Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken Recipe

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Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken

Tender chicken thighs are marinated in a bold sweet and spicy sauce, then pan-seared in this Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken recipe!  Budget-friendly and easy to make for a weeknight meal.  Pair with a side of rice for a delicious take-out style dinner from the comfort of your kitchen. 

Take advantage of the hot sale on boneless, skinless chicken breasts at Safeway and make this Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken recipe for your family this week. I chose chicken thighs for the recipe because it presents really well and absorbs all the delicious sauce flavors.

The marinade is incredibly simple to make and if you reserve a little bit, it can act as a sauce to coat the chicken after it’s cooked.  The heat in the sauce comes from garlic chili paste.  You could also substitute Sriracha if you have that on hand instead.

Making Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken Sauce

To make the marinade – combine soy sauce, honey, minced garlic, lime juice, garlic chili paste, rice wine vinegar and mix together.  Add the chicken and marinate for at least one hour, or overnight.

Cook the chicken in a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.  I like to start skin side down so that the skin gets golden and crispy.  Cook until the chicken is no longer pink. 

If you’d like, you can transfer to a 350-degree oven after searing both sides and cook for about 15 minutes for the sauce to caramelize and cook the chicken all the way through.

Spicy_honey_Garlic_Chicken

Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken

Tender chicken thighs are marinated in a bold sweet and spicy sauce, then pan-seared in this Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken recipe!  Budget-friendly and easy to make for a weeknight meal.  Pair with a side of rice for a delicious take-out style dinner from the comfort of your kitchen. 
 
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: honey garlic chicken
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Marinade Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories:
Author: Eva Fry

Ingredients

Marinade and Sauce

  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 tablespoon garlic chili paste
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice

Prepare Chicken

  • 6 boneless chicken thighs
  • Salt and pepper to season
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Sliced green onions for garnish

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, mix the honey, garlic chili paste, garlic, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce and lime juice together until well combined. Reserve 1/4 cup of marinade out of the bowl and reserve to use for later as glazing sauce.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and marinade chicken for a minimum of 1 hour or overnight (if time allows), in the refrigerator.
  • Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a nonstick pan or cast iron skillet. Sear the chicken in two batches (I do 3 thighs per batch), on both sides along with any sauce leftover in the bowl, until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the middle; the skin is crisp and golden browned.
  • Add the reserved sauce to the chicken in the pan to warm through on medium heat, stirring occasionally while mixing all of the pan juices through the sauce.
  • Serve chicken immediately along with the sauce. Garnish with sliced green onion. Serve over rice or noodles with a vegetable of your choice.

What to Serve with Honey Garlic Chicken

This chicken pairs perfectly with white or brown rice, or to amp up the nutrition, you may try a cauliflower fried rice or steamed broccoli. 

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