Seared chicken tenders smothered in the most amazing sticky sauce prepared with honey, hot sauce, garlic, and soy sauce. This family favorite is very easy to make, it is absolutely DELICIOUS, and can be on the table in just 15 minutes using pantry ingredients.
For a complete dinner, serve this with Jasmine Rice or Coconut Lime Cauliflower Rice, and a simple green salad on the side.
Honey Garlic Chicken
Skip the takeout and make this quick and easy chicken dinner at home in just 15 minutes! You will LOVE the sweet and garlicky sauce poured over the crispy, juicy chicken. It’s a restaurant style recipe that adds up to a wonderful and tasty homemade dinner. Mark my words, this recipe will be an instant hit!
A one skillet meal, ideal for weeknights, but it’s just as perfect served as an appetizer on game-day nights! When that sauce hits the skillet, the smell will let you know just how amazing this is going to be.
For anyone that’s been around here for longer than a minute, this recipe will come as no surprise because, you know I LOVE honey + garlic + protein. Checkit: Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken, Honey Garlic Pork, Honey Garlic Salmon, and so on and so forth. I just can’t resist the sauce! Vegetarians, try it with TOFU. AH.MAZE.ING. 😍
Recipe Ingredients:
This is a short list of ingredients – you’re welcome!
- Chicken Tenders
- Cornstarch: for coating – makes the chicken a little crispy. eeeek!
- Salt + Pepper + Dried Oregano
- olive oil + butter
- Honey
- Garlic
- Low Sodium Soy Sauce
- Sriracha/Hot Sauce
- White Wine Vinegar
How To Make Honey Garlic Chicken Tenders
- Combine cornstarch, salt, pepper, and oregano in a shallow plate.
- Coat chicken tenders with the cornstarch mixture.
- In the meantime heat up a tablespoon of butter and a tablespoon of olive oil in a 12-inch skillet set over medium-high heat.
- Add the chicken tenders to the hot skillet and cook for 5 minutes. Turn over the chicken, add a tablespoon of butter, and continue to cook for 4 more minutes, or until cooked through. Use an Instant Read Thermometer to check for doneness. Chicken is cooked through when internal temperature registers at 165˚F.
- While the chicken is cooking, make the sauce: combine honey, garlic, soy sauce, hot sauce, and vinegar in a small bowl, and whisk until completely incorporated.
- Pour sauce over the chicken tenders and continue to cook for 2 more minutes, or until sauce starts to thicken.
- Remove from heat; garnish with parsley and sesame seeds (optional).
- Serve with the pan sauce.
What to serve with chicken tenders
- Honey Garlic Chicken Tenders can be served with a few simple sides. I like to choose either rice or cauliflower rice, and add a veggie. Cauliflower Mash is also a delicious option! Garlic ASIAGO Cauliflower Rice is TOPS. Air Fryer Brussel Sprouts or these Garlicky Lemon Parmesan Broccoli are just as perfect.
- You could serve this chicken over pasta or zucchini noodles, too. Place the chicken tenders over a serving of pasta or zoodles, and spoon the sauce right on top. DELISH!
How To Store and Reheat Leftovers
- Allow chicken to come to room temperature. Transfer to an airtight container; spoon the sauce over the chicken, and store in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.
- You can also freeze the chicken tenders for 3 months.
- To reheat, place the chicken tenders in a baking dish and bake at 250˚F degrees until they are warmed through. OR, use your trusted, quick and efficient microwave. 🤷♀️
More Honey Garlic Chicken Recipes
- Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken
- Honey Garlic Chicken and Vegetables Rollups
- Sheet Pan Honey Garlic Lemon Chicken with Potatoes
ENJOY!
Tools Used in this Recipe
Honey Garlic Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken tenderloins
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar, (white vinegar, rice vinegar, apple cider vinegar, are also OK to use)
- ½ tablespoon sriracha/hot chili sauce, or to taste
- Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
- sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- In a shallow plate combine cornstarch, oregano, salt, and pepper.
- Coat chicken tenders with cornstarch mixture.
- In the meantime, heat 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet set over medium-high heat.
- Add chicken tenders to the hot skillet and cook for 5 minutes.
- Flip over the chicken tenders, add remaining butter to the skillet and continue to cook for 4 to 5 more minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
- 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.
- Lower heat to medium.
- Add sauce to the chicken and continue to cook for 2 more minutes, or until sauce starts to thicken.
- Turn chicken over to coat with sauce.
- Remove from heat.
- Garnish chicken with parsley and sesame seeds.
- Drizzle with pan sauce.
- Serve.
I made this tonite for the first time and it turned out great. I will be making this again!
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I’m really excited to make this,
My only question is am I able to make it without the hot sauce?
Would it make the sauce runny and not thick?
Is there something I can use as a replacement instead of the hot sauce?
Hi!
Yep, you can definitely leave it out. The sauce will still thicken because of the cornstarch. Hope you enjoy it! 😊
This turned out great! I made double the sauce and used a tablespoon and a half of chili garlic paste instead of sriracha. Will be having this again.
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One of my family’s favorite meals now! We love it! Served it with jasmine rice.
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So, so very good, and easy! Thank you for this recipe. A new favorite, for certain!
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I have two picky, young eaters and they loved this (though I skipped the Siracha). Thank you!
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Amazing is all I can say. So much better then takeout. Everyone in the family approved and called it a keeper for the meal rotation. Will make more of the sauce next time as it was so delicious. Served green beans on the side. Thank you!!!
Looks delicious. My tummy is rumbling.
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Who can resist to this delicious chicken?! I want this for dinner tonight!
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Yum! This looks so delicious and full of flavor! I can’t wait to make this! My family is going to love this!
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I love how easy this is to make! Everyone at my house loved it.
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Okay – well the photos looked amazing. But it tastes even better than I imagined it would. SO SO divine! This is now on repeat at our home. Family gave it 10 out of 10!!
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This Seared chicken is seriously making me hungry!
Honey garlic goes fantastic with chicken, I highly recommend!
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AMAZING! My family LOVED this recipe. I made 1.6 pounds of chicken, so I doubled both the cornstarch mix and the sauce. It was perfect. The extra sauce was great for my hubby and kids (served theirs on a bed of white rice). 5 STARS ALL THE WAY.
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This was such a great recipe and perfect for busy weeknights! My whole family loved it and are already requesting leftovers for dinner tonight!
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We recently tried some other recipe for a honey garlic chicken, and it was really only ok – the sauce was just too thin and runny. I love how your method yields that wonderfully sticky sauce – now we’re talkin’! A definite upgrade!!
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Looks delicious! Can’t wait to try this one.
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