Here’s a sweet-and-savory Honey Garlic Chicken recipe — tender, flavorful, and perfect over rice or noodles.
🍯🐔 Honey Garlic Chicken
Ingredients (Serves 4)
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3–4 cloves garlic, minced
- ⅓ cup honey
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar
- 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp water (optional, for thicker sauce)
- Optional garnish: sliced green onions, sesame seeds
Instructions
1️⃣ Prep the Chicken
- Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Sear chicken 3–4 minutes per side until golden brown. Remove and set aside.
2️⃣ Make Honey Garlic Sauce
- In the same skillet, add garlic and sauté 30–60 seconds until fragrant.
- Add honey, soy sauce, and vinegar. Stir and bring to a gentle simmer.
3️⃣ Combine & Simmer
- Return chicken to the skillet.
- Spoon sauce over the chicken.
- Cover and simmer 5–10 minutes until chicken is cooked through (internal temp 165°F / 74°C).
4️⃣ Thicken the Sauce (Optional)
- If you want a thicker glaze, stir in cornstarch-water mixture and simmer 1–2 minutes until sauce thickens.
5️⃣ Serve
- Drizzle chicken with sauce.
- Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.
- Serve over steamed rice, noodles, or roasted vegetables.
💡 Tips
- Use chicken thighs for juicier, more flavorful results.
- Adjust honey or soy sauce for sweeter or saltier sauce.
- For oven-baked version, bake chicken at 400°F (200°C) for 20–25 minutes, then brush with sauce in the last 5–10 minutes.
- Leftovers store well in the fridge for 2–3 days.
If you want, I can also give you a slow cooker honey garlic chicken version for hands-off cooking.
Do you want that slow cooker version?
