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30 Minute Honey Garlic Chicken, a new go-to sheet pan meal. Easy, homemade crispy chicken tossed in a spicy-sweet honey garlic sauce. Serve this dish with asparagus, broccoli, or a combination of the two, cooked up right alongside the chicken. It’s the easiest sheet pan dinner. Add a side of rice for a main, or serve it on its own as an appetizer. This fun take-out-style dinner is great any night of the week!
Some of my favorite types of dinners to create and share with my family are fun takeout-inspired dinners made at home. Well, tacos are probably my favorite, but takeout at home is a close second. My younger sister, Asher, adores any dish with a hit of soy sauce (I use tamari) and served over rice. Just like my mom, Asher adores rice.
I often make dishes like today’s recipe for them, but I love sharing new sauces and flavors! I always have fun creating these recipes.
I shared my recipe for chili ginger orange chicken just after the holidays. Since then, I’ve made it multiple times. The chili orange sauce is so delicious!
I felt like it was time to shake things up, so instead of the classic orange sauce, today I’m sharing a honey garlic sauce made with lemon! This sauce is so simple, but wow, the flavors really are delicious.
Honey, garlic, and lemon, all mixed with salty tamari – such an addicting sauce!
Ingredients
- Boneless Skinless Chicken breasts or thighs, cut into cubes
- Garlic powder
- Black pepper and Chile flakes
- Flour or gluten free flour
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Broccoli florets or chopped asparagus
- Sesame seeds
Honey Garlic Sauce
- Tamari or soy sauce
- Lemon juice
- Honey
- Garlic
- Chili paste
- Chopped green onion
- Toasted sesame oil
These are the details
Step 1: start with the chicken
I like to use cubed raw chicken—breasts or thighs, or a mix of the two. Toss the cubed chicken with garlic powder, black pepper, and chile flakes. I love to use Korean chile flakes. You can find them online, at Whole Foods, and in most major grocery stores in the Asian aisle.
Now add some flour. The flour allows the chicken to get crispy in the oven. It’s a small amount, so just a very light coating. It’s not a breaded chicken but it has just enough of a coating to ensure the sauce can stick nicely to the chicken.
Bake the chicken with a side of asparagus or broccoli. Depending on the size of your chicken pieces, this should take about 10 to 15 minutes to cook.
Step 2: the honey garlic sauce
This really is the heart of the recipe. The sauce brings all the flavor.
Mix the tamari (or soy sauce), with lemon juice and honey. The honey not only adds flavor but creates a sticky sauce that will adhere nicely to the chicken.
Then, fresh garlic, chili paste, green onions, and a drizzle of toasted sesame oil. If you don’t have toasted sesame, you can easily just omit it from the sauce. I do love the flavor, but it is not a must.
Like most of my Asian-inspired dishes, I love to use chili paste. More often than not I use gochujang, a Korean chili paste. This really provides that extra flavor. The Mother in Law’s brand is my favorite, I get the original flavor from Whole Foods or order on Amazon.
Step 3: toss the chicken and the sauce
Pour the sauce over the baked crispy chicken and cook the chicken in the sauce over medium-high heat. Stir with a wooden spoon. The coating soaks up all the sauce – yum!
Step 4: serve with rice
You can easily serve this as is, but we love this chicken best served over rice and topped with lots of toasted sesame seeds.
It’s so delish!
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Lastly, if you make this 30 Minute Honey Garlic Chicken, 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!
20 Minute Honey Garlic Chicken
Servings: 4
Calories Per Serving: 585 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 garlic powder
- black pepper and chile flakes
- 1/4 cup flour or gluten-free flour
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cups broccoli florets or chopped asparagus
- sesame seeds, for serving
Honey Garlic Sauce
- 1/3 cup tamari or soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 6 cloves garlic, grated
- 3-4 tablespoons chili paste (gochjang) (gochujang)
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onion
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 450° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or rub with oil.2. On the sheet pan, mix the chicken, garlic powder, pepper, and chile flakes. 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/asparagus to the other side. Toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.3. Meanwhile, make the sauce. In a bowl or glass jar, combine all ingredients.4. Remove the vegetables from the sheet pan. Then pour the honey garlic sauce over the chicken and toss the chicken up in the sauce. Bake for another 5 minutes, until the sauce is baked onto the chicken.5. Serve the chicken, vegetables, and honey garlic sauce with green onions and toasted sesame seeds. I love this over rice, but it's also great as an appetizer too!
This post was originally published on April 10, 2024
The consensus in our household was that there is way too much garlic. We like garlic (and are used to downing plain), but it was a bit overpowering. My kids are not picky and eat lots, but two boys didn’t finish their plate. I myself kept wishing there was a bit more honey/sweet. If I made this again, I would cut the garlic by about half and do another tablespoon of honey.
Hi Esther,
Thanks so much for trying this dish and sharing your feedback, so sorry to hear your family didn’t love it!
The sauce did not turn out for me it soaked into the meat. Had to make my own with cornstarch and re coat the meat.
Hi there,
Thanks for trying this dish and sharing your feedback, sorry to hear it did not turn out for you!
The recipe title and description below it is “30 Minute” but when jumping to the recipe and printing it is “20 minute.”
Thanks for letting us know, Monika!
Absolutely a family favorite! My kids request this when the come home from college.
Thanks so much, Farrah! I am so glad to hear your family always enjoys this recipe! Have a great week!
Great easy recipe! I wish I cooked enough for leftovers. It was delicious! I added a little brown sugar in the sauce and a light drizzle of honey after the chicken was tossed in the sauce.
Hey Kenya,
Happy Monday! I’m thrilled to hear this recipe turned out well for you!
Thanks for making it and your comment:)
Easy to make! Served over rice. Husband rated this recipe a 10/10. Only thing I wish was that the chicken was a little more crispy! Overall happy with the results.
Hey Elizabeth,
Happy Sunday! Thanks a bunch for giving this recipe a try, I love to hear it turned out well for you!
Family loves this and makes great leftovers
Hey Erin,
Happy Friday!! I appreciate you making this recipe and your comment, I am so glad to hear it was a hit!
I have made a lot of Tieghan’s recipes and this just became one of my favorites! Amazing! I told my husband I’d make a batch and freeze it so we can have it when we are hungover instead of spending $60 on Chinese food. A couple of modifications: I didn’t toss the chicken in olive oil after coating it in flour. I let it bake dry instead and that helped keeping the liquid factor down. I cooked the sauce on the stove top starting with sautéing the garlic in sesame oil and then adding the rest of the ingredients and then added a corn starch slurry to thicken. I then let the sauce cool which thickened it even more. I tossed the chicken with the sauce in a bowl and then threw back on the pan into the oven on the top rack to finish it off. It came out perfectly!
Hey Ashley,
Thanks for the thoughtful feedback after trying this recipe, I’m happy to hear it was a win. Have a wonderful day!
Didn’t really look like the picture, but the flavor was great! Family loved it! Would definitely make again❤️
Thanks so much, Chanel! I am so glad this recipe was enjoyed by your family! Have a great week!
Very delicious. Mine turned out a little less crispy from all the water from the chicken cooking, but excited to try this again and refine my methods!
Hey Sam,
Wonderful! So glad to hear you enjoyed this recipe, thanks a bunch for giving it a try!
This is fantastic. So easy to make but so much great flavor!
Hey there,
Happy Sunday!🎃 Thanks for giving this recipe a whirl, so glad it turned out nicely for you!
So good! My whole family loved this recipe. The spiciness is perfectly paired with the sweetness of the honey. This will be a staple recipe for us.
Hey Karen,
Happy Sunday!🎃 Thanks for giving this recipe a whirl, so glad it turned out nicely for you!
This was not that great and quite spicy.
Hi Jessica,
Thanks for trying this dish and sharing your feedback, sorry to hear it was not enjoyed!
sauce was even better when i added some fresh ginger to it 🙂 love this recipe, was a hit when i needed a quick dish to impress a former lover and her new partner while introducing her to mine
Hey Adam,
Happy Sunday!🎃 Thanks a bunch for making this recipe and your comment, so glad to hear it was a winner!
Ooh yes!! I will definitely add this next time!
Love! It was a family hit immediately. Thank you for another delicious meal!
Hi Katie,
Amazing! Thank you so much for making this recipe, I’m so glad it was enjoyed!
Have the best fall weekend!