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This simple Sheet Pan Honey Buffalo Chicken with Broccoli is about to become your new go-to dish. Easy homemade, crispy chicken, tossed in a spicy-sweet honey homemade buffalo sauce. Serve with broccoli cooked up right alongside the chicken and your favorite creamy ranch dressing. The easiest sheet pan dinner. Add a side of rice or homemade french fries and you’ve got all you need! This fun restaurant-style dinner is great any night of the week especially as a weeknight dinner!
Oh my goodness, this meal is my favorite. Seriously, my favorite. There’s something I just love so much about oven-baked chicken served with rice. It’s so comforting to me. And even though it’s a more basic dinner, oven-baked chicken will always make me happy.
But you all? Add some buffalo sauce and a side of blue cheese dressing and I am sold. I think buffalo sauce is one of my all-time favorite sauces, my dad’s especially. But we all love a good buffalo chicken dinner.
Fun fact? I would make buffalo, baked up in the oven, long before I even began HBH. It’s a tried and true family staple that we all love.
When I decided I was making this, I didn’t really realize what I was making. I had just written out the recipe as a sheet pan chicken with broccoli in a spicy sauce.
It wasn’t until I was actually making the sauce that I was basically making my buffalo sauce, just with the addition of honey. So even better, right?
It turned out so, so, so yummy. Now the whole family loves this very simple sheet pan dinner!
The details
You want to start with the chicken. Cubed raw chicken, breasts or chicken thighs, or use a mix of the two as I do. Toss the cubed chicken with a mix of seasonings: smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Add flour, then toss again.
The flour allows the chicken to get crispy in the oven. It’s a small amount, so a very light coating, but just perfect. Not a fully bready chicken, but breaded just enough so that the sauce can really stick nicely to the chicken.
Bake the chicken up with a side of broccoli. It takes maybe 20 minutes to cook.
Now the sauce. Hot sauce, Franks is my favorite. Add some salty melted butter and then a couple of teaspoons of seasoned salt and a pinch of black pepper. Melt this all together on the stove until just combined, Then, turn the heat off and mix in the honey.
The honey makes this buffalo sauce so special. The lightest bit of sweetness. Pour the sauce over the baked, crispy chicken and cook the chicken in the sauce. What happens is that the coating soaks up all the sauce – wow, so delish.
These are so yummy with home-baked french fries and ranch or blue cheese dressing!
Perfect dinner for everyone in the family! This would be a great dish for meal prep to keep in the fridge or freezer.
Looking for other busy weeknight-night recipes? Try these!
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Lastly, if you make this Sheet Pan Honey Buffalo Chicken with Broccoli, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Sheet Pan Honey Buffalo Chicken with Broccoli
Servings: 6
Calories Per Serving: 441 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breasts or thighs, cut into cubes
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 1/4 cup flour or all-purpose gluten-free flour
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cups broccoli florets
- 1/2 cup hot sauce
- 6 tablespoons salted butter
- 1-2 teaspoons seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 cup honey
- blue cheese or ranch dressing, for serving
- sliced green onions, or serving
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 450° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or rub with oil.2. On the sheet pan, toss together the chicken, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Add the flour and toss again. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil, tossing to coat. Arrange the chicken to one side of the baking sheet. Add the broccoli to the other side. Toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Bake 15-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. 3. Meanwhile, make the sauce. In a saucepan set over medium heat, melt together the hot sauce, butter, seasoned salt, and cayenne. Stir until melted and combined. Remove from the heat and mix in the honey. 4. Remove the broccoli from the sheet pan. Then pour the buffalo sauce over the chicken, toss the chicken up in the sauce. Bake another 5 minutes, until the buffalo sauce is baked onto the chicken. 5. Serve the chicken, broccoli, and buffalo sauce with green onions and blue cheese or ranch dressing. I love this over rice, but it's also great with french fries too!
This post was originally published on March 15, 2023
This looked so good coming out of the oven….even better to taste!!! Thank you for ANOTHER family favorite!
Hey Lisa,
Awesome!! Thanks a bunch for making this recipe and your comment, love to hear it was enjoyed!
Have a very Happy New Year!🥂🎆
We make this recipe at least 1-2x a month! Such a hit and so easy after a busy day. Love all her recipes!
Hey Lilly,
Awesome!☃️ I am so glad to hear this recipe is always enjoyed, thanks a lot for making it!
Very easy and very delicious! I love anything with buffalo sauce 🙂
Hey Jessica,
So kind of you to try this recipe and leave feedback—glad it was a hit!
Can I sub fresh cauliflower for the broccoli? Thank you
Hey Felicia,
You bet, that will work nicely for you! I hope you love this recipe, please let me know if you give it a try!
Oh. My. Goodness. I am obsessed. This is amazing! I ate it without rice, because I didn’t have any, but it’s still fantastic!
Hey Jessica,
Amazing! Thanks a bunch for trying this dish and your feedback, so glad it was enjoyed!
Don’t love it Don’t hate it but its easy when all you need to buy is fresh Brockley, Just not much depth Blue cheese crumbles are a must.
Thanks for sharing your feedback, Mike! Sorry to hear this wasn’t a fave, I appreciate you giving it a try!
Thank you for the recipe !
Happy to share, Zina! Thanks so much for giving it a try! xx
Simple, tasty, and it captures the essence of Buffalo wings with minimal effort. This is a delicious dish that’s a perfect fit for a week night.
I plan to use the leftover chicken to make Buffalo chicken pizza.
Hey Greg! Super happy to hear this recipe was a hit for you! I bet that buffalo chicken pizza will be amazing! 🙂 xT
I eat this weekly – I have even swapped out the chicken for tofu and YUM. Awesome recipe. Thank you xx
Thanks so much, Amanda! Love to hear this recipe is always enjoyed, thanks for making it so often:) xT
So remade this on request of my son and it was so much better than how I did it the first time. Don’t use parchment paper with the chicken, I thought it would make for easier cleanup but the chicken doesn’t crisp up the first time and it was just okay. This time made it w/o the parchment and it was a yummy weeknight meal with leftovers for lunch!
Hey Claire,
Amazing!! So glad to hear this recipe turned out well for you, thanks so much for making it! xx
This was a hit with everyone even my five year old
Hey Lynn,
Wonderful! I appreciate you giving this recipe a try and your comment, so glad to hear it was enjoyed!!
My family loves this! We’ve had it several times. Love the technique for breading chicken.
Hey Heidi,
Fantastic! So glad to hear this recipe turned out well for you, I appreciate you making it! xx
Flavor was good, but didn’t crisp up and seemed like way too much sauce and I added way more chicken than called for. Used frozen broccoli because the store broccoli wasn’t great looking, it’s an ok sub but fresh would be better. Would maybe halve the sauce or not put all of it one. But my kid said it ‘wasn’t bad’ so that is a 8/10 for sure so it was a success!
Hey Claire,
Thanks so much for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback! Glad to hear it was a success with your family! xx
Has quickly become a staple in our house! Honestly this is the recipe that got me to like Buffalo sauce, so thank you! Will make time and time again!
Hey Becca,
Love to hear this recipe is always enjoyed! Thank you so much for making it often:) Have a great Sunday! xT
My family’s absolute favorite meal!!! Sooo delish over rice and with ranch. I suggest this recipe to all my friends 🙂
Hey Brittany,
Happy Friday! Thanks for making this dish so often and your comment, love to hear it always turns out well for you! XxT