Recipe: Perfect Baked Honey Garlic Chicken

Baked Honey Garlic Chicken. Season chicken with salt and pepper. In an ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil. How to make Honey Garlic Chicken Breast.

Tender pieces of chicken are covered an unbelievable sauce that whips up in minutes. It's one of the easiest dinners to serve on a busy weeknight when you just don't have time to think of one more thing. The sauce is scrumptious and so easy to make. You can cook Baked Honey Garlic Chicken using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Baked Honey Garlic Chicken

1. Prepare of Chicken.
2. Prepare of boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1" chunks.
3. You need of Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste.
4. It's of eggs, beaten.
5. Prepare of Panko.
6. You need of Honey Garlic Sauce.
7. You need of honey, or more to taste.
8. Prepare of garlic, minced.
9. You need of soy sauce.
10. You need of Sriracha, optional.
11. It's of cornstarch.
12. It's of green onions thinly sliced.
13. It's of sesame seeds.

In a saucepan, combine the garlic, apple cider vinegar, coconut aminos, honey, minced garlic and chicken broth. Garnish with parsley and serve over vegetables, rice, pasta, or a salad. The chicken is baked in a honey, garlic, soy and vinegar sauce that is out of this world. The honey and soy sauce caramelize the chicken so you end up with a slightly sticky texture.

Baked Honey Garlic Chicken instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly oil a 9x13 baking dish or coat with nonstick spray..
2. Season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Working in batches, dip chicken into eggs, then dredge in Panko, pressing to coat..
3. Add chicken to prepared baking dish. Place into oven and bake until golden brown and crisp, about 15-20 minutes..
4. In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, combine honey, garlic, soy sauce and Sriracha, if using. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and 1/3 cup water. Stir mixture into the saucepan until thickened, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in chicken and gently toss to combine..
5. Serve immediately, garnished with green onions and sesame seeds, if desired..

I used chicken legs (thighs and drumsticks) but breasts would also work with this, although you would have to adjust the baking time. To make these honey garlic chicken thighs simply add all of the sauce ingredients to a resealable ziplock bag, add in the chicken and toss to coat. Marinate for at least an hour or overnight. Add the honey, water, vinegar and soy sauce. In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, combine honey, garlic and soy sauce.