Easy Honey Garlic Chicken Recipe

Easy honey garlic chicken recipe! These honey garlic chicken thighs are sweet, sticky, flavorful, delicious, and cooks in less than 25 minutes. With the option of using chicken thighs or breasts, this is one recipe that is perfect for dinner served over rice, potatoes, or any side of choice.

This honey garlic chicken recipe is so good! The chicken is crispy, moist, tender, and juicy and the honey garlic sauce is the right amount of sweet, sticky, and garlicky.

My family loves it and we rarely have leftovers when I make it. We love serving this over long grain rice, basmati rice, mashed potatoes, and sauteed vegetables. You can serve it with any other side of choice.

This honey garlic chicken thighs recipe is made in a skillet over stovetop and it takes just 20 minutes to be ready.

It's a straightforward and simple recipe. Let me show you how to make honey garlic chicken in easy steps.

Honey Garlic Chicken Recipe

For this honey garlic chicken recipe, I like using boneless chicken thighs because it's dark meat and flavorful but chicken breast comes out great too.

I like the sauce to not be too sweet and this honey soy combination is just right. You can double the sauce if you wish.

Here are some few reasons why I like making this crispy honey garlic chicken recipe:

• This garlic honey chicken thigh recipe is simple and quick. Takes 25 minutes in total and you get tasty dinner that the family will love.

• The chicken is juicy, tender, moist, and delicious. The sauce is sweet, sticky, and flavorful.

• No oven or grill required. All the cooking is done on the stove.

• It makes use of a few simple ingredients. Less than 10 in total.

• You can adjust the pepper, and customize it to your taste.

• It's a one skillet recipe so easy clean up after cooking.

Ingredients for Honey Garlic Chicken 

The detailed ingredient list and direction are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post. Important tips in the post content so read before going to the recipe card.

Chicken - I like using boneless skinless chicken legs because it's dark meat and more flavourful than chicken breast but chicken breast works great too. 

Garlic

Honey

Soy sauce - I use dark soy sauce but you can use a mixture of dark and light soy sauce.

Cider vinegar or Rice vinegar

Chicken broth - If you don't have chicken broth you can make by dissolving a bouillon cube in water.

Flour- Use cornflour or plain flour.

Black pepper - You can substitute with cayenne pepper or red crushed chillies.

Oil - Vegetable or sunflower oil.

Salt-

Green onions (for garnish) - Optional.

How to Make Honey Garlic Chicken 

Marinate- Pat the chicken dry then add salt, black pepper, and flour. Mix well and set aside.

Make the honey garlic sauce- In a bowl add the honey, soy sauce, cider vinegar, chicken broth, and pepper. Stir and set aside. 

Pan fry chicken- Place a skillet or non stick pan over medium heat, then add oil. Arrange the chicken pieces in the skillet and leave to sear for 7 minutes untouched until it is no longer sticking to the pan then turn to the other side. Cook the other side for another 7 minutes till cooked.

If you can’t easily flip the chicken breast, it’s not ready.

Saute garlic -Drain the oil and leave just about a tablespoon then push the chicken pieces to a side then add in the minced garlic on the side. Fry the garlic for a minute then add in the honey garlic sauce.

Cook the sauce-Stir and coat the chicken in the sauce and leave to simmer with the chicken till the sauce thickens up to your desired consistency.

Serve- Take off heat and serve immediately. 

What to serve with

Rice such as Egg fried rice, Brown rice, Jasmine rice, basmati

Pasta

Noodles 

Sauteed or steamed vegetables like this instant pot carrot, cabbage.

How to Store

Leave to cool completely before putting in an airtight container or ziploc bag then store in the fridge for up to 4 days and in the freezer for up to 3 months.

To thaw, put in the fridge overnight to thaw.

To reheat, add a little bit of water and simmer on the stove till the chicken is heated through and the sauce thickens.  You can also reheat it in the microwave.

Tips

• Pat chicken dry with a paper towel before adding salt, pepper, and flour.

• Adjust pepper and salt to taste

• Make sure the chicken is cooked through before taking off the stove.

• If you are not sure if the chicken is cooked through, check with a meat thermometer. It is safe to eat if the internal temperature is at least 165F/75C.

• You can double this recipe if you'd like.

More Chicken Recipes

Baked Chicken Wings Recipe 

Salt and pepper chicken

Instant pot chicken thighs 

Whole roasted chicken 

Instant pot bbq chicken

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