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30 Minute Honey Garlic Chicken, a new go-to sheet pan meal. 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!
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. 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. 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.
It’s so delish!
Looking for other busy weeknight-night recipes? Try these!
One Skillet Saucy Chicken Tortilla Enchilada Rice Bake
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Sheet Pan Honey Mustard Salmon with Caesar Roasted Potatoes
One Skillet Cheesy Green Chile Chicken
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.
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!
Sauce did not carmelize. Way too salty, garlicky and hot. Disappointed.
Hi Dina,
Thanks for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback, so sorry to hear the sauce was not enjoyed. xx
Super delicious and simple! Way better than takeout!!!
Hi Nikki,
Happy Sunday! I’m so glad to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks for trying it out! xT
Make extra! It was a hit with all ages. Thanks for another yummy family night dinner recipe!
Thanks so much, Susan!! Love to hear that this dish turned out well for you, thanks for giving it a try! xT
this is an amazing recipe! I used chicken thighs, and they turned out so tender and flavorful! Thank you for a beautiful recipe! I shared it already with my friends/family!
Hey Maneesha,
Happy Friday!! Thanks a lot for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback, love to hear that it was enjoyed! Xx
This recipe was so good and easy to prepare. I was afraid it was going to be sweet but it’s not just bursting with flavor!
Thanks so much:) Love to hear that this dish was enjoyed and I appreciate you making it! xT
I have Korean chile powder/flakes but not paste, is there a big difference in flavor?? Its the same name. I’m not about to attempt to try to spell it off the top of my head lol
Hi there,
I would recommend using the paste for this recipe:) Please let me know if you have any other questions! xT
This was so easy and delicious. My family devoured it!
Hey Audrey,
Wonderful!! So glad to hear that this dish turned out well for you, thanks a lot for making it! xT
I can’t see that we have chile flakes in the UK. Is there anything else I can use?
Hi Amy,
Do you have red pepper flakes? That would be the same thing, cayenne would also work for you! Please let me know if you give this recipe a try! xT
So delicious. Fast and easy. Going into the rotation for sure. I added some sliced red peppers and red onion for extra veggies
Hey Patricia,
Amazing!! I’m so glad to hear this dish turned out nicely for you, thanks so much for making it! xT
Hi !
Want to make this recipe but with chicken thigh w bone
In oven, on sheet maybe ?
Can it work ?
Love your cooking ! Keep it up 🤩🤩
Thank you !
Hi Alexandra,
Sure, that will work. I would keep the veggies on a separate sheet pan and then you are going to have to increase that bake time for the chicken since they are bone in thighs, they will take much longer to cook. I hope you love this recipe! xT
Perfect !
Thank you I will try it and let you know
Yes, was going to do veggies separate !
When I print recipes now, not before, there is a small box (QR code??) rather than your picture of what the dish looks like. Can you possibly go back to the old way?
Hi Jody,
Thanks for sharing your feedback! We can take a look at this to see if adjustments can be made, but the QR code is actually really helpful for anyone who wants to order ingredients for a recipe from their local grocery store. xx
I agree with Jody. Your recipes always used to look so nice when printed out with a picture of the dish and Half-Baked Harvest written at the top, and now they have neither and IMO look pretty unattractive. Plus not good that the website’s name doesn’t even appear on the printed copy.
I was excited to hear you tell Martha Stewart you’re working on another cookbook! But then on Instagram today it sounds like it might not happen? Did something happen? 🙁
Hi Liz,
Thanks so much!! The cookbook is still in the works, just taking some time:) Have a great day! xT
Do you have a tip for keeping the veggies warm for the 5 minutes after taking them off the baking sheet? Mine always seem to cool faster than anything else in our meals and I can’t stand cool cooked veggies. :/
Hi Christy,
I would cover them with foil, that should help:) Please let me know if you have any other questions! xT
Also what are the huge chunks in the sauce photo? I see the scallion but there are other large chunks. Is it garlic? The garlic looks like it is grated though. A little confused and really want to make this recipe. Thanks for any clarification.
Hi Teresa,
It’s the garlic, it is grated:) I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions! xx
I just have a general comment: I L O V E your site and your recipes and I hate … all the ads. Is there a version that I can pay for to eliminate all that and just purely enjoy your content?
Cheers
Jens
Hi Jens,
Thanks so much for your message:) So sorry for any frustration with the ads, unfortunately, we do not offer a paid subscription service at this time! I appreciate you following along! xT
Thanks Tieghan
Definitely something you guys might want to look into. I for once would pay for sure. May be down the road …
Meanwhile, yeah, will keep on following and try to ignore all those Private Jet ads that pop up 🙂
Cheers
Jens
Looks fabulous. Did you broil chicken at end? Or just bake it for the final five minutes? I love how it looks almost a bit carmelized.
Thanks so much Teresa! I did not broil this, those final 5 minutes of baking should caramelize the sauce for you:) Let me know if you give this dish a try! xT