This quick and easy mouthwatering good Honey Garlic Chicken combines crispy Asian-style fried chicken pieces and green onions tossed in a quick and easy honey garlic sauce. We like to serve this dish over white rice, ramen noodles, or udon noodles. It is so much better than Chinese takeout and easy enough for a busy weeknight meal. It is quick, tastes great, and the whole family enjoys it.
How to make Asian Honey Garlic Chicken
Start by setting up your breading stations. Add the cornstarch to a shallow bowl, beat the eggs in a small bowl, and add the flour, salt, freshly ground black pepper, and cayenne pepper to another shallow bowl. Dredge the chicken pieces in cornstarch, then dip them in the beaten eggs, and finally dredge them in the flour mixture. As you finish breading them, move them to a parchment paper covered baking sheet with a little space between them.
Heat about 1/4-inch vegetable oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the chicken pieces until golden brown on the bottom. Then flip and cook until the other side is golden brown. Remove the chicken to a plate and continue cooking in batches until all the chicken is browned and cooked through.
Very carefully wipe the skillet clean as it will be hot. Then reduce the heat on the skillet to medium-low and add the butter. Once melted, add the garlic and cook for 1 minute while stirring constantly. Add the honey, water, soy sauce, and rice vinegar. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for about 10 minutes or until thickened. Add the chicken back to the skillet and top with sliced green onions.
Recipe notes and helpful tips
- Cut the chicken breast into uniform bite-size pieces so they cook evenly.
- Pro-Tip – avoid the dreaded breading fingers and use one hand for the dry ingredients and the opposite hand for the egg mixture.
- If you like everything with a little kick to it, add 1 -1 1/2 teaspoons sambal oelek (ground chili paste) to the saucepan when making the honey sauce
- If desired, add some veggies like broccoli, cauliflower rice, or carrots.
- Once you start cooking, this recipe moves fairly quickly, so have your tools, pan, and ingredients within close proximity to the stovetop.
- I cook this recipe in a heavy skillet, but a wok works just as well.
- Try adding toasted sesame seeds. In a large dry skillet over medium-high heat, add the sesame seeds and cook until lightly toasted, shaking the skillet several times. Remove the sesame seeds into a small bowl and add to the dish right before serving.
- For optimal flavor, this recipe is best served promptly while the chicken is hot and crisp, the sauce is perfectly thickened, and the green onions are crisp.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat at 50% power in the microwave until warm.
What to serve with Honey Garlic Chicken
- Starch – white rice, brown rice, Chinese noodles, ramen noodles, udon noodles, or cellophane noodles.
- Vegetables – broccoli, snow peas, carrots, bell peppers, mushrooms, or celery
- Appetizers – crab rangoon, egg rolls, bacon-wrapped water chestnuts, or potstickers
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Honey Garlic Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1 ½ lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts or chicken thighs cut into bite-size pieces
- ⅓ cup cornstarch
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- ½ cup flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper optional
- Vegetable oil for frying
Honey Garlic Sauce
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- Sliced green onions
Instructions
- Set up your breading stations. Add the cornstarch to a shallow bowl, beat the eggs in a small bowl, and add the flour, salt, freshly ground black pepper, and cayenne pepper to another shallow bowl.
- Dredge the chicken pieces in cornstarch, then dip them in the beaten eggs, and finally dredge them in the flour mixture. As you finish breading them, move them to a parchment paper covered baking sheet with a little space between them.
- Heat about 1/4-inch vegetable oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the chicken pieces until golden brown on the bottom. Flip and cook until the other side is golden brown. Remove the chicken to a plate and continue cooking in batches until all the chicken is browned and cooked through.
- Very carefully wipe the skillet clean, as it will be hot. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the butter. Once melted, add the garlic and cook for 1 minute while stirring constantly.
- Add the honey, water, soy sauce, and rice vinegar. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes or until thickened. Add the chicken back to the skillet and top with sliced green onions.
Notes
- Cut the chicken breast into uniform bite-size pieces so they cook evenly.
- Pro-Tip – avoid the dreaded breading fingers and use one hand for the dry ingredients and the opposite hand for the egg mixture.
- If you like everything with a little kick to it, add 1 -1 1/2 teaspoons sambal oelek (ground chili paste) to the saucepan when making the honey sauce
- If desired, add some veggies like broccoli, cauliflower rice, or carrots.
- Once you start cooking, this recipe moves fairly quickly, so have your tools, pan, and ingredients within close proximity to the stovetop.
- I cook this recipe in a heavy skillet, but a wok works just as well.
- Try adding toasted sesame seeds. In a large dry skillet over medium-high heat, add the sesame seeds and cook until lightly toasted, shaking the skillet several times. Remove the sesame seeds into a small bowl and add to the dish right before serving.
- For optimal flavor, this recipe is best served promptly while the chicken is hot and crisp, the sauce is perfectly thickened, and the green onions are crisp.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat at 50% power in the microwave until warm.
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Allyson Zea
This as perfect over rice for dinner!
Catalina
We could not resist this chicken dish! My family loved it.
Tammy
Oooh looks better than takeout! I wish I had this right now…love honey chicken! Perfect meal for the family this week ^_^
Karen
I wannnntttt….This looks sooo good, so good! I can’t wait to make your recipe, I am actually super excited about it.
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Karen! Enjoy!
Claudia
Great recipe! We loved it! Thank you!
Monidipa
The honey garlic chicken recipe you shared is simply amazing! The combination of sweet and savory flavors is spot on, and the instructions are clear and easy to follow. It’s a delicious dish that I can’t wait to make again.
Paula Richie
Honey Garlic Chicken tossed in a quick and easy honey garlic sauce sounds delicious sered over brown rice.
Dannii
We love this for a quick and easy meal. So much flavour!
Beth Sachs
Such an easy chicken recipe! My kids asked for seconds. Definitely going on the meal plan rota!
Beth Pierce
Thanks Beth! So glad that the kids liked it. That really says something!
Gina
Made this the other night and it came out great! It was full of flavor and easy to make. Will definitely be adding this to my dinner rotation!
Beth Pierce
Thanks Gina! We love it too!!
Angela
Obsessed with this! My new favorite way to make chicken. The honey sauce is amazing!
Beth Pierce
Thanks Angela! So glad that you like it!
Mindy Fewless
This was so much better than takeout!! Thank you!
Beth Pierce
My pleasure Mindy! So glad that you like it!
Tammie
Wow… I’m not a big fan of chicken, no matter how it is prepared, but even I have to try this!
Erin
That is one delicious-looking chicken!
Amanda
This sounds like an amazing flavor to go with chicken. I cannot wait to make this!
Erik
Ooh this would be perfect for dinner tonight!