Baked Honey Mustard Chicken Breast with Lemon

Name: Baked Honey Mustard Chicken Breast with Lemon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts; 1 tbsp dijon mustard; 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard; 1 tbsp honey; salt and pepper to taste; 1/4 tsp paprika; juice from 1/2 lemon; 1/2 tbsp oil ((or butter)); broccoli spears to serve

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Baked Honey Mustard Chicken Breast with a touch of lemon, an absolutely delicious, low-carb and healthy meal for two. Serve it with broccoli spears or any other veggies of your choice. There is hardly any preparation needed, and you get some moist chicken breasts cooked in a super tasty honey mustard marinade.

A chicken breast with 3 lemon slices at the top and broccoli spears

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A romantic meal for Valentine's Day
Ingredients needed to make honey mustard chicken breast
Step-by-step photos and instructions
Expert tips
Recipe FAQs
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Baked Honey Mustard Chicken Breast with Lemon

A romantic meal for Valentine's Day

Planning a romantic dinner or perhaps you want to impress your other half with a lovely cooked dinner? Nothing simpler, no fancy ingredients required, and the taste is out of this world.

January can be a tough month, pockets are kind of empty after all that Christmas shopping, still trying to get around that healthy eating resolution. And, on top of everything, the weather's miserable: short, dark days, and too cold. A night in sounds fantastic,doesn't it? Especially if you want to make it to pay day.I know, long way to go.

But this meal, apart from being insanely delicious, only costs about £6. It's such a tasty alternative to the good old chicken and gravy. You really can't beat that! So, cuddle up on the sofa and enjoy, you are in for a treat!

Overhead shoot of 2 chicken breasts with 2 lemon slices and 2 broccoli spears.

Ingredients needed to make honey mustard chicken breast

chicken breasts - the chicken breasts I used were of a medium size
dijon mustard
wholegrain mustard
honey
salt and pepper to taste
paprika
lemon - can be optional, but I find that it works well with the other ingredients
oil - or butter

Step-by-step photos and instructions

Chicken is a nice and lean meat that cooks well no matter how. And if you choose to bake it, there is no need to worry about the thickness of the chicken, this shouldn't matter much when it comes to it cooking through, but rather just for the amount of time it needs baking for.

preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius (390 Fahrenheit)
season the chicken breasts with salt, pepper and paprika
arrange them on an oven-proof dish
to make the marinade: mix the wholegrain mustard with the dijon mustard and honey
pour the marinade over the chicken, making sure it coats it well
bake for 30-35 minutes or until it's cooked through

Collage of 4 photos to show how to make honey mustard chicken breasts

Expert tips

This recipe is simplicity in itself, but if you want to make sure it's as good as you can get, follow these simple steps for the ultimate chicken breast recipe.

Note! I found that the best way to keep the marinade from staying on chicken is to sprinkle it with paprika before adding the marinade.

Please see the right-hand size top photo above. It really does the trick, and the sauce is guaranteed to stay where it is supposed to stay rather than ending in the baking dish.

Recipe FAQs

How long do I cook the honey mustard chicken breast for?

The chicken is ready in about 30-40 minutes depending on the size of the chicken breasts. I usually cook it for longer, just to make sure it's cooked ok, undercooked chicken is super bad, so I'd rather be on the safe side.

What temperature do I cook the chicken breast at?

The chicken should be cooked at 200 degree Celsius, or about 390 degrees Fahrenheit. The chicken breast will be beautifully moist, melting in your mouth.

Other chicken breast recipes

Overhead shoot of a white rectangle plate with 2 chicken breasts, 2 lemon slices and 2 broccoli spears.

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