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20 Minute Light Honey Garlic Chicken

[heart_this] · Jan 9, 2023 · 2 Comments

20 Minute Light Honey Garlic Chicken

Quick and easy, bite sized pieces of chicken sauteed in a honey garlic sauce!

Honey garlic chicken is a classic Chinese takeout menu item and it’s super easy to make at home! This version skips the crispy breaded coating to keep things a little lighter and healthier. The recipe is as simple as mixing all of the sauce ingredients, and sautéing the chicken before adding the sauce to cook and thicken in the same pan! All said and done, it takes about as much time to make the chicken as it does to steam some rice to serve it over. You can enjoy the chicken by itself or you can easily add a veggie, such and diced bell peppers, that you can sauté in the same pan, for a more complete meal!

20 Minute Light Honey Garlic Chicken

20 Minute Light Honey Garlic Chicken

20 Minute Light Honey Garlic Chicken

20 Minute Light Honey Garlic Chicken
20 Minute Light Honey Garlic Chicken

20 Minute Light Honey Garlic Chicken

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 4

Quick and easy, bite sized pieces of chicken sauteed in a honey garlic sauce!

ingredients
  • 1 pound boneless and skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1 tablespoon oil (peanut or vegetable)
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
  • 1/3 cup chicken broth (or water)
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar (or apple cider vinegar, or white vinegar)
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon butter (optional)
directions
  1. Heat the oil in a pan over medium-high heat, add the chicken, and cook until golden brown, about 2-4 minutes per side.
  2. Meanwhile, mix the honey, garlic, broth, vinegar, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, and cornstarch.
  3. Add the sauce mixture to the pan, bring it to a boil and simmer until it thickens a bit, about a minute.
  4. Add the butter and let it melt into the sauce before enjoying!
Tip: Steam rice while you make the honey garlic chicken and it will be done at about the same time!
Option: Add a vegetable such as bell pepper, snap peas, sugar peas, broccoli, etc.
Option: Add 1 teaspoon sesame oil.
Option: Add 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 302, Fat 9g (Saturated 2g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 91mg, Sodium 301mg, Carbs 27g (Fiber 0, Sugars 23g), Protein 26g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Foodluv says

    January 10, 2023 at 8:03 pm

    My children would love this recipe. Love the touch of honey in the recipe!

    Reply
  2. Mariama says

    January 15, 2023 at 6:47 am

    Beautiful and tasty! I’m a garlic addict so this is just perfect for my taste.
    Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply

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