Honey Garlic Chicken is a 12-minute chicken recipe with a 5-ingredient honey garlic sauce! This quick and easy dinner idea is made with pantry staples, making it a terrific back pocket idea for busy nights. The sauce will transform your chicken breasts into mouthwatering goodness!
This sauce for chicken breast is a variation of my Honey Garlic Salmon which has been popular with readers for many years.
If I were ever to do a top five list of my favorite sauces, Honey Garlic Sauce would probably be near the top. It’s so easy to make, with only five ingredients and pantry staples, and when simmered with a seared protein in a skillet so it becomes all bubbly and syrupy—oh WOW!
Terrific quick chicken breast recipe
I usually prefer chicken thighs over chicken breasts, but I end up taking out chicken breasts from my shopping trolley every week.
Over the years, I’ve come up with a wide variety of chicken breast recipes that are easy to make and delicious. This Honey Garlic Chicken is one of my personal favourites.
What you need
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How to make Honey Garlic Chicken Breast
- Split chicken breast in half – so 2 breasts makes 4 pieces;
- Dust chicken with flour (gives the chicken a slight crust so the sauce clings to it better!)
- Sear chicken, add butter, garlic, vinegar, soy sauce, honey.
- Simmer until the sauce thickens. Turn chicken to coat in the amazing honey garlic sauce.
In this recipe, we’re using the same sauce you see on our Grilled Honey Soy Chicken. Notice how the sauce is clinging to the surface and adheres to the flour? That’s because we dusted the chicken with flour so when it’s pan fried, it creates a crust.
What to serve with Honey Garlic Chicken Breast
The sauce has enough flavor to be drizzled over veggies and soaked into rice or whatever you serve it with. It’s strong enough that you don’t need a ton of it – a bit goes a long way!
It’s pictured above with Cauliflower Rice (tossed with a squeeze of lemon, parsley, salt and pepper) with Cucumber Salad on the side.
Even though it’s got soy sauce in the Honey Garlic Sauce, this doesn’t taste specifically Asian-y. It’s versatile enough that it will go just as well with Fried Rice as it will with a Macaroni Salad or even Mac and Cheese. Yes really! Try it once and you’ll understand why this is one of my favorite recipes (it only takes 12 minutes, you’ve got the time!
Honey Garlic Chicken Breast
Ingredients
- 500 g 1 lb chicken breast
- Salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup flour (Note 1)
- 3 1/2 tbsp (50g) unsalted butter (or 2 1/2 tbsp olive oil)
- 2 garlic cloves , minced
- 1 1/2 tbsp apple cider vinegar (or white or other clear vinegar)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce , light or all purpose (Note 2)
- 1/3 cup honey (or maple syrup)
Instructions
- Cut the breasts in half horizontally to create 4 steaks in total. Sprinkle each side with salt and pepper.
- Place flour in a shallow dish. Coat chicken in flour and shake off excess.
- Melt most of the butter in a large skillet over high heat – hold back about 1 tsp for later.
- Place chicken in skillet and cook for 2 – 3 minutes until golden. Turn and cook the other side for 1 minute.
- Turn heat down slightly to medium high.
- Make a bit of room in the pan and add garlic and top with remaining dab of butter. Stir garlic briefly once butter melts.
- Add vinegar, soy sauce and honey. Stir / shake pan to combine. Bring sauce to simmer, then simmer for 1 minute or until slightly thickened.
- Turn chicken to coat in sauce. If the sauce gets too thick, add a touch of water and stir.
- Remove from stove immediately. Place chicken on plates and drizzle over remaining sauce.
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