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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
This was very good! Quick, easy, and delicious! I will be having this often. Thank you for sharing.
Hey Teresa,
Thanks so much for trying this dish and sharing your feedback, so glad to hear it was enjoyed! Happy Friday! xT
Made it tonight. Perfect amount of spice and flavor. My mouth is in heaven!
Hey Eric,
Thanks so much for trying this dish and sharing your feedback, so glad to hear it was enjoyed! Happy Friday! xT
I had to cook it for about 30-35 minutes instead of the 10-15 recommended. But it had a wonderful flavor and I will definitely be making it again!!
Hey Brooke,
So glad to hear that you enjoyed this recipe, thanks so much for making it and your feedback! xx
This recipe was great! I love flavorful Asian food so this hit the spot and only took about 10-15 mins active work time (if less). Tip I broiled the chicken in the end so it would be crispy and more pan fried flavor. I also added the honey after baking and slightly cooked so I could reap the benefits of the honey. Thank you!
Hey Seema,
Awesome! Thanks so much for trying this dish and sharing what worked well for you! So glad it was enjoyed! Have a great weekend:) xx
We enjoyed this recipe even though I substituted some ingredients. I didn’t have chili paste but used tomato paste, soy sauce and honey. I used red pepper flakes sparingly and even added some cayenne pepper to make sure I had some heat. It was spicy just enough, I’ll buy lemons for the next time. It was really great, I cooked jasmine rice and broiled my partially thawed out (frozen) broccoli side by side then combined at the end. Excellent, Thanks
Hey Trish,
Happy Friday! Love to hear that this recipe turned out nicely for you, thanks so much for making it! Thanks for sharing what worked well for you! xT
This was the perfect recipe once again. It had the right amount of spice and heat. Followed the directions and the result tasted better than take out. My husband gave two compliments; 1. best recipe of the last month and 2. he could eat it every two weeks! Such a win. I like how Half-baked harvest uses ingredients I almost always already have at home!
Hey Hannah,
Happy 4th of July! Thanks so much for making this recipe and your comment, so glad to hear it was enjoyed! xx
I love your recipes but this one was a fail for me. I couldn’t get my chicken crispy. I am thinking there was too much water coming off the chicken as it cooked?? The flavors were good but since I couldn’t get the Chiron crispy, it was a fail.
HI Gwen,
Thanks for sharing this feedback and sorry to hear you couldn’t get the chicken to crisp up! Next time, try using a larger sheet pan or put the chicken on a separate pan. I hope this helps! xx
I love this recipe! The flavor is amazing! I was wondering if it can be turned into an Instant Pot recipe? I only have a convection oven and it doesn’t quite work as well as a regular oven so I try to make everything in the Instant Pot.
Do you know how to convert this to an IP recipe?
Thank you for all your recipes!
Hi Johana,
Thanks so much for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback! So glad you have been enjoying it:) I have never tried this in the instant pot, I don’t think it would work all that well with coating the chicken in flour and it definitely wouldn’t get crispy. Please let me know if I can help in any other way! xx
a convection oven is even better for this than a conventional oven. do it as instructed but the chicken will crisp up faster in the convection oven
I made this exact to the recipe. We liked it a lot – only criticism from the family was the chicken wasn’t very crispy (possibly due to the large amount of sauce the recipe made). Otherwise – YUM! Next time I might try to pan fry the chicken and then roast it with the sauce to get the exterior a bit crispier. I say that as we are fighting over the last few bits 🙂
Hey Gina,
Thanks so much for giving this dish a try, so glad to hear that it was enjoyed my your family! xx
Home run! We didn’t use the flakes and used only 2.5T of chili paste and it was perfect for us!
Love to hear this!! Thanks so much for trying this recipe, Lauren:) I appreciate the feedback! xT
I have recently reviewed this with 5 stars and needed to add another comment after we fought over the (cold!) leftovers…. This sauce was already amazing but gets even better as it sits!! I’ll be making this just to take for lunch, no microwave needed!
Lol thank you so much, Lauren:) I really appreciate it!!
I made this for dinner tonight. My husband and I really enjoyed this. Easy and easy cleanup
Hey Kathy,
Love to hear this! Thanks so much for trying this recipe and your feedback! Happy Tuesday:)
Can I skip the chili paste ? Should I replace it with anything else? I can’t handle spicy. Thanks!
Hey Lexie,
No worries, you can just skip the chili paste:) I hope you love this recipe, let me know if you give it a try! xT
This recipe is great, but I cannot seem to get my chicken crispy…. What am I doing wrong?
Hey Sarah,
Thanks so much! Love to hear you have been enjoying this recipe:) I would try turning the broiler on at the end of baking to crisp the chicken. I hope this helps for next time! xx
In the recipe it says to use a sheet pan? So that’s what I used? Did I miss where it says to use a cast iron?
Hi Sarah,
No, you are correct with the sheet pan:) I would try turning the broiler on during the last 5 minutes next time to see if that helps crisp the chicken up for you! I hope this helps! xx
Delicious and so easy to make! Thank you so much for a great recipe!
Hey Jenna,
Happy Friday! Thanks a lot for trying this recipe and your comment, love to hear that it was a winner! Xx
SPICY! so beware – I only added 3 tbsp chili paste and next time will cut down to 1. Otherwise was good and fairly easy but be prepared for the heat!!
Hey Madeleine,
Thanks so much for trying this dish! So sorry it was so spicy, but glad to hear you enjoyed the flavors! xT
I loved this! It was however very salty despite no added salt, only 3 tbsp of pepper paste! Any suggestions?
Hey Liz,
Thanks for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback, glad to hear it was enjoyed! Next time, I would use low sodium soy sauce. I hope this helps! xT
Spicier than expected. Less gochujang and more honey next time.
Hi Robert,
Thanks so much for making this recipe and sharing your feedback! Let me know if you try again making those adjustments:) xT