Honey Chicken

Honey Chicken

from modernhoney.com
Dinner
25 min
4 servings
483 kcal / serving

This Honey Chicken is tender chicken tossed in a skillet with butter, honey, garlic, fresh lemon juice, spices, and soy sauce. This Honey Lemon Chicken is a quick and easy 15-minute chicken dish.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ lbs.chicken breast ((cut into bite-size pieces))
  • 1 teaspoonsalt
  • 1 teaspoonpepper
  • ½ teaspoongarlic powder
  • ¼ cupcornstarch
  • 2 tablespoonsolive oil
  • 4 tablespoonsbutter
  • 3garlic cloves ((minced))
  • ⅓ cuphoney
  • 2 tablespoonsfresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoonsoy sauce
  • fresh oregano or italian parsley ((chopped for garnish))

Directions

  1. 1

    Start by cutting the chicken into bite-size pieces. Pat dry with a paper towel. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Place the cornstarch in a bowl and toss the chicken in cornstarch and coat well.

  2. 2

    Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil. Cook chicken for 8-10 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add butter, garlic, honey, lemon juice, and soy sauce in the pan. Let cook and thicken for about 5 minutes. * If you want a thicker sauce, you may remove the chicken from the pan and cook the sauce for 5 minutes and then add the chicken and toss together.

  4. 4

    Sprinkle with fresh oregano or parsley and serve. May drizzle with more honey when serving.