Honey Garlic Chicken is an epic 12 minute chicken breast recipe with a magic 5 ingredient Honey Garlic Sauce! This is a terrific back pocket quick dinner idea for busy nights that’s made with pantry staples. It’s quite amazing how so few ingredients can transform into such a tasty sauce for chicken! If I were ever to do a summary of my top 5 Most Used Sauces, Cooking chicken breast on stove Garlic Sauce would probably be right at the top of the list.
Honey Garlic Chicken is one of my favourite quick dinners that I find myself making over and over again. I told you that you’d have everything! Sear chicken, add butter, garlic, vinegar, soy sauce, honey. Turn chicken to coat in the amazing honey garlic sauce. Notice how the sauce is clinging to the surface?
That’s because we dusted the chicken with flour so when it’s pan fried, it creates a crust. Even though it’s got soy sauce in the Honey Garlic Sauce, this doesn’t taste specifically Asian-y. But it’s versatile enough that it will go just as well with Fried Rice as it will with a Macaroni Salad or even Mac and Cheese. Subscribe to my newsletter and follow along on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram for all of the latest updates. Don’t be deceived by the short ingredient list! It’s absolutely worth the extra step of dusting the chicken with flour because it creates a crust for the sauce to cling to.
Place flour in a shallow dish. Coat chicken in flour and shake off excess. Turn and cook the other side for 1 minute. Turn heat down slightly to medium high. Make a bit of room in the pan and add garlic and top with remaining dab of butter. Stir garlic briefly once butter melts.
Add vinegar, soy sauce and honey. Bring sauce to simmer, then simmer for 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Turn chicken to coat in sauce. If the sauce gets too thick, add a touch of water and stir. Place chicken on plates and drizzle over remaining sauce. It won’t brown quite as evenly but once covered in sauce, you won’t know the difference. Light or all purpose soy sauce is suitable for this recipe.