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Easy, homemade crispy chicken tossed in a spicy-sweet honey garlic sauce. Serve this dish with asparagus, broccoli, or a combination of the two, cooked up right alongside the chicken. It’s the easiest sheet pan dinner. Add a side of rice for a main, or serve it on its own as an appetizer. This fun take-out-style dinner is great any night of the week!
Some of my favorite types of dinners to create and share with my family are fun takeout-inspired dinners made at home. Well, tacos are probably my favorite, but takeout at home is a close second. My younger sister, Asher, adores any dish with a hit of soy sauce (I use tamari) and served over rice. Just like my mom, Asher adores rice.
I often make dishes like today’s recipe for them, but I love sharing new sauces and flavors! I always have fun creating these recipes.
I shared my recipe for chili ginger orange chicken just after the holidays. Since then, I’ve made it multiple times. The chili orange sauce is so delicious!
I felt like it was time to shake things up, so instead of the classic orange sauce, today I’m sharing a honey garlic sauce made with lemon! This sauce is so simple, but wow, the flavors really are delicious.
Honey, garlic, and lemon, all mixed with salty tamari – such an addicting sauce!
Ingredients
- Boneless Skinless Chicken breasts or thighs, cut into cubes
- Garlic powder
- Black pepper and Chile flakes
- Flour or gluten free flour
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Broccoli florets or chopped asparagus
- Sesame seeds
Honey Garlic Sauce
- Tamari or soy sauce
- Lemon juice
- Honey
- Garlic
- Chili paste
- Chopped green onion
- Toasted sesame oil
These are the details
Step 1: start with the chicken
I like to use cubed raw chicken—breasts or thighs, or a mix of the two. Toss the cubed chicken with garlic powder, black pepper, and chile flakes. I love to use Korean chile flakes. You can find them online, at Whole Foods, and in most major grocery stores in the Asian aisle.
Now add some flour. The flour allows the chicken to get crispy in the oven. It’s a small amount, so just a very light coating. It’s not a breaded chicken but it has just enough of a coating to ensure the sauce can stick nicely to the chicken.
Bake the chicken with a side of asparagus or broccoli. Depending on the size of your chicken pieces, this should take about 10 to 15 minutes to cook.
Step 2: the honey garlic sauce
This really is the heart of the recipe. The sauce brings all the flavor.
Mix the tamari (or soy sauce), with lemon juice and honey. The honey not only adds flavor but creates a sticky sauce that will adhere nicely to the chicken.
Then, fresh garlic, chili paste, green onions, and a drizzle of toasted sesame oil. If you don’t have toasted sesame, you can easily just omit it from the sauce. I do love the flavor, but it is not a must.
Like most of my Asian-inspired dishes, I love to use chili paste. More often than not I use gochujang, a Korean chili paste. This really provides that extra flavor. The Mother in Law’s brand is my favorite, I get the original flavor from Whole Foods or order on Amazon.
Step 3: toss the chicken and the sauce
Pour the sauce over the baked crispy chicken and cook the chicken in the sauce over medium-high heat. Stir with a wooden spoon. The coating soaks up all the sauce – yum!
Step 4: serve with rice
You can easily serve this as is, but we love this chicken best served over rice and topped with lots of toasted sesame seeds.
Why you’ll love this sheet pan chicken
- One pan, minimal mess, crispy chicken + sauce that clings.
- Flexible: broccoli, asparagus, or both.
- Weeknight-friendly and very “takeout-style” without deep frying.
Looking for other busy weeknight-night recipes? Try these!
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Lastly, if you make this 30 Minute Honey Garlic Chicken, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
20 Minute Honey Garlic Chicken
Servings: 4
Calories Per Serving: 585 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breasts or thighs, cut into cubes
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- black pepper and chile flakes
- 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
- 1. Preheat the oven to 450° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or rub with oil.2. On the sheet pan, mix the chicken, garlic powder, pepper, and chile flakes. Add the flour and toss again. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil, tossing to coat. Arrange the chicken to one side of the baking sheet. Add the broccoli/asparagus to the other side. Toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.3. Meanwhile, make the sauce. In a bowl or glass jar, combine all ingredients.4. Remove the vegetables from the sheet pan. Then pour the honey garlic sauce over the chicken and toss the chicken up in the sauce. Bake for another 5 minutes, until the sauce is baked onto the chicken.5. Serve the chicken, vegetables, and honey garlic sauce with green onions and toasted sesame seeds. I love this over rice, but it's also great as an appetizer too!
This post was originally published on April 10, 2024
I loved this! Do you think I could sub shrimp for chicken next time?
Thanks so much, Mary! Love to hear this dish was enjoyed, I appreciate you making it! Sure, shrimp would be delicious!
Have a great Thursday!
I mafe this tonight. I didn’t have garlic bit it was still delicious and easy to prepare.
Thanks so much, Judy! Love to hear this recipe was enjoyed, I appreciate you making it!
It tasted like one of those frozen aisle Asian dishes that you heat up in the microwave. Following this recipe doesn’t produce the lovely dark caramelized chicken like the picture. Very misleading. Very much a bummer.
Quick, simple, and delicious. It has become a staple in our diet.
Hey Amir,
Thanks for giving this recipe a whirl, I’m so glad it turned out nicely. Have a great Thursday!
I thought I’d try it even though it had bad reviews. It’s not a great recipe. She’s got other good Asian chicken dinners, my recommendation is to try something else.
Thanks for sharing your feedback, Hannah! So sorry to hear this dish was not enjoyed!
the recipe made no sense and doesn’t read well the the flower coating did not cook well and the chicken did not come out well.
Thanks for the feedback, Chase. Sorry to hear this recipe was not enjoyed!
I almost missed the part where you toss the chicken with 2 tablespoons of oil. The chicken didn’t look right to me, so I went back to the recipe and sure enough, oil was needed. Perhaps the commenter forgot the oil.
my husband and i love this recipe! perfect for a quick weeknight dinner
Hey Jenn,
Happy Monday!! Thanks a bunch for making this recipe and your comment, I’m so glad to hear it was a winner!
The picture posted here of this recipe is clearly not the product of this process. If you want an actual sweet flavor, I suggest adding sugar and or a lot more honey. Make sure your chicken is completely dry before tossing it in the flour or it’ll turn into a complete glop gloop chicken soup in your pan. Which it will anyway.. I suggest frying the chicken bits, or putting them in the air fryer even. And then tossing them in the sauce afterwards.
Delish! Just made it tonight and it was a big hit.
Hey Sherry,
Happy Friday! Thank you so much for giving this recipe a try and sharing your thoughts—so happy it worked for you!
SO DELISH! The honey garlic sauce with the chicken and broccoli is just too good! Super yummy, enjoyed by the whole family…thank you for this recipe!
Hey Megan,
Perfect! So glad to hear this recipe turned out well for you, thanks a bunch for making it!
Can you use Coconut Aminos instead of soy sauce?
Hi Rachel,
Totally, that will work nicely for you! I hope you love this dish!
Made this tonight and it was super tasty! I didn’t have broccoli so I used carrot and red pepper instead. I also added some sauteed shrimp. Thanks again for always lending inspo!
Hey Melanie,
Awesome!! Thanks a lot for making this recipe and your notes, so glad it was enjoyed!
Have a great Sunday!☃️
I think the title of this recipe is misleading. I was expecting a sweet taste, but I clearly didn’t know what the chili paste tastes like, so that’s on me. It was pretty spicy for my fam, so next time, I think I’d only use 1T of the paste.
Thanks so much for sharing your feedback, Elaine! Let me know if you make the recipe again!
Have a great weekend!
This recipe tasted very good. I am disappointed at the photo which does not contain broccoli and looks nothing like the result of baking this recipe on a sheet pan. I would very much like to see a recipe where the photo matches the actual recipe provided.
Thanks for sharing your feedback, Dustin!
Quick, easy, & delicious! Perfect for a busy weeknight. Love the sauce!
Thanks so much, Chelsea!!
Does anyone know the sodium amount per serving?
Hi Lisa,
So sorry, I do not have that information at this time!
Please let me know if I can help in any other way!