Sticky Honey Garlic Chicken Breasts
Deliciously saucy with a sweet, velvety vibe, Sticky Honey Garlic Chicken Breasts is one of those recipes that everyone loves, even the kids! The cross hatch scoring is key to the sauce seeping into every crevice so each forkful of chicken is perfectly filled with lip-smacking flavor.
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Organize all of the ingredients – boneless chicken breast sliced thinly, honey, garlic, butter, olive oil, gluten free soy sauce, distilled white vinegar, and gluten free flour
Prepping the Chicken
Cross-hatch score the breasts on one side being careful to avoid cutting through the chicken. Season gluten free flour with kosher salt and black pepper. Use tongs to dredge the chicken breasts in the seasoned flour, shaking off any excess flour.
Cooking the Chicken
Add 3 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons olive oil to a cast iron or nonstick pan over medium heat. Once butter is melted and bubbling, place the chicken in the pan. Cook chicken for 2-3 minutes per side, 4-6 minutes total, until each side is golden brown. Remove chicken from the pan and place on a plate and loosely cover with foil, if desired, while making the sauce.
Making the Sauce
To make the sauce, add remaining 2 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pan with the garlic, honey, gluten free soy sauce and vinegar. Heat to a full simmer, stirring occasionally, and cook for approximately 2 minutes, until sauce thickens. Once sauce thickens, transfer the chicken back to the pan and spoon sauce over chicken making sure the sauce is in all of the nooks and crannies. Let chicken reheat in the pan for an additional 1-2 minutes.
Sticky Honey Garlic Chicken Breasts
Either serve chicken right from the pan or place on a platter. Serve with rice and a vegetable and garnish with parsley, sesame seeds and/or sliced scallions.
Sticky Honey Garlic Chicken Breasts
Ingredients
- 4 boneless chicken breasts thin sliced (approx. 1 lb.)
- 1/2 cup gluten free flour I use King Arthur Measure for Measure
- kosher salt and black pepper to season the flour
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter divided
- 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 3 garlic cloves finely grated or pressed with a garlic press
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons gluten free soy sauce I use San-J
- 2 tablespoons vinegar apple cider or distilled white
Instructions
- Cross-hatch score the chicken on one side.
- Season flour with salt and pepper.
- Dredge chicken breasts in seasoned flour.
- Add 3 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons olive oil to a cast iron or nonstick pan over medium heat.
- Once butter is melted and bubbling, place the chicken in the pan. Cook chicken for 2-3 minutes per side, 4-6 minutes total, until each side is golden brown.
- Remove chicken from the pan and place on a plate and loosely cover with foil, if desired, while making the sauce.
- To make the sauce, add remaining 2 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pan with the garlic, honey, gluten free soy sauce and vinegar. Heat to a full simmer, stirring occasionally, and cook for approximately 2 minutes, until sauce thickens. Once sauce thickens, transfer the chicken back to the pan and spoon sauce over chicken making sure the sauce is in all of the nooks and crannies. Let chicken reheat in the pan for an additional 1-2 minutes.
- Either serve chicken right from the pan or place on a platter. Serve with rice and a vegetable and garnish with parsley, sesame seeds and/or sliced scallions.
Notes
Recipe discovered on Tik Tok by my sister, Julie, and shared with me. Some modifications were made.
If you like this recipe, you may also like these GFchow recipes. Saucy Candied BBQ Chicken, Honey Lime Chicken, and Spiced Aioli Chicken Breasts.
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Super easy and extremely delicious!
I made this for diner last night and it was fabulous. Thanks
Cannot wait to try this one