Here’s a simple and flavorful recipe for Honey Garlic Chicken—sweet, savory, and perfect for a quick dinner.
🍗 Honey Garlic Chicken
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 1 tbsp water (optional, for thicker sauce)
- Sesame seeds and chopped green onions for garnish
👩🍳 Instructions
- Prepare the chicken
- Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- Cook the chicken
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Sear chicken 5–6 minutes per side until golden and cooked through.
- Remove chicken and set aside.
- Make the sauce
- In the same pan, sauté garlic for 30 seconds.
- Add honey, soy sauce, and vinegar. Stir and simmer for 2–3 minutes.
- Optional: Add cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce.
- Combine & coat
- Return chicken to the pan. Spoon sauce over chicken to coat evenly.
- Simmer 2–3 minutes until everything is glossy and heated through.
- Serve
- Garnish with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
- Pair with steamed rice, noodles, or roasted vegetables.
✨ Tips
- For extra flavor, marinate the chicken in 2 tbsp honey, 2 tbsp soy sauce, and garlic for 30 minutes before cooking.
- Use thighs for juicier, more flavorful meat.
- Adjust honey for sweetness and soy sauce for saltiness to taste.
If you want, I can give a slow cooker version of honey garlic chicken that’s super hands-off and even more tender.
