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This simple Sheet Pan Honey Buffalo Chicken with Broccoli is about to become your new go-to meal. Easy homemade, crispy chicken, tossed in a spicy-sweet honey buffalo sauce. Serve with broccoli cooked up right alongside the chicken and your favorite creamy ranch dressing. The easiest sheet pan dinner. Add a side of rice or homemade french fries and you’ve got all you need! This fun restaurant-style dinner is great any night of the week!
Oh my goodness, this meal is my favorite. Seriously, my favorite. There’s something I just love so much about oven-baked chicken served with rice. It’s so comforting to me. And even though it’s a more basic dinner, oven-baked chicken will always make me happy.
But you all? Add some buffalo sauce and a side of blue cheese dressing and I am sold. I think buffalo sauce is one of my all-time favorite sauces, my dad’s especially. But we all love a good buffalo chicken dinner.
Fun fact? I would make buffalo, baked up in the oven, long before I even began HBH. It’s a tried and true family staple that we all love.
When I decided I was making this, I didn’t really realize what I was making. I had just written out the recipe as a sheet pan chicken with broccoli in a spicy sauce.
It wasn’t until I was actually making the sauce that I was basically making my buffalo sauce, just with the addition of honey. So even better, right?
It turned out so, so, so yummy. Now the whole family loves this very simple sheet pan dinner!
The details
You want to start with the chicken. Cubed raw chicken, breasts or thighs, or use a mix of the two as I do. Toss the cubed chicken with a mix of seasonings: smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Add flour, then toss again.
The flour allows the chicken to get crispy in the oven. It’s a small amount, so a very light coating, but just perfect. Not a fully bready chicken, but breaded just enough so that the sauce can really stick nicely to the chicken.
Bake the chicken up with a side of broccoli. It takes maybe 20 minutes to cook.
Now the sauce. Hot sauce, Franks is my favorite. Add some salty butter and then a couple of teaspoons of seasoned salt and a pinch of black pepper. Melt this all together on the stove until just combined, Then, turn the heat off and mix in the honey.
The honey makes this buffalo sauce so special. The lightest bit of sweetness. Pour the sauce over the baked, crispy chicken and cook the chicken in the sauce. What happens is that the coating soaks up all the sauce – wow, so delish.
These are so yummy with home-baked french fries and ranch or blue cheese dressing!
Perfect dinner for everyone in the family!
Looking for other busy weeknight-night recipes? Try these!
One Skillet Saucy Chicken Tortilla Enchilada Rice Bake
Crockpot Crispy Chicken Tinga Tacos with Avocado Jalapeño Crema
Sheet Pan Honey Mustard Salmon with Caesar Roasted Potatoes
One Skillet Cheesy Green Chile Chicken
Lastly, if you make this Sheet Pan Honey Buffalo Chicken with Broccoli, 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!
Sheet Pan Honey Buffalo Chicken with Broccoli
Servings: 6
Calories Per Serving: 441 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breasts or thighs, cut into cubes
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 1/4 cup flour or all-purpose gluten-free flour
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cups broccoli florets
- 1/2 cup hot sauce
- 6 tablespoons salted butter
- 1-2 teaspoons seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 cup honey
- blue cheese or ranch dressing, for serving
- sliced green onions, or serving
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 450° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or rub with oil.2. On the sheet pan, toss together the chicken, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. 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 to the other side. Toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Bake 15-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. 3. Meanwhile, make the sauce. In a saucepan set over medium heat, melt together the hot sauce, butter, seasoned salt, and cayenne. Stir until melted and combined. Remove from the heat and mix in the honey. 4. Remove the broccoli from the sheet pan. Then pour the buffalo sauce over the chicken, toss the chicken up in the sauce. Bake another 5 minutes, until the buffalo sauce is baked onto the chicken. 5. Serve the chicken, broccoli, and buffalo sauce with green onions and blue cheese or ranch dressing. I love this over rice, but it's also great with french fries too!
Made this a few times now and everyone loves it! Easy to make and sooo tasty! Love it with coconut rice
Hi CoraLee,
Thanks so much for making this recipe so often, so glad to hear it is always enjoyed! xT
A recipe that the entire family loved! Really easy to make!
Thanks so much Lara!! Love to hear that your family enjoyed this dish and I appreciate you making it! xT
Quick and delicious! Great recipe!
Hey Kristine,
Love to hear this! Thanks so much for trying this recipe and your feedback! Have the best weekend! xT
I’ve made this twice in one week to make sure I loved it a second time: I did! I love the combo of paprika, honey, and buffalo sauce. I cooked my broccoli separate as we like super crispy vegetables. And it was really easy so great for weeknights. A keeper!
Hey Cheryl,
Amazing!! I am so glad to hear this dish turned out well for you, thanks so much for making it! xT
This was so delicious. And the one sheet pan is the best! I sliced it up and bit. The blue cheese takes the dish to a droll worthy level. Thanks Tiegan
Thanks so much Laurie! So glad to hear this dish turned out well for you! Happy Sunday! xT
This was so so good!! Everyone in my family loved it, even the ones that said they don’t like buffalo sauce. No leftovers unfortunately. Perfect week night meal too, so quick & I love a sheet pan meal! Thank you!
Thanks so much Sarah!! I love to hear that this recipe turned out nicely for you, thanks for making it! xT
Loved this
Thanks so much Tanya!! Love to hear this! x
Doubled this recipe, and it still turned out fantastic!! Even had leftovers. Great flavors,and nice and easy!
Yay!! Love to hear this, Lesley! Thanks so much for making this dish and your comment! Have a great Sunday! xT
Agreed, not a winner.
As soon as you added 2 tablespoons of oil, you lost the nice coating on the chicken cubes . The seasoning and flour was now lumpy.
What did I do wrong, followed exactly.
Hi Celeste,
So sorry to hear you had some issues with this recipe! The oil should just help the chicken to crisp. What happened once you baked the recipe? It should be just fine after baking:) xx
This one wasn’t a winner for us.
Sorry to hear this, Laura! Please let me know if there is something that I can help with! xT
Easy & delicious! Perfect with cauliflower. I added more chicken for a larger family and increased the cooking time. Love how quickly your one pan meals are for busy weekday nights.
Hey Kristin,
Fantastic!! I love to hear that this recipe turned out well for you and appreciate you making it! Xx
This came together so easily. My daughter and I enjoyed it so much! I didn’t have broccoli so used green beans instead. So so yummy. My daughter said bookmark that one!
Hey Laura,
Happy Monday!! Thanks a lot for trying this recipe and your comment, I love to hear that it turned out well for you! xT
I made this last night for my daughter who was visiting. It was super quick and easy! Delicious! It will be a new staple at our dinner table! I had some cauliflower on hand so added that with the broccoli! It was perfect
Thanks so much MJ!! I love to hear that this recipe turned out well for you! Have a great week:) xT
I can’t wait to try this! I was wondering if you can use a premade buffalo sauce and add the honey or would it be better to make the sauce as you recommended?
Hi Veronica,
Sure, you could totally use store bought buffalo sauce. I hope you love this recipe! xT
Yep made it again! Used Truff brand hot sauce this time. Kicked up the heat quite a bit. Definitely added to our regular rotation 😍
Awesome!! So glad to hear this:)
I made this last night for my family; it was a really quick, easy recipe and most of the ingredients were already in my spice drawer. Chicken was perfectly spiced and loved the buffalo sauce. I also made a homemade blue cheese dip to drizzle over as well (and help calm the heat). This was an instant winner loved by all (even my dad who isn’t a big chicken fan!) and will be putting it on rotation. It’s also a healthier recipe with minimal cheese involved, so, thank you 😉
Hey there,
Thanks a lot for trying this recipe and your comment, so glad to hear it turned out well! Happy Saturday! Xx
Made this today and the flavors are delicious, followed the recipe exactly. My only question is the chicken came out an unexpected texture? almost super soft. I used breast, fwiw, and I’m wondering if it because softer after cooking in the sauce? Again, delicious, just wasn’t expecting the texture if that makes sense lol.
Hey Jamie,
Thanks so much for trying this recipe and your feedback! Sorry to hear this chicken was soft, next time you could turn the broiler on for a few minutes at the end to help crisp it up. I hope this helps! xT