Description
These Honey Garlic Chicken Breasts are a sweet and savory delight, perfect for a quick and flavorful weeknight dinner. Tender chicken breasts are coated in a sticky honey garlic sauce that’s bursting with flavor. Serve over rice or with a side of veggies for a complete meal.
Ingredients
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Chicken:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Sauce:
- 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
- 1/3 cup honey
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
- Green onions, thinly sliced for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare the Cooking Base: Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large frying pan over medium to medium-high heat.
- Prepare the Chicken: Slice the chicken breasts in half lengthwise, season with salt and pepper, dredge in flour.
- Cook the Chicken: Cook the chicken in the pan until golden brown and almost fully cooked.
- Make the Sauce: Melt butter, sauté garlic, add soy sauce, vinegar, honey, salt, and pepper.
- Deglaze and Finish the Sauce: Simmer the sauce until thickened.
- Combine and Warm: Return chicken to the pan to warm in the sauce.
- Serve: Plate the chicken, garnish with green onions, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 820mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
