Honey Garlic Chicken
This Honey Garlic Chicken recipe features seared chicken tenders smothered in the most amazing honey garlic sauce! This family favorite is easy to make and ready in minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 poundchicken tenderloins (or boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into strips)
- 3 tablespoonscornstarch
- 1 teaspoondried oregano
- ½ teaspoonsalt
- ¼ teaspoonfresh ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoonsbutter (divided)
- 1 tablespoonolive oil
- 3 clovesgarlic (minced)
- 3 tablespoonshoney
- 2 tablespoonslow sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoonwhite wine vinegar
- ½ tablespoonsriracha or hot chili sauce (or to taste)
- chopped fresh parsley (for garnish)
- sesame seeds (for garnish)
Directions
- 1
In a shallow plate, combine cornstarch, oregano, salt, and pepper.
- 2
Pat dry the chicken tenders with paper towels and then coat them with the cornstarch mixture.
- 3
In the meantime, heat 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet set over medium-high heat.
- 4
Add chicken tenders to the hot skillet and cook for 5 minutes. Flip over the chicken tenders, add the remaining butter to the skillet, and continue to cook for 4 to 5 more minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
- 5
In the meantime, combine garlic, honey, soy sauce, white vinegar, and hot chili sauce in a mixing bowl; whisk to combine. If you like more heat, add more of the hot chili sauce.
- 6
Lower the heat to medium. Add the sauce to the chicken and continue to cook for 2 more minutes or until the sauce starts to thicken. Turn the chicken over to coat with the sauce.
- 7
Remove from heat and garnish the chicken tenders with parsley and sesame seeds.
- 8
Drizzle with the pan sauce and serve.