Baked Honey Garlic Chicken
A take-out favorite that you can make right at home, baked to crisp perfection. It’s healthier, cheaper and so much tastier!
Baked chicken bites. Honey. And garlic. I think the title says it all, right?
Yes, there’s absolutely no hot pot of oil here. No splattering of hotness of any kind. And after my oil splatter burn the other day, I think it’s safe for me to stay away from any fried foods for the time being.
Best of all, this chicken here still has that amazing crisp-tender texture, smothered in that sweet garlicky sauce. A sauce so good that you’ll want to double or triple it for other uses. Like an extra drizzle of sauce. Or for guzzling. Take your pick.
Baked Honey Garlic Chicken
A take-out favorite that you can make right at home, baked to crisp perfection. It’s healthier, cheaper and so much tastier!
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup Panko*
For the honey garlic sauce
- ⅓ cup honey, or more, to taste
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha, optional
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9×13 baking dish or coat with nonstick spray.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Working in batches, dip chicken into eggs, then dredge in Panko, pressing to coat.
- Add chicken to prepared baking dish. Place into oven and bake until golden brown and crisp, about 15-20 minutes.
- In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, combine honey, garlic, soy sauce and Sriracha, if using. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and 1/3 cup water. Stir mixture into the saucepan until thickened, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in chicken and gently toss to combine.
- Serve immediately, garnished with green onions and sesame seeds, if desired.
Notes
*Panko is a Japanese-style breadcrumb and can be found in the Asian section of your local grocery store.
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This was so so good. I’m actually eating it right now. My chicken didn’t get crispy, so next time I may lightly spray it with oil before putting it in the oven, but the flavor is so good that the non-crispiness doesn’t really matter to me. I served it with broccoli. Next time I’ll double the sauce so the broccoli can get coated too, but I ran out of soy sauce tonight.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for your feedback!
The sauce is amazing! I was short on time, so just stir fried the chicken in a little ghee and grapeseed oil. Tossed in a bunch of veggies and then poured the sauce over the top.WOW. I doubled the sauce bc of the amount of chicken and veggies based on others comments. Damn Delicious! Can’t wait to make this again following the baking directions!
Amazing Laura! Happy to hear you enjoyed it!
This was great!!! My kids loved it!! Thanks for the great recipe!!!!
I’ve tried this recipe twice now and both times it came out fantastic. I always double the sauce because I could seriously drink it. I also threw in some broccoli & water chestnuts. I love this recipe!!! Thank you for sharing!
Tried this tonight for the first time. Had two breasts thawed out, but I think that may have been a bit too much. I marinaded them overnight in my favorite homemade Asian marinade and I think that added a lot more flavor to this dish. The final product was wonderful with lots of leftovers since there’s only two of us, even though my hubby went back for seconds. Next time I’ll double the sauce, as it didn’t go very far and my husband likes sauce and this sauce was great! We had some steamed green beans and put them over the rice before adding the chicken. It came out really good and a well rounded meal. Thank you for such a tasty recipe. I’m going to start making more of your dishes on a regular basis. I see that you have a wide variety of culinary tastes, but we’re really into Asian flavors right now. Next Thai and Indian.
I did this recipe. Amazing! Hubby loved it!
I put I a bit more of water for the sauce. Was darker than in the pics but they taste was beautiful. So I don’t think the color matters anyway.
Thank you!
Maria
We did all the steps in this recipe but the sauce came out very runny?
Hi Chungah,
The honey baked chicken recipe looks delicious! Would you happen to know the nutrition data for it?
Thank you
Thao
Nutritional information is provided only for select and new recipes at this time. However, if it is not available for a specific recipe, I recommend using free online resources at your discretion (you can Google “nutritional calculator”) to obtain such information. Hope that helps!
Hi Chungah!! I cannot wait to try this recipe!!! I’m vegetarian though and was wondering if I could use cauliflower instead of chicken? Do you think that would work? I LOVE every recipe of yours that I’ve made!!! 🙂
Yes, absolutely. What a great idea!
I just did and it was AMAZING!!!!! My hubby eats meat, so we made a pan with chicken and another with cauliflower (prepared the same way) then doubled the sauce! SOOOOOO GOOD!!!!! Thank you so much!! 🙂
This recipe was delicious! Followed it exactly and our whole family loved it…not easy to find a meal that all 4 kids enjoy:) Your blog is truly a favorite in our household. Tried several recipes and they all have been amazing! Thank you for sharing.
I make this for my wife at least once a month. She loves it. Today we realized, when searching the recipe, that we’ve been using sunflower seeds instead of sesame seeds this whole time! Ha! Has been a delicious recipe but we will probably continue with the sunflower seeds since we both like it. We were rolling around laughing when we realized we made it incorrectly so many times.
Tried it tonight. A definite make again.
Thank you for this wonderful recipe – I made it for my family yesterday and they loved it! My only piece of critical feedback: I followed the recipe exactly, and when I used the given amounts (and heating time) for sauce ingredients, the sauce overreduced and I did not have enough to coat the chicken when it was combined with the sauce in the saucepan. What fix would you recommend? (Less cornstarch? More soy/honey/water?)
You can try to double the sauce as needed.
Thank you for this delicious recipe. I made it today,without the sriracha. Better than take out.
I was pleased with how easy it was to do.
I would like to post a pic here to share with you but I don’t see a way to do that.
I made this last night and it turned out amazing! I do agree that it’s not as crunchy the second time around, but it’s definitely still good. I’m not sure if I had too much chicken or not enough sauce, but I think when I cook it next I’ll make a little extra sauce just in case. I actually baked in the oven on a cooling rack on top of a cookie sheet and the chicken came out nice and crunchy.
Thanks for a great recipe! This is definitely getting added into the rotation.
Made this two nights ago and it’s going into my recipe binder! It’s so easy, pretty healthy since there really isn’t any oil, butter, cheese, or creaminess, and it’s versatile to tweak it to your preference. Most importantly, it’s very tasty with only a few ingredients needed! If I make this for anyone other than just myself, I’ll double the sauce because it was only lighted coated. But for my own weeknight meal, it’s perfect as it is. Thanks for sharing your recipe with us!
I made this for dinner last night and it was simply amazing! Had to hide some so I could take it for lunch today, was still very good reheated just wasn’t as crunchy. I have made several of your quick recipes and just want to say thanks for such deliciousness!
Tom.
Making this tonight, the sauce smells fantastic! Sweet, spicy, salty from the soy, thanks for the great recipe!
After it’s made and all, are you able to freeze it/ does it freeze well?
Thanks!
Unfortunately, I cannot answer this with certainty as I have never tried freezing this myself – there were no leftovers left to freeze! Please use your best judgment for freezing and reheating.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe! Made it as is, and it was awesome. We’ll definitely be making it again. And again, and again. 🙂