Tired of the usual tomato barbecue sauces? Try this Grilled Chicken Breast Recipe that features a mint and garlic marinade combined with honey mustard basting sauce for a fresh twist on a grilling favorite.
Ingredients
1/3 cup fresh mint, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 Tbsp garlic, coarsely chopped
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
2 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 small yellow onion, chopped fine
1 jalapeno pepper, stemmed, seeded and chopped fine
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp honey
Instructions
Whisk together the mint, 1/4 cup olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper.
Put chicken breasts in a sealable bag. Add the marinade.
Turn to coat the chicken and refrigerate for an hour.
Melt butter with 2 Tbsp of olive oil over medium heat.
Add onion and jalapeno and cook 4 minutes or until the onion is translucent.
Remove from heat and stir in the mustard and honey.
Grill breasts over medium high for 8 minutes, turning once.
Baste the chicken with the mustard sauce and continue grilling 5 more minutes or until the juice runs clear.
Tip: Keep the grill lid closed as much as possible to promote quick and even cooking and reduce flare ups.
Tired of the usual tomato barbecue sauces? Try this Grilled Chicken Breast Recipe that features a mint and garlic marinade combined with honey mustard basting sauce for a fresh twist on a grilling favorite.
Ingredients
1/3cupfresh mintcoarsely chopped
1/4cup+ 2 Tbsp olive oil
1/4cuplemon juice
1Tbspgarliccoarsely chopped
1tspsalt
1/2tsppepper
4chicken breastsboneless and skinless
2Tbspunsalted butter
1small yellow onionchopped fine
1jalapeno pepperstemmed, seeded and chopped fine
1/4cupDijon mustard
2Tbsphoney
Instructions
Whisk together the mint, 1/4 cup olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper.
Put chicken breasts in a sealable bag. Add the marinade.
Turn to coat the chicken and refrigerate for an hour.
Melt butter with 2 Tbsp of olive oil over medium heat.
Add onion and jalapeno and cook 4 minutes or until the onion is translucent.
Remove from heat and stir in the mustard and honey.
Grill breasts over medium high for 8 minutes, turning once.
Baste the chicken with the mustard sauce and continue grilling 5 more minutes or until the juice runs clear.
Notes
Tip: Keep the grill lid closed as much as possible to promote quick and even cooking and reduce flare ups.
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