Grilled Brown Sugar-Mustard Chicken

Dinner

I came up with this recipe in college and it's been a household staple ever since. It's a snap to throw together with ingredients I have on hand.

Average Rating: 4.677419

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
YIELD: 8 servings.

Ingredients

1/2 cup yellow or Dijon mustard
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
8 boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 2 pounds)

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, mix mustard, brown sugar, allspice and pepper flakes. Remove 1/4 cup mixture for serving. Add chicken to remaining mixture; toss to coat.
2. Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat 6-8 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°. Serve with reserved mustard mixture.

Nutrition Facts

1 chicken thigh with 1-1/2 teaspoons mustard mixture: 224 calories, 9g fat (2g saturated fat), 76mg cholesterol, 597mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 1g fiber), 22g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
3 lean meat, 1 starch.