Make My Day Camp: Honey Garlic Chicken

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Honey Garlic Chicken

I saw a video clip of this recipe on Pinterest, but when I googled to see about more detailed instructions this recipe is everywhere so I don't know who to credit for the original source.

There's a reason it's everywhere - it's darn delicious! Also quick and easy - win, win. And I'm putting it in the chicken recipe rotation for sure. We loved it.

The only thing I did a little different is omitting the minced garlic and adding chicken seasoning - I love garlic but Dave doesn't so I didn't want him to see the little pieces of garlic! Still delicious.

The video left a little bit lacking, and there are a few variations online when I tried to find more details - here's what I ended up doing and just Google if you want to see similar recipes:

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about a pound total)
4 T. butter, divided
2 T. olive oil, plus more to drizzle
1/4 C. honey
3 T. vinegar
2 T. soy sauce
1/2 t. Montreal chicken seasoning blend (more to taste)
salt and pepper
flour for dredging

Score the chicken by making cuts both vertically and horizontally across the top of the chicken, don't cut all the way thru. Rub the Montreal seasoning, salt and pepper on both sides. Drizzle a little olive oil over top.

Put some flour on a plate or shallow bowl and dredge the chicken in it, flip and coat the other side as well. Dredging just means to lightly press the chicken into the flour so it's coated, then shake off the excess.

Melt 2 T. butter and 2 T. olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken, scored- side up, and cook for about 5 minutes until golden brown; flip and cook for another 5 minutes or until the chicken is just cooked thru. Turn over so the scored-side is up. Add the remaining 2 T. butter, honey, vinegar, and soy sauce to the pan and stir to combine (leave the chicken in the pan and just work the sauce over and around it). Continue cooking and stirring until the sauce has thickened, about 3-5 minutes.

Notes:

Obviously you don't want to over-cook the chicken so keep an eye on it, you might need more or less time depending on the size of your chicken.
you can make more sauce by increasing the amounts, it's really good and I'll make more in the future. It's great over pasta or rice.
Yes the name of this is 'honey garlic' and I didn't use garlic, I get that! If you want to add it, the video shows adding 3 cloves of minced garlic along with the other sauce ingredients.