229 calories
- Sugar: 13 grams
- Fat: 8 grams
- Carbohydrates: 14 grams
- Protein: 25 grams
Very tasty and perfect for a weekday dinner. Thank you!
This recipe is now in my rotation! Inexpensive, easy peasy and very tasty…we practically licked our plates! I served this with Basmati Rice cooked in chicken broth (I added a big tbsp of the marinade for extra flavour-it worked!!) and steamed broccoli. Thanks Stephanie!
Best chicken thigh recipe I’ve come across!
So happy you enjoyed them!
What can I say? These are so easy to prepare and so gooooood to eat!
Hi Stephanie, I’m excited to try these tonight! Look deelish!
Just so you know, I think you forgot to add the garlic to the recipe instructions. I’ll come back and leave a rating! Thanks!
Oh my, you are correct! It should be added to the marinade in step 2. I’ve fixed it now. 🙂
Everyone loved the flavour and so simple and easy to make