Here’s a simple and flavorful Honey Garlic Chicken recipe — sweet, garlicky, and perfect over rice or noodles.
🍯 Honey Garlic Chicken
Ingredients (Serves 3–4)
- 1 lb (450g) boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ⅓ cup honey
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1–2 tsp rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tsp water (optional, for thicker sauce)
- Sesame seeds and chopped green onions for garnish
Instructions
- Prep chicken
- Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- Cut into bite-sized pieces if using breasts.
- Cook chicken
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Brown chicken on all sides, about 4–5 minutes per side (chicken doesn’t need to cook through completely at this stage). Remove and set aside.
- Make honey garlic sauce
- In the same pan, add garlic and sauté 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in honey, soy sauce, and vinegar.
- Let it simmer 1–2 minutes.
- Optional: Stir in cornstarch slurry to thicken.
- Combine
- Return chicken to the pan.
- Cook 3–5 minutes, stirring to coat, until chicken is cooked through and sauce is sticky.
- Serve
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
- Great over steamed rice, quinoa, or stir-fried vegetables.
💡 Tips
- For a less sticky, lighter version, reduce honey to 2–3 tbsp.
- You can bake chicken in the sauce at 400°F (200°C) for 20–25 minutes for a hands-off version.
- Add red pepper flakes if you like a hint of heat.
I can also give you a slow cooker version where the chicken stays extra tender and the sauce thickens perfectly while you’re away. Do you want me to share that?
