Description
Golden, juicy honey garlic chicken breasts coated in a sticky sweet and savory glaze, perfect for quick dinners and meal prep.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- Fresh parsley or green onions chopped for garnish
- Cooked rice or steamed vegetables optional for serving
Instructions
- Pat chicken breasts dry and season with salt and pepper
- Heat olive oil in a skillet and sear chicken 5 to 6 minutes per side until golden brown then remove
- Lower heat and melt butter then sauté garlic for 30 seconds
- Add honey soy sauce vinegar and red pepper flakes and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes
- Return chicken to skillet and cook 5 to 7 minutes until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees
- Mix cornstarch with water and add to thicken sauce if desired
- Let chicken rest then slice garnish and serve
Notes
- Use fresh garlic for best flavor
- Adjust honey and soy sauce to balance sweetness and saltiness
- Pound thick chicken breasts for even cooking
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American-Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 14
- Sodium: 590
- Fat: 14
- Saturated Fat: 6
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 18
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 30
- Cholesterol: 90