Description
A quick and flavorful honey garlic chicken breast recipe with sweet honey, savory garlic, and soy sauce cooked in a sticky skillet glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter divided
- 6 cloves garlic thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
- 1/3 cup honey
- Kosher salt to taste
- Freshly cracked black pepper to taste
- Green onions thinly sliced for garnish
Instructions
- Slice chicken breasts lengthwise into four thinner pieces
- Season chicken with salt and pepper then coat evenly with flour
- Heat olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large frying pan over medium to medium-high heat
- Cook chicken for 4 to 5 minutes per side until golden brown then remove from pan
- Melt remaining butter and cook sliced garlic for 30 to 60 seconds until fragrant
- Add soy sauce and rice vinegar and scrape the browned bits from the pan
- Stir in honey and simmer the sauce for about 4 to 5 minutes until slightly thickened
- Return chicken to the pan and simmer for 1 minute until coated in sauce
- Serve garnished with sliced green onions
Notes
- Use fresh garlic for stronger flavor
- Slice chicken evenly so it cooks at the same rate
- Let the sauce simmer longer if you prefer a thicker glaze
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Pan Fry
- Cuisine: Asian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 20
- Sodium: 820
- Fat: 14
- Saturated Fat: 6
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 24
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 34
- Cholesterol: 105