Here’s a simple, flavorful Honey Garlic Chicken recipe 🍯🧄🍗—sweet, savory, and perfect for a weeknight dinner:
Ingredients (4 servings)
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or thighs)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ⅓ cup honey
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar
- 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tsp water (optional, for thickening)
- Optional garnish: sesame seeds, chopped green onions
Instructions
1. Prepare the chicken
- Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Cook chicken 5–6 minutes per side until golden brown and cooked through. Remove and set aside.
2. Make the honey garlic sauce
- In the same skillet, sauté minced garlic for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Stir in honey, soy sauce, and vinegar.
- Simmer 2–3 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Optional: stir in cornstarch slurry to thicken further.
3. Combine
- Return chicken to the skillet and coat with the sauce.
- Simmer 1–2 minutes, spooning sauce over the chicken.
4. Serve
- Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions if desired.
- Serve over steamed rice, noodles, or alongside vegetables.
Tips
- Use chicken thighs for juicier, more flavorful meat.
- For extra sticky sauce, cook a little longer after adding cornstarch.
- Add a pinch of red pepper flakes for a sweet-spicy version.
If you want, I can give you a baked version of Honey Garlic Chicken that’s hands-off and comes out caramelized and tender without skillet cooking.
Do you want me to do that?
