A weeknight dinner doesn’t get much easier than this honey garlic chicken! It’s even faster than takeout if you take into account the time it takes to drive to the restaurant, wait for the food and then drive home again.
This Honey Garlic Chicken recipe is so easy to prepare and will be a family favorite! Made with chicken breasts and a four ingredient honey garlic sauce.
PrintHoney Garlic Chicken Breast
- Prep Time: 4 Mins
- Cook Time: 8 Mins
- Total Time: 12 Mins
- Yield: 4 Servings 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 500g / 1 lb chicken breast, boneless and skinless (2 pieces)
- 2garlic cloves , minced
- Salt and pepper
- 5tbsp apple cider vinegar (or white or other clear vinegar)
- 1/4 cup (60g)flour
- 5 tbsp (50g)unsalted butter (or 2 1/2 tbsp olive oil)
- 1tbsp soy sauce , light or all purpose
- 1/3 cup (90g)honey (or maple syrup)
Instructions
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Cut the breasts in half horizontally to create 4 steaks in total. Sprinkle each side with salt and pepper.
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Place flour in a shallow dish. Coat chicken in flour and shake off excess.
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Melt most of the butter in a large skillet over high heat – hold back about 1 tsp for later.
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Place chicken in skillet and cook for 2 – 3 minutes until golden. Turn and cook the other side for 1 minute.
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Turn heat down slightly to medium high.
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Make a bit of room in the pan and add garlic and top with remaining dab of butter. Stir garlic briefly once butter melts.
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Add vinegar, soy sauce and honey. Stir / shake pan to combine. Bring sauce to simmer, then simmer for 1 minute or until slightly thickened.
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Turn chicken to coat in sauce. If the sauce gets too thick, add a touch of water and stir.
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Remove from stove immediately. Place chicken on plates and drizzle over remaining sauce