With a recipe that includes both chicken thighs and chicken breasts, you’re just minutes away from the most addictive Honey Garlic Chicken dinner the whole family loves! The perfect meal to have when you feel like eating something sweet with a hint of savory. This super-simple recipe makes a crisp-tender chicken with a perfect, sticky glaze. Chicken thighs are perfect for this recipe, since dark meat is super moist and packed full of flavor. Although, we also love this recipe with chicken breasts… they are incredible in this sauce. So few ingredients needed for the perfect sweet to salty honey garlic sauce that will have you licking your fingers after every juicy bite.
Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Total Time: 30 mins
Ingredients:
6 chicken thighs, bone in or out, with or without skin*
Salt and pepper, to season
2 teaspoons garlic powder, to season
6 cloves garlic, crushed
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup water (or chicken broth)
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar (or apple cider vinegar, or any white vinegar)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
Instruction:
1. Season chicken with salt, pepper and garlic powder; set aside.
2. Heat a pan or skillet over medium high heat; sear chicken thigh fillets or breast fillets on both sides until golden and cooked through.
FOR BONE IN THIGHS: 1. Reduce heat after searing on both sides, cover skillet with a lid and continue cooking until the chicken is cooked through, while turning every 5 minutes until done. Alternatively, see notes for oven method.
2. Drain most of the excess oil from the pan, leaving about 2 tablespoons of pan juiced for added flavor.
FOR SAUCE: 1. When chicken is done and cooked through, arrange chicken skin-side up in the pan (if cooking with skin); add the garlic between the chicken and fry until fragrant (about 30 seconds). Add the honey, water, vinegar and soy sauce. Increase heat to medium-high and continue to cook until the sauce reduces down and thicken slightly (about 3-4 minutes).
2. Garnish with parsley and serve over vegetables, rice, pasta or with a salad.
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