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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!
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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!
We don’t like too much heat. Any suggestions? I was thinking half the sauce recipe and increase the honey.
Hi Judy,
I would really make sure that the hot sauce that you use in mild and it should be just fine! Let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope you love it! xx
A one sheet dinner that was NOT one note! We made it with rice and will be making again. I liked the simplicity of this recipe, with fewer ingredients (had most already in pantry); and the one sheet made an easy clean up! More one sheet dinners please.
Hey Alicia,
Happy Sunday!😃 Thanks so much for trying this recipe and sharing your review, so glad to hear it was enjoyed:) xT
This looks so good! Any recommendations to make the sauce dairy free? Looking to swap out the butter as I have to eat dairy free currently.
Hi Sarah,
You could try a vegan butter, that should be just fine for you to use! Let me know if you have any other questions, I hope you love this recipe! xx
This dish SLAPPED!
Lol love to hear this Sara!! Thanks so much for making the recipe! xx
Another WINNER! Absolutely delicious thank you! Swapped out broccoli for broccoli rabe but otherwise made exactly as written.
Hey Katie,
I appreciate you making this recipe and sharing your feedback, so glad to hear it was delish! Have a great weekend! xT
I really enjoyed this recipe! I included a bit of lettuce to offset some rice and a lot
less cayenne because I can’t handle heat. The added crunch was good. The Buffalo sauce had great flavour! Will definitely make again! My toddler also ate the chicken, minus the Buffalo sauce!
Hey there,
I appreciate you making this recipe and sharing your feedback, so glad to hear it was delish! Have a great weekend! xT
Will arrowroot flour or another GF flour work vs regular flour?
Hi Megan,
Yes, that should work well for you! Let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope you love it! xx
New fav at our house!!!!!! Absolutely love the crispy chicken with the sauce 😍
Thanks so much Kalegh!! Love to hear that this recipe was a winner and thanks for making it:) xx
LOVED IT! Instead of rice, I made baby potatoes on the sheet pan as well. They just go on 10 minutes before the chicken and broccoli.
Thanks so much Cheri!! So glad to hear this recipe was enjoyed:) xT
We loved it! 😋 Only change I made was to use separate sheet pans for the chicken and the broccoli. Added the broccoli to the oven after I tossed the sauce with the chicken. Will definitely be making again!
Hey Thea,
Happy Friday!! ☘️🌈 So glad to hear that this recipe turned out well for you, thanks so much for trying it out! xT
Delicious!!! My kids and I loved it…the chicken was tender and the ranch was a nice addition. Next time I would try blue cheese
Hi Sarah,
Amazing!! I am thrilled to hear that this dish was a hit, thanks so much for trying it out! xT
AMAZING! I ate on top of a salad my family did the rice!! Love the chicken 🙂 and that sauce!!!’
Hey Erika,
Happy Friday!! ☘️🌈 So glad to hear that this recipe turned out well for you, thanks so much for trying it out! xT
Made this for dinner tonight. My whole family loved it! Will definitely make again and again!
Hi Maggie,
Awesome!! Thanks so much for giving this recipe a try, so glad to hear it turned out well for you! xx
I followed the recipe exactly and it was so awesome!!! The whole family loved it!! This will be a staple in my house now! I loved how quick and easy this was too!
Hi Courtney,
Love to hear this!! Thanks so much for giving this recipe a try, so glad your family loved it! xx
Made this for dinner tonight, this was amazing! Thank you!!!
Just made this tonight..it was so delicious! The combination of spices and honey with the Buffalo sauce was amazing! My husband loved it. I made a double batch so I could bring some to my son and daughter tomorrow when I babysit for my granddaughter. I had a busy week and this helped me enjoy making something and enjoying it..we got to relax and have a fun dinner…thank you Tieghan!❤️
Hi Barbara,
Wonderful!! Thanks so much for your kind message and giving this dish a try, so glad to hear it turned out well for you! Have a great Friday! xx
Hi Amber,
Amazing!! Thanks so much for trying this recipe out, so glad to hear that it turned out well for you! xT
Can you make this in a crock pot?
Hi Bobbi,
I probably wouldn’t recommend that for this recipe:) Please let me know if you have any other questions, I hope you love this recipe! xx