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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
Tried first time but had to sub chili paste with online recommendations. We lovvved it. Trying second time now WITH actual chili paste. I will say though, it looks nothing like the picture. Mine seems « runny » where yours looks crispy. What am I doing wrong? I would think that the flour is after the oil, not before. Please clarify as this was an immediate “make it again” meal.
Hey Deanne,
So glad to hear you enjoyed this recipe! I do the flour then the oil, but you could try the other way around next time! You can also pop the broiler on at the end to get the sauce thicker. I hope this helps! xT
Tried the recipe but for some reason the honey garlic sauce wasn’t sweet at all. Idk what could have done to make it sweeter. It’s probably because I didn’t use any Gochujang. I had to substitute it for something else. I just order so more Gochujang and will try the sauce again on something else.
Hi Rico,
Thanks so much for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback! You could always use more honey next time as well if you are looking for a sweeter sauce. I hope this helps! xT
This was a good dish and I enjoyed it. But just a heads up— it’s probably not the best choice for a family with young kids. I know the description says it’s “spicy-sweet” but it is much spicier than I imagined and I even omitted the chile flakes and did the lower amount of chili paste.
Hey Gabie,
Happy Friday! Thanks for making this dish and your comment, love to hear it turned out well for you! Sorry about the spice. XxT
This is a bad recipe! Parchment paper doesn’t work up to 450F and you should NEVER cook with olive oil at that temperature either!!! For your health and those eating your food use vegetable or avocado oil for safe high temperature cooking.
DO BETTER, please…
SMH – you are a moron. There is nothing wrong with parchment at 420-450 degrees and it DOES NOT release chemicals irregardless. Olive oil is not a high-smoke point oil, but you are not cooking the chicken to 450 degrees? Moron. Recipe was delicious, thank you for sharing GF idea and I used amino acids which seemed totally fine!
Can I omit the chilli sauce? My kids won’t eat something too spicy and I’m hoping to go for a little milder flavor.
Hey Sabrina,
Yes, that would be just fine for you to do! I hope you love this recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xT
I’ve been making this at least once a fortnight since I found the recipe. The chicken always turns out perfect and the sauce is so good. I’ve started using the method for other sauces and types of meals too. Thanks for another great recipe!
Hey Rue,
Yay!! So glad to hear this recipe always turns out well for you, thanks for making it so often and your comment! xx
Can you please explain step 2? I am unclear about the olive oil and spices step.
Hi Maria Anna,
You are just going to toss the chicken with the olive oil and spices. I hope this helps! x
My whole family LOVED this recipe! I was hoping I had made enough to have leftovers for lunch, but there wasn’t even a bite left. The only thing I changed was to substitute 1 T. white wine vinegar for the 2 T. lemon juice since I am allergic to citrus. We served it with rice as suggested, as well as roasted broccoli and asparagus. We will definitely be having this again soon!
Hi Amy,
Wonderful! Thanks a lot for trying this dish and your feedback, love to hear it turned out well! Have a beautiful Sunday! xx
So good!! Really enjoyed and super easy. Thank you for a great recipe. Cut back on some of pepper flakes and used green beans as that is what I had on hand. Will definitely make again!
Hi Cristine,
Happy Thursday! I appreciate you trying this dish and your comment, love to hear it turned out well for you! xT
So good!! Really enjoyed and super easy. Thank you for a great recipe.
Thanks so much, Christine! Love to hear you enjoyed this dish, I appreciate you making it! xT
I made it tonight and it was delicious! The sauce was wonderful and the chicken baked to perfection. Thanks!
Hi Clare,
Awesome! So glad to hear this recipe turned out well for you, thanks for making it! Have a great rest of the week:) Xxx
I want to say that I love your recipes and have been making them for a long time. This recipe was easy and delicious. The chicken does not get ‘crispy’ but the flour coating allows the sauce to stick to the chicken well. Family loved it over rice and I made it with roasted broccoli which is my favorite.
Hi Carla,
Love to hear this! Thanks so much for trying this dish and your comment! So glad it turned out well! Thanks for your kind message:) xT
The one recipe says toss and continue to bake but the full version says toss and cook over medium heat…pan?
Hi Steve,
You can follow the instructions exactly as written….everything is on a sheet pan:) Please let me know if I can help in any other way! xx
Easy and super yummy!! Is this freezable once finished??
Thanks so much, Kenzie! So glad to hear this recipe was enjoyed! Yes, you can definitely freeze the leftovers. xx
Wow, just made this on a cold winter night. Fantastic flavors and a little heat from an easy to follow recipe. I didn’t have chili paste, but I did have a jar of Hoison sauce and substituted it. Delicious, thank you for this recipe!
Hi Greg,
Happy New Year!🥳 Thanks so much for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback, love to hear it turned out well for you! xx