Quick Chicken Breast Recipes

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!

This sauce for chicken breast is a variation of my Honey Garlic Salmon which has been popular with readers for many years.

If I were ever to do a summary of my top 5 Most Used Sauces, Honey Garlic Sauce would probably be right at the top of the list. I love it because it requires so few ingredients that are pantry staples, and when simmered with a seared protein in a skillet so it becomes all bubbly and syrupy…. oh WOW.

It’s just DA BOMB!!! ( <– Who talks like that at my age???! I do. Only in extenuating circumstances. Excitement over crazy delicious secret-weapon sauce falls under this category. )

Honey Garlic Chicken Breast

Recipe video above. An incredible quick and easy way to serve up chicken breast – seared then simmered in the most amazing honey garlic sauce. 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. BONUS: See notes for how to make this with any protein – beef, pork, lamb, prawns/shrimp, tofu!

Prep: 4min

Total: 12min

Serving Size: 166 g

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 166 g, calories 323 kcal, Carbohydrate 23 g, Protein 28 g, Fat 13 g, Saturated Fat 7 g, Cholesterol 107 mg, Sodium 400 mg, Sugar 21 g

Ingredients:

• 500g / 1 lb chicken breast (, boneless and skinless (2 pieces))
• Salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup flour ((Note 1))
• 3 1/2 tbsp (50g) unsalted butter ((or 2 1/2 tbsp olive oil))
• 2 garlic cloves (, minced)
• 1 1/2 tbsp apple cider vinegar ((or white or other clear vinegar))
• 1 tbsp soy sauce (, light or all purpose (Note 2))
• 1/3 cup honey ((or maple syrup))

Instruction:

1. Cut the breasts in half horizontally to create 4 steaks in total. Sprinkle each side with salt and pepper.
2. Place flour in a shallow dish. Coat chicken in flour and shake off excess.
3. Melt most of the butter in a large skillet over high heat – hold back about 1 tsp for later.
4. Place chicken in skillet and cook for 2 – 3 minutes until golden. Turn and cook the other side for 1 minute.
5. Turn heat down slightly to medium high.
6. Make a bit of room in the pan and add garlic and top with remaining dab of butter. Stir garlic briefly once butter melts.
7. Add vinegar, soy sauce and honey. Stir / shake pan to combine. Bring sauce to simmer, then simmer for 1 minute or until slightly thickened.
8. Turn chicken to coat in sauce. If the sauce gets too thick, add a touch of water and stir.
9. Remove from stove immediately. Place chicken on plates and drizzle over remaining sauce.

15-Minute Honey Garlic Chicken

This 5-ingredient, 15-minute honey garlic chicken with an addictively delicious sauce makes a perfect quick and easy weeknight dinner recipe!

Prep: 5min

Total: 15min

Serving Size: 1

Nutrition Facts: calories 360 calories, Carbohydrate 15 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 145 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 8 grams fat, Fiber 0 grams fiber, Protein 54 grams protein, Saturated Fat 2 grams saturated fat, servingSize 1, Sodium 665 milligrams sodium, Sugar 13 grams sugar, Trans Fat 0 grams trans fat, unSaturated Fat 5 grams unsaturated fat

Ingredients:

• 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil (or canola oil)
• 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into small cubes (about 1/2 inch)
• Salt and black pepper
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional, adjust for heat)
• Brown rice, sliced green onions, sesame seeds, chopped peanuts, lime wedges to squeeze over chicken

Instruction:

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Lightly season the cubed chicken with salt and pepper. (Go easy because the soy sauce has plenty of sodium.)
3. Add the chicken to the skillet and brown on one side, about 3-4 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, make the glaze. Whisk the honey, soy sauce, garlic and red pepper flakes, if using, in a small bowl until well combined.
5. Add the sauce to the pan and toss to coat the chicken pieces. Cook until chicken is cooked through, 4-5 more minutes.
6. Serve with steamed rice and top with green onions, sesame seeds and a squeeze of lime juice, if desired.

It’s so delicious that I cook this chicken breast almost everyday! Incredible fast and easy!

FAQ

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What dishes can be made from chicken breast?

• Crunchy garlic chicken. A star rating of 4.4 out of 5. …
• Harissa-spiced chicken with bulgur wheat. A star rating of 4.4 out of 5. …
• Chicken stroganoff. A star rating of 4.7 out of 5. …
• Chicken pasta bake. …
• Easy chicken fajitas. …
• Chicken Milanese. …
• Cajun chicken pasta. …
• Chicken skewers with broad bean hummus.

Is 10 minutes enough to cook chicken breast?