Honey Garlic Chicken
The most amazing crisp-tender chicken with a honey garlic sauce that is out of this world. So good, you’ll want to use this sauce on everything!
Surprisingly enough, this is a recipe I bookmarked about 4 years ago. And I finally got around to it this week.
Talk about procrastinating. But this dish here was really worth the 4 year wait.
Aside from the amazingly crisp-tender chicken cutlets, the honey garlic sauce is the true star here.
I even set aside a secret stash to drizzle over some rice. Or maybe I’ll just guzzle it down. No one has to know.
Honey Garlic Chicken
The most amazing crisp-tender chicken with a honey garlic sauce that is out of this world!
Ingredients
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut crosswise in half
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 large eggs, beaten
For the honey garlic sauce
- ½ cup honey, or more, to taste
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, combine honey, garlic and soy sauce. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and 1/4 cup water. Stir mixture into the saucepan until thickened, about 1-2 minutes; set aside.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, thyme, oregano, paprika and cayenne pepper.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Working one at a time, dredge chicken in flour mixture, dip into eggs, then dredge in flour mixture again, pressing to coat.
- Working in batches, add chicken to the skillet, 2 or 3 at a time, and cook until evenly golden and crispy, about 3-4 minutes on each side. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Serve immediately with honey garlic sauce.
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Made this last night and it was a HUGE hit. The kids couldn’t stop eating! Awesome recipe.
Hi, Thank you for this recipe! Just curious, does it have a real garlicy taste? I’d like to try this, but my family aren’t the biggest fan of the garlic taste. Cheesy garlic bread is about as much as they’ll do.
Yes, the garlic taste is a bit strong here, but please feel free to reduce the amount of garlic as needed to suit your family’s preferences.
I made this tonight and it was a hit – my husband and I loved it, especially the sauce. Thank you!
Thanks! Love the roasted veggie idea! This is going on the menu this week!
What do you typically serve with this chicken? Can’t wait to try this so just curious what sides you recommend.
You can serve this alongside rice or even some roasted veggies!
THANK YOU! This was such an easy and delicious meal. The sauce is sooooo good:)
Hi.This recipe sounds delicious but my daughter and I can’t have soy. Any ideas on a good substitute that won’t take away from the honey? I was thinking maybe balsamic…..what do you think? If so, 2 tbsp still? TIA
You can certainly try substituting balsamic vinegar but without further recipe testing, I cannot speak for how much this will change the overall taste/texture of the dish. Please use your best judgment on using the appropriate substitutions to fit your dietary restrictions.
LOVED this recipe. Made this and the one pot alfredo and it was simple and delicious and amazing and YUM. Thank you!! You are a new favourite blog!!
Can you eliminate, or at least reduce considerably, the soy sauce? Soy and my stomach do not get along.
Because the soy sauce is such a prominent ingredient in this dish, I do not recommend omitting or reducing. If soy is not something you can stomach, then I don’t think this recipe is for you. Sorry!
I can’t eat soy either. I substituted with coconut aminos and it came out great.
When you say to slice the chicken cross wiise, are you saying top to bottom in half, or slice the breast in half in the middle ? Sorry to sound dumb.lol
Not dumb at all! It’s best described as top to bottom so you end up with thinner slices of chicken breast.
I made this last night. No leftovers. My husband loved it. I am trying your turkey , Quiona meatballs tonight.
I love this recipe. I don’t cook with vegetable oil much. Would other types of oil would you recommend, to make this more of a clean eating recipe? I thought maybe Sesame Oil, but not sure the heating point is high enough.
I do not recommend using sesame oil – it is really best to use vegetable or canola oil.
Coconut oil. I used it, it came out delicious
Can you make the sauce ahead of time or should it be served fresh? Cant wait to make it!
Yes, absolutely! I’ve stored the leftovers in a jar in the fridge for several days.
Wow! This is quite unique, I wonder how honey and garlic will compliment each other. I even searched its health benefits. Here’s what I found: Garlic and honey, a winning natural formula, both extremely important nutritional food sources which blend so well together either eaten alone in their rawest state or as perfect additions for spicing up rather plain and mundane dishes. By eating honey and garlic, we boost our chances of not only living longer, healthier lives but also helping to ensure we don’t become an unfortunate victim of the dreaded Alzheimer’s. This disease causes the brain to lose 90% of its acetylcholine which is a neurotransmitter. It is used by our brain cells to help us remember things. Honey is a great source of acetylcholine and garlic is a great brain stimulant helping it to function as it should and increases our alertness and energy. HOPE I HELPED YOU, EVEN A LITTLE. Thanks!
Made this tonight and it was so delicious! Doubled the sauce and it was perfect! Definitely recommend this!
What are your thoughts on using panko bread crumbs in this tecipe?
I think it’s unnecessary but if you prefer Panko over the flour-mixture, please feel free to substitute.
This chicken was awesome! So glad I came across the recipe. I had almost all the ingredients on hand, and it was crispy and sweet!
Made this tonight! It was Delish, I know because my son liked it!!
This was very good. I added some Cayenne for a bit of zip…YUM. I will add more Soy Sauce next time as it is, as written, a little too sweet. Just to adjust for my palate. Thank You for this recipe!!!
we made these the other night, very tasty. The batter with the spices was great, but the sauce…AMAZING. I agree, drizzle it on anything.