Mustard Magic Chicken

Some of you are wondering what mustard magic chicken is. Well it’s mustard and magic, duh! Basically, I’ve taken Dad’s mayo magic chicken to another level. In that recipe, Dad had to flavor the mayo with spices. The compound mayo then continually bastes the meat while on the grill. Mustard Magic Chicken does the same thing, constantly basting the meat as the mustard melts away from the heat while leaving behind all the glorious flavor. 

Mustard Magic Chicken Ingredients:

• 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• salt
• white pepper
• 4 oz mustard
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 3 tbsp parmesan panko breadcrumbs

Salt and pepper both sides of the chicken and then add the garlic to the mustard and mix well. Coat the chicken with the mustard/garlic concoction.

How to Grill Mustard Magic Chicken

Prepare the grill for two zone/indirect grilling with coals on one side and nothing on the other. Place the chicken on one side and smoke wood on the other. I used apple wood:

I am using a kamado style grill, so instead of coals on one side and nothing on the other, there is a plate setter that deflects the heat away from the chicken. Target internal temperature of the grill is 250.

Once the chicken is on the grill, hit it with the panko breadcrumbs:

Close the lid and let the smoke work wonders on the meat. About 45-60 minutes later, the internal temperature of the chicken will be close to 160 and ready to come off. Rely on your instant read thermometer, not your watch as chicken breasts vary in size and grills vary in heat. When the mustard magic chicken is at the proper internal temperature it should look something like this:

Mustard Magic Summary

Most of the liquid mustard melted off, basting the chicken constantly to ensure it stayed moist, while leaving behind an even more concentrated version of the mustard which held firm the panko breadcrumbs that gave it a nice light crunch. Add in a hint of smoke  and we have what I like to call magic on a plate. Mustard magic, in fact…

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Print Recipe

Mustard Magic Chicken

Chicken breasts, slathered in spicy mustard and garlic, sprinkled with panko bread crumbs and smoked on the grill.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time45 minutes mins

Total Time50 minutes mins

Course: Entree, Main Course

Cuisine: American, American Fare, BBQ, Chicken, Grilling

Keyword: Chicken Breasts, Grilled Chicken, Magic, Mayo Magic, Mustard, Mustard Magic, Mustard Magic Chicken

Servings: 3 People

Ingredients

• 3 boneless skinless chicken breast
• salt
• white pepper
• 4 oz El Diablo Mango Mustard
• 1 tsp garlic minced
• 3 tbsp Parmesan panko breadcrumbs

Instructions

• Coat the chicken breasts with salt and white pepper
• Mix the mustard and garlic in a bowl
• Dredge the chicken breasts through the mustard and set aside
• Prepare the grill for indirect or two zone grilling with coals on one side and nothing on the other
• Target temperature of the grill is 250
• Place the chicken on the side with no heat and a chunk of smoke wood on the coals
• Sprinkle each chicken breast with panko breadcrumbs and close the lid
• Smoke the chicken breasts until they reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees (about 45-60 minuted depending on the size of the chicken breasts and heat of the fire)
• Remove from the heat, allow to rest for a couple minutes and serve

Scott Thomas

Scott Thomas, the Original Grillin’ Fool, was sent off to college with a suitcase and a grill where he overcooked, undercooked and burned every piece of meat he could find. After thousands of failures, and quite a few successes, nearly two decades later he started a website to show step by step, picture by picture, foolproof instructions on how to make great things out of doors so that others don’t have to repeat the mistakes he’s made on the grill.

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This article was initially published on: May 13, 2014