Skillet honey garlic chicken is juicy chicken coated in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce. This easy skillet meal makes a quick one-pot dinner recipe - perfect for weeknights.
I love simple one-skillet chicken recipes! This honey garlic chicken is about as simple as easy as they come.
The easy honey garlic sauce is made with just four ingredients and is sweet, savory, and full of flavor.
How to make skillet honey garlic chicken
Step 1: Whisk honey, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger together until well-combined. Set aside.
Step 2: Heat a large skillet (10 or 12 inches) over medium heat.
Step 3: Add olive oil, and swirl to coat pan.
Step 4: Cook chicken until golden brown. Flip chicken, and reduce heat to medium-low. Continue cooking until chicken reaches 165 F.
Step 5: Remove chicken to plate and keep warm.
Step 6: Add sauce mixture to now-empty skillet, and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Let sauce simmer, stirring regularly, until it thickens and becomes syrupy, about 3-5 minutes.
Step 7: Toss chicken in sauce, and serve.
Tips
- You'll want to keep the heat on the lower side while making the sauce. Since the sauce has a good amount of honey in it, high heat could cause the sugar to burn and create a bitter sauce.
- The sauce will cook down and become syrupy as it cooks. No cornstarch or other thickener is needed.
- I garnished the chicken with a little bit of chopped parsley to brighten it up for the pictures.
Serving suggestions
I like to serve this chicken with simple, sautéed vegetables and rice. Either green beans or broccoli sautéed in a little bit of sesame oil make a delicious side for this easy chicken recipe.
Storage
Any leftover chicken should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. The chicken will keep for up to four days when properly stored in the fridge.
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Skillet Honey Garlic Chicken
Ingredients
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup lite soy sauce
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves about 6 ounces each
Instructions
- Whisk honey, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger together until well-combined. Set aside.
- Heat a large skillet (10 or 12 inches) over medium heat.
- Add olive oil, and swirl to coat pan.
- Cook chicken until golden brown.
- Flip chicken, and reduce heat to medium-low.
- Continue cooking until chicken reaches 165 F.
- Remove chicken to plate and keep warm.
- Add sauce mixture to now-empty skillet, and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat.
- Let sauce simmer, stirring regularly, until it thickens and becomes syrupy, about 3-5 minutes.
- Toss chicken in sauce, and serve.
Carlota
My daughter made it for lunch today, lovely meal.
Kate
Thank you! =)
Bree
I’ve made this twice now and by popular demand I’ll make it again tonight. My family loves this meal and I love how simple the recipe is .
Kate
Thank you! I'm glad that it's been a hit with your family. =) Thanks for commenting!
Molly Genest
I made it, ate it and LOVED it!!!
Kate
I'm so glad! Thank you for taking the time to comment! =)
Lizabeth
Tried this a couple nights ago. It was delicious!!! I cut the recipe in half since I was cooking for two. Will definitely make again. Love your quick, easy recipes.
Amy
Great recipe! It was fast and everyone liked it. My picky eaters even asked for more! Thanks!
Kate
I'm so glad! It can be difficult to find things that picky eaters will eat, and I know how huge that is. Thanks for commenting! =)