Honey Garlic Chicken

5 from 1 vote

This honey garlic chicken recipe uses simple ingredients and cooks in one pan for quick, easy homemade flavor. The sweet and savory sauce sticks to every bite and tastes better than takeout.

Prep Time5

Cook Time42

Total Time47

Course: Chicken Dinner Ideas, Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American, Asian

Servings: servings

Calories: 680kcal

Author: Shauna

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-size pieces
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons butter divided in half
1½ tablespoons sesame oil or olive oil
½ cup onion finely chopped
2 tablespoons garlic minced
1⅛ cups honey (1 cup plus 2 tablespoons)
2 tablespoons chili sauce
3 tablespoons soy sauce
Green onions chopped for garnish
Sesame seeds for garnish
Cooked rice for serving

Instructions

Sprinkle the chicken with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
In a large skillet over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon of butter. Add half of the chicken and cook until it begins to turn golden brown on all sides, but not fully cooked through. Remove the chicken from the pan onto a plate lined with a paper towel and keep warm. Drain the skillet. Using the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter, repeat these steps for the remaining chicken.
Heat the sesame oil in the same large skillet. Add the onion and saute until translucent.
Add the minced garlic. Saute for one minute more.
Add the honey, chili sauce, and soy sauce. Bring to a low boil and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes until the sauce has thickened and reduced enough to coat a spoon.
Return the chicken to the pan, stirring to coat the chicken with the sauce, and simmer for 7 to 12 minutes, or until the chicken is fully cooked through.
Serve the chicken over rice. Sprinkle the chicken with the chopped green onions and sesame seeds, if desired.

Notes

You can find sesame oil in two places at the grocery store. It can be found in the baking aisle in the oil section. You can also find it with Asian foods as well. It is usually cheaper if you pick the oil that is in with the Asian foods.
To keep this recipe at a quick prep and cooking time, you’ll want to be sure that your chicken is fully thawed before you begin cooking it.
Keep your pan a bit cooler to not burn the garlic. You can always turn it up higher if needed, but burnt garlic will add a sour flavor to your recipe.

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