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    Home » Recipes » Pantry

    Dijon Mustard Marinade

    Published: Jun 10, 2015 · Modified: Feb 22, 2023 by Tiffany Dahle · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Dijon mustard marinade made with lemon and garlic is the perfect chicken marinade and can be used as a delicious salad dressing, too.

    A fresh lemon, bottle of Dijon mustard, and a head of garlic.

    My whole family loves chicken recipes that involve Dijon mustard.

    I had a container of chicken thighs that needed marinating and decided to use our favorite lemon Dijon mustard marinade to tenderize the chicken.

    If you wanted to mix things up, you could consider adding some fresh thyme or basil, but the marinade recipe is so good that my whole family devoured this chicken.

    In fact, my husband told me the chicken was "Outstanding" and that it might be the best chicken I've ever made. Can't beat that!

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    • Ingredients
    • How to Use the Marinade
    • Salad Dressing Variations
    • Serving Suggestions
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    Ingredients

    Is this a dressing or is it a marinade for chicken? However you plan to use it, you'll find yourself grabbing this short list of ingredients over and over again:

    • Dijon Mustard
    • Fresh lemon
    • Minced garlic
    • Olive oil
    • Salt and Pepper

    How to Use the Marinade

    This Dijon marinade pairs perfectly with chicken or pork.

    Combine the ingredients together and pour them over raw chicken pieces or a pork tenderloin. Turn the meat to coat and store in your fridge for 2 hours to let the meat absorb the flavor from the marinade.

    Then proceed to cook your chicken by roasting, grilling, baking, or sautéing.

    Lemon garlic dijon marinade for chicken

    Salad Dressing Variations

    You can also use this Dijon mustard marinade as a delicious salad dressing. Just make sure the dressing has never touched the raw meat and is a fresh batch made for your salads.

    Serving Suggestions

    Our favorite way to use this recipe is to roast marinated chicken thighs in a hot oven or air fryer.

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    However you cook your meat, this marinade would pair well with these delicious side dishes:

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    📖 Recipe

    A fresh lemon, bottle of Dijon mustard, and a head of garlic.

    Dijon Mustard Marinade

    5 from 1 vote
    Use half of this zippy lemon Dijon mustard marinade for chicken and reserve the other half for a salad dressing.
    TOTAL TIME 5 minutes minutes
    PREP TIME 5 minutes minutes
    YIELD 1 cup marinade
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    Ingredients
      

    • ½ cup lemon juice
    • 2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
    • 2 teaspoon minced garlic
    • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
    • ½ cup olive oil

    Instructions

    • Whisk together the lemon juice, mustard, and garlic. Slowly stream in the olive oil while whisking to form an emulsion. Stir in the salt and pepper to taste.
    • Pour over chicken or pork and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight.
    • Also works well as a salad dressing over greens.
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    CUISINEAmerican
    AUTHORTiffany Dahle

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    1. Cuban mojo marinade for chicken says:
      February 24, 2020 at 1:49 pm

      […] this summer, I’ve been on the hunt for new things to do with our chicken. First we tried this amazing lemon dijon marinade. It was such a hit, but then I stumbled across a Cuban mojo marinade that was intended for a […]

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