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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!
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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.
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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!
30 Minute Honey Garlic Chicken
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!
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Thanks so much, Gigi!
This is my go to recipe for garlic chicken, it’s easy and delicious..I add chopped chilli, kewpie mayo, chives from the garden👌👌
Hey Kurt,
Happy Sunday!! I am so glad to hear this recipe turned out well for you, thanks for choosing to make it!
This turned out delicious… with a couple of tweaks. I realised the chicken wasn’t really crisping up in the oven and moved it to the airfryer halfway through (had to do this in batches). I had to add a lot more honey to the sauce as I found it very salty (less soy?), but that’s personal taste I suppose. Overall, it was great… my kids loved it!
Hi Laura,
Wonderful! I’m so glad to hear this recipe was enjoyed, thanks a lot for choosing to making it!
Trying tonight looks yummy
Hey Janet,
Amazing!! I am so thrilled to hear this recipe was enjoyed, I appreciate you choosing to make it. Have a wonderful week!
I took this recipe and double fried my chicken crispy af. My girlfriend loved it and sucked me off.
Hey Dan,
Thanks a lot for making this recipe and taking the time to comment, so glad it was enjoyed!
Have the best Sunday!
I genuinely can’t tell if I am this same Dan but it sure sounds like me
You’re a damned hero Dan. Well done lol
The chicken was soupy and soggy. Way too spicy
Very sorry to hear this, Belle. Thanks for trying this dish and sharing your feedback.
I substituted the broccoli for cauliflower
And the chicken for shrimp It was fantastic and I feel like it compliments better then chicken would have.
Hey Don,
Awesome! Love to hear this recipe turned out well for you, thanks a lot for making it!
I never leave comments on recipes. This is my first time.
I’m a good cook. Figured I’d trust the recipe, as I know many people tweak and complain afterwards. The picture is nothing like the reality. I was skeptical of the baked approach but had faith.
Straight baking chicken just makes it pale. You get a soupy mess after adding the sauce. I had to strain the “sauce” into a pan to reduce it to an actual sauce. Terrible.
I agree with MB. Made this recipe and followed the recipe exactly and it was incredibly spicy. My wife couldn’t even eat it. Maybe try halving the chili paste? Taste was good if you could get over the fact that it felt like the devil was dancing on your tongue.
Hi Michael,
I appreciate you making this recipe and taking the time to comment. Very sorry to hear this was so spicy!
Sadly no instructions for how much chili flakes to use and dish was not edible – too hot!
Hi there,
Sorry to hear this. You can add the chili flakes to your liking:)
This recipe looks nothing like the picture… my husband sent me this and we cooked it without looking at the comments. I ended up with very light colored chicken with a thin spicy sauce. Even watching the video, you can tell there’s 2 different looking dishes.
I’d personally do the chicken in an air fryer… and use cornstarch instead.
Hi Nikki,
Thanks for trying this recipe and sharing your notes, very sorry to hear it did not turn out for you!
Love this! It’s a family favourite. Quick, easy and super tasty! It’s not that spicy. Not sure what everyone is complaining about. Maybe they bought the wrong type of paste.
Hi Kam,
I love to hear this recipe always turns out well for you, thanks a bunch for making it!
Enjoy your weekend!
This recipe was SO GOOD. I doubled the recipe for leftovers and it came out perfect. It was unfortunately too spicy for half of my children, but the rest of us loved it. Definitely as good as any Chinese takeout. I’m going to have to add it to the rotation and my children will have to develop a spicy tolerance.
Hey Laurel,
Wonderful! Thanks so much for making this recipe and taking the time to comment. So glad it was enjoyed!
This was excellent and you can made in no time at all. I am going to make again for friends this week.
Hey Elizabeth,
Happy Monday!! Love to hear this recipe was a hit, thanks a lot for making it and taking the time to comment!
My husband and kids and I absolutely loved this recipe. I cooked my chicken and broccoli is our traegar and added a few minutes cooking to make sure chicken was up to temp! Sauce was great and the broccoli was the cherry on top! Definetly recommend this!
Hey Laurie,
Perfect! Thanks so much for making this recipe, I am so glad it was a hit! Have a great Labor Day weekend!
So easy! So good! Whole fam enjoyed, and has already been added to my recipe cards
Hey Ashley,
Awesome! Love to hear you enjoyed this recipe, thanks for making it and taking the time to leave feedback.
Have a great weekend!
I rarely like to comment unless absolutely necessary, but unfortunately this recipe just didn’t cut it for me. I shopped three supermarkets to gather the ingredients and the end result was just terrible. I followed the recipe to the t and it was almost inedible. The meat was mushy and tasted like raw flour, it was completely underseasoned and the sauce never coated the chicken. After spending over $60 in San Francisco for the ingredients, I am sad to report it wont be happening again. Not into flour tasting mush. I feel like I would’ve been better off ordering takeout without the work ,the dishes, and probably under budget. No thanks. Will NOT be saving this one. I dont get all the good reviews on this one.
I only used the sauce because their recipe for baking the chicken itself sucked. The lemon juice completely ruined the sauce, it was not honey garlic chicken it ended up being lemon juice flavored chicken. Replacing the lemon juice with ketchup would yeild a wayyyyy better result