This Healthy Honey Mustard Chicken Breast Recipe is just 250 calories and has 52g of protein!
Plus, this low calorie recipe for honey mustard chicken has 0 grams of sugar, thanks to my low calorie (and low sugar) recipe trick.
And this honey mustard chicken recipe is great as a main course, sliced and added to wraps, sandwiches, or (my favorite) diced and added to a honey mustard salad!
This Honey Mustard Instant Pot Chicken Breast Recipe is just 250 calories and 0g of sugar!
Healthy Honey Mustard Chicken Breast
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Ingredients in Low Calorie Honey Mustard Chicken
This healthy mustard honey chicken glaze is easily made healthy and low calorie, thanks to these tips and tricks. You can use them in all your favorite honey mustard sauces.
Low Calorie Tips for Honey Mustard Chicken Marinade:
- Low calorie honey… This almost zero calorie honey is a great healthy option for cooking and baking. Plus it’s all natural, keto friendly and works “cup for cup” as a honey substitute. (see recipe card below for more information!)
- No Oil or Butter… When you’re cooking in your instant pot, you can skip all the oil and butter. This will save you 100’s of calories and lots of fat!
Shopping List for Low Calorie Honey Chicken Breasts:
- Whole grain mustard
- Low calorie honey (see more in the recipe card below!)
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts
How to Make Healthy Honey Mustard Chicken
This recipe was originally written to me made solely in the instant pot, but after readers requested more options I have supplied them.
You can find oven and the slow cooker directions below in the recipe card!
How to Make Instant Pot Low Calorie Honey Mustard Chicken:
- In a small bowl combine the mustard and low calorie honey. Mix well.
- Add the rack and a steamer basket to the instant pot, and add in the water.
- Brush the bottoms of the chicken breasts with honey mustard sauce. Place the chicken breasts in the steamer basket, and spoon the remaining honey mustard sauce over the tops of the chicken breasts.
- Cover and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
- Let the pressure release naturally.
- Carefully (with oven mitts on) lift the steamer basket from the instant pot, and move the honey mustard chicken breasts to a plate and serve hot.
Special Tip: I included oven and crock pot directions in the recipe card below!
Healthy Honey Mustard Chicken Breast
This healthy honey mustard chicken recipe can be made in the Instant Pot, slow cooker and the oven! I have included directions to cook all three ways below in the recipe card!
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Low Calorie Honey Mustard Chicken
Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
- 1 tablespoon low calorie honey
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ½ cup water 1 cup water for larger instant pots
Instructions
Instant Pot Directions:
- In a small bowl combine the mustard and low calorie honey. Mix well.
- Add the rack and a steamer basket to the instant pot, and add in the water.
- Brush the bottoms of the chicken breasts with honey mustard sauce. Place the chicken breasts in the steamer basket, and spoon the remaining honey mustard sauce over the tops of the chicken breasts.
- Cover and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
- Let the pressure release naturally.
- Carefully (with oven mitts on) lift the steamer basket from the instant pot, and move the honey mustard chicken breasts to a plate and serve hot.
Slow Cooker Directions:
- In a small bowl combine the mustard and low calorie honey. Mix well.
- Brush the bottoms of the chicken breasts with honey mustard sauce.
- Place the chicken in the slow cooker and spoon the remaining honey mustard sauce over the tops of the chicken breasts.
- Cook on LOW for 5 hours or on HIGH for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
- Use a spatula to gently move the crockpot chicken breasts to plates and serve hot.
Oven Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- In a small bowl combine the mustard and low calorie honey. Mix well.
- Brush the bottoms of the chicken breasts with honey mustard sauce.
- Place the chicken breasts in a casserole dish and spoon the remaining honey mustard sauce over the tops of the chicken breasts.
- Bake for 18-23 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
- Use a spatula to move the chicken to plates and serve hot.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Honey Mustard Chicken Breasts
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Article History:
- Originally written and published September 18, 2021 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on July 11, 2023 by Audrey Johns
