Description
This 30 Minute Honey Garlic Chicken recipe is a quick and flavorful dish that combines tender chicken with a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce. Serve it over a bed of steamed broccoli or asparagus for a delicious and easy meal.
Ingredients
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Ingredients:
- 2 pounds chicken breasts or thighs, cut into cubes
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- Black pepper and chile flakes, to taste
- 1/4 cup flour or gluten-free flour
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cups broccoli florets or chopped asparagus
- Sesame seeds, for serving
Honey Garlic Sauce:
- 1/3 cup tamari or soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 6 cloves garlic, grated
- 3–4 tablespoons chili paste (gochjang) (gochujang)
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onion
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
Instructions
- Coat the chicken: In a bowl, mix the chicken cubes with garlic powder, black pepper, chile flakes, and flour until well coated.
- Cook the chicken: Heat olive oil in a skillet and cook the chicken until browned and cooked through.
- Make the sauce: In a separate bowl, combine tamari, lemon juice, honey, garlic, chili paste, green onion, and sesame oil.
- Combine: Pour the sauce over the cooked chicken and stir to coat.
- Serve: Serve the honey garlic chicken over steamed broccoli or asparagus, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Notes
- You can adjust the amount of chili paste to suit your spice preference.
- Feel free to add more vegetables like bell peppers or snap peas to the dish.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 400 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg