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30 Minute Honey Garlic Chicken, a new go-to sheet pan meal. Easy, homemade crispy chicken tossed in a spicy-sweet honey garlic sauce. Serve this dish with asparagus, broccoli, or a combination of the two, cooked up right alongside the chicken. It’s the easiest sheet pan dinner. Add a side of rice for a main, or serve it on its own as an appetizer. This fun take-out-style dinner is great any night of the week!

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Some of my favorite types of dinners to create and share with my family are fun takeout-inspired dinners made at home. Well, tacos are probably my favorite, but takeout at home is a close second. My younger sister, Asher, adores any dish with a hit of soy sauce (I use tamari) and served over rice. Just like my mom, Asher adores rice.

I often make dishes like today’s recipe for them, but I love sharing new sauces and flavors! I always have fun creating these recipes.

I shared my recipe for chili ginger orange chicken just after the holidays. Since then, I’ve made it multiple times. The chili orange sauce is so delicious!

I felt like it was time to shake things up, so instead of the classic orange sauce, today I’m sharing a honey garlic sauce made with lemon! This sauce is so simple, but wow, the flavors really are delicious.

Honey, garlic, and lemon, all mixed with salty tamari – such an addicting sauce!

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These are the details

Step 1: start with the chicken

I like to use cubed raw chicken—breasts or thighs, or a mix of the two. Toss the cubed chicken with garlic powder, black pepper, and chile flakes. I love to use Korean chile flakes. You can find them online, at Whole Foods, and in most major grocery stores in the Asian aisle.

Now add some flour. The flour allows the chicken to get crispy in the oven. It’s a small amount, so just a very light coating. It’s not a breaded chicken but it has just enough of a coating to ensure the sauce can stick nicely to the chicken.

Bake the chicken with a side of asparagus or broccoli. Depending on the size of your chicken pieces, this should take about 10 to 15 minutes to cook.

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Step 2: the honey garlic sauce

This really is the heart of the recipe. The sauce brings all the flavor.

Mix the tamari (or soy sauce), with lemon juice and honey. The honey not only adds flavor but creates a sticky sauce that will adhere nicely to the chicken.

Then, fresh garlic, chili paste, green onions, and a drizzle of toasted sesame oil. If you don’t have toasted sesame, you can easily just omit it from the sauce. I do love the flavor, but it is not a must.

Like most of my Asian-inspired dishes, I love to use chili paste. More often than not I use gochujang, a Korean chili paste. The Mother in Law’s brand is my favorite, I get the original flavor from Whole Foods or order on Amazon.

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Step 3: toss the chicken and the sauce

Pour the sauce over the baked crispy chicken and cook the chicken in the sauce. The coating soaks up all the sauce – yum!

Step 4: serve with rice

You can easily serve this as is, but we love this chicken best served over rice and topped with lots of toasted sesame seeds.

It’s so delish!

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Lastly, if you make this 30 Minute Honey Garlic Chicken, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!

20 Minute Honey Garlic Chicken

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories Per Serving: 585 kcal

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

Ingredients

Honey Garlic Sauce

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat the oven to 450° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or rub with oil.
    2. On the sheet pan, mix the chicken, garlic powder, pepper, and chile flakes. Add the flour and toss again. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil, tossing to coat. Arrange the chicken to one side of the baking sheet. Add the broccoli/asparagus to the other side. Toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
    3. Meanwhile, make the sauce. In a bowl or glass jar, combine all ingredients.
    4. Remove the vegetables from the sheet pan. Then pour the honey garlic sauce over the chicken and toss the chicken up in the sauce. Bake for another 5 minutes, until the sauce is baked onto the chicken.
    5. Serve the chicken, vegetables, and honey garlic sauce with green onions and toasted sesame seeds. I love this over rice, but it's also great as an appetizer too!
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  1. 4 stars
    I made this exact to the recipe. We liked it a lot – only criticism from the family was the chicken wasn’t very crispy (possibly due to the large amount of sauce the recipe made). Otherwise – YUM! Next time I might try to pan fry the chicken and then roast it with the sauce to get the exterior a bit crispier. I say that as we are fighting over the last few bits 🙂

  2. Can I skip the chili paste ? Should I replace it with anything else? I can’t handle spicy. Thanks!

    1. Hey Lexie,
      No worries, you can just skip the chili paste:) I hope you love this recipe, let me know if you give it a try! xT

    1. Hey Sarah,
      Thanks so much! Love to hear you have been enjoying this recipe:) I would try turning the broiler on at the end of baking to crisp the chicken. I hope this helps for next time! xx

      1. In the recipe it says to use a sheet pan? So that’s what I used? Did I miss where it says to use a cast iron?

        1. Hi Sarah,
          No, you are correct with the sheet pan:) I would try turning the broiler on during the last 5 minutes next time to see if that helps crisp the chicken up for you! I hope this helps! xx

    1. Hey Jenna,
      Happy Friday! Thanks a lot for trying this recipe and your comment, love to hear that it was a winner! Xx

  3. 4 stars
    SPICY! so beware – I only added 3 tbsp chili paste and next time will cut down to 1. Otherwise was good and fairly easy but be prepared for the heat!!

    1. Hey Madeleine,
      Thanks so much for trying this dish! So sorry it was so spicy, but glad to hear you enjoyed the flavors! xT

  4. I loved this! It was however very salty despite no added salt, only 3 tbsp of pepper paste! Any suggestions?

    1. Hey Liz,
      Thanks for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback, glad to hear it was enjoyed! Next time, I would use low sodium soy sauce. I hope this helps! xT

    1. Hi Robert,
      Thanks so much for making this recipe and sharing your feedback! Let me know if you try again making those adjustments:) xT