Sweet & Savory Grilled Chicken
This sweet and savory rub for grilled chicken relies on ingredients you most likely have on hand already—brown sugar, dry mustard and onion powder—making it a quick recipe for a night when you’re not sure what you’re making for dinner.
Servings
4 servings
Prep Time
5 minutes
Total Time
25 minutes
Ingredients
- 2teaspoons light brown sugar
- 2teaspoons dry mustard
- 1teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4teaspoon white pepper or freshly ground black pepper
- 1pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast
Instructions
- Combine brown sugar, dry mustard, onion powder, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
- Coat both sides of chicken with the rub up to 30 minutes before grilling or broiling.
- Preheat grill to medium-high or position a rack in upper third of oven and preheat broiler to high.
- To grill: Oil the grill rack. Grill the chicken, turning once, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165°F, 4 to 8 minutes per side.
- To broil: Line a broiler pan (or baking sheet) with foil and coat with cooking spray. Place the chicken on the foil. Broil, watching carefully and turning at least once, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165°F, 10 to 15 minutes total.
Tips
It’s difficult to find an individual chicken breast small enough for one portion. Removing the thin strip of meat from the underside of a 5-ounce breast—the chicken tender—removes about 1 ounce of meat and yields a perfect 4-ounce portion. If you can only find chicken breasts closer to 8- to 9-ounce each, you’ll only need 2 breasts for 4 servings—cut each one in half before cooking.
Oiling a grill rack before you grill foods helps ensure that the food won’t stick. Oil a folded paper towel, hold it with tongs and rub it over the rack. (Do not use cooking spray on a hot grill.) When grilling delicate foods like tofu and fish, it is helpful to coat the food with cooking spray.
Store the rub in an airtight container for up to 3 months; coat the chicken with the rub up to 30 minutes before grilling or broiling.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (recipe makes 4 servings)
| Calories | 140kcal |
|---|---|
| Carbohydrate Total | 3g |
| Total Sugars | 2g |
| Added Sugars | 2g |
| Fiber | 0g |
| Total Fat | 3g |
| Saturated Fat | 1g |
| Mono Saturated Fat | 1g |
| Cholesterol | 63mg |
| Sodium | 196mg |
| Protein | 23g |
| Potassium | 198mg |
| Calcium | 22mg |
| Folate | 3mcg |
| Zinc | 1mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 10mg |
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