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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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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!
Wow! I make your recipes often and I just HAD to comment on this one. It was easy to prep and the combo of flavors was amazing. Between my husband and I (and some for our 2-year-old who found it more enticing than her dinner), we ate the whole thing in one sitting! I used chicken thighs and only half the butter, since I was running low – it was wonderful!
Lol thank you so much Meg!! Love to hear that your family enjoyed this recipe and thanks so much for making it! xx
Super easy – I used chicken tenders that I cut up – and very yummy. Next time I will double the broccoli because I love roasted broccoli.
Hey Beth,
Happy Thursday!! Thanks a bunch for trying this dish, I love to hear that it turned out well for you! xx
very good and easy! Spicy but not too spicy! I used a drizzle of ranch but I would have preferred blue cheese, next time!!
Hey Kelly,
Wonderful!! Thanks so much for making this recipe and sharing your comment, so glad to hear it was a winner! xT
Made this for dinner tonight, and it was stellar!!! (except I overcooked broccoli, my bad!😂) Definitely adding this to the regular rotation! Thanks, Tieghan!❤️
Thanks so much Debbie!! So glad to hear that this recipe was enjoyed:) xx
Made this for the first time last night! It was so good! Hubby and I loved it. I have the leftovers reheated at work today for lunch!
Hey Michelle,
Wonderful!! Thanks so much for making this recipe and sharing your comment, so glad to hear it was a winner! xT
I loved all of the flavors and ease of this recipe, but for me, the chicken didn’t get crispy. Knowing all ovens are different, I increased the heat and kept the chicken in longer as well and still, the breading remained soft.
Hi Eliza,
Thanks for making this recipe and sharing your feedback, so sorry to hear the chicken didn’t get crispy for you. Is it possible the chicken had too much breading? Let me know how I can help! xx
So good! Made it for my family of 4 tonight, everyone really enjoyed it. Took maybe 35 minutes start to finish. The honey gave it a nice balance so I didn’t find myself reaching for Ranch to dip in. Very happy to have found your blog and will be trying many more recipes.
Hey Becky,
Love to hear this!! Thanks so much for your kind message and giving this recipe a try, so glad to hear it was enjoyed by your family! xx
this was awesome! this recipe is really easy but full of flavor. I am becoming a big fan of sheet pan meals! looking forward to making this one again, everyone loved it
Hey Katherine,
Happy Wednesday! ⛅️🌈 I’m so glad to hear that this recipe worked well for you and I appreciate you giving it a try! xx
Delicious! When the fam makes comments like “I’m going back for more” and “you can make this again”…it’s a keeper!
Hey Deanna,
Happy Tuesday!! Thanks so much for giving this recipe a try and sharing your feedback, I love to hear that it was delish! xT
I think might be the first time I’ve ever left a comment on a recipe anywhere but everyone needs to try this at least once. The sauce was amazing, and the chicken and broccoli came out exactly how you want them to by following this recpie! I made it with the Garlic Parmesan French Fries with Caesar Dressing, and the combination was amazing. This has been the 4th recpie I’ve tried from this website and it’s been a knockout every time, can’t wait to make more!
Thanks so much Tristan!! I appreciate you making this recipe and sharing your review, so glad to hear you have been enjoying the results! xT
Another hit recipe! My family absolutely loved this. My teens were fighting over the last of it. They’re broccoli fans, so the only thing I’d do differently next time is just do another small sheet of broccoli! Thank you for another successful dinner and another recipe to add to our rotation!
Hey Becky,
Fantastic!!🐣 Thanks so much for making this recipe and sharing your comment, so glad to hear it turned out well for you! xT
Just made this and it was so easy and delicious! I forgot the seasoning salt. Oops! Served with white rice and a drizzle of ranch. Didn’t need the ranch. I’d do twice the broccoli on a separate cookie sheet, just to have more veg. Did not experience the uber spiciness others said they did. Can’t wait to eat the leftovers tomorrow. Will make this again for sure!
Hey Camille,
Amazing!! Thanks so much for making this dish, so glad to hear it was a winner! xT
Obsessed. My husband requested a double batch next time I make it!
Hi Emily,
Fantastic!!🐣 Thanks so much for making this recipe and sharing your comment, so glad to hear it turned out well for you! xT
Easy, quick and DELICIOUS
Thanks so much Christina! Love to hear this:)
So easy and so delicious! The honey really made the difference. Served it over rice but would be delicious with fries too.
Hi Rachel,
Happy Monday!! So glad to hear that this recipe turned out well for you, thanks a bunch for trying it out! xx