Honey Garlic Chicken

Name: Honey Garlic Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 800 grams Chicken breast (diced); 2 Tablespoons corn flour flour; 2 Tablespoons Olive oil; ¼ cup honey; ¼ cup soy sauce; 1 Tablespoon brown sugar; 1 Tablespoon lemon juice; 3 cloves garlic; ¼ teaspoon chilli flakes (optional)

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Sticky sweet and salty this easy honey garlic chicken stir fry can be on the table in just fifteen minutes.

A small serving of honey garlic chicken with a side of blanched beans and broccoli sitting on a bench.

Why This Recipe Works

Quick to make
Crowd-pleasing flavours that young and old love
The perfect combination of salty sticky and sweet.

Ingredients you will need

Chicken breast
Rice flour
Olive oil
Honey
Brown sugar
Soy sauce
Lemon juice
Garlic
Chilli flakes

All the ingredients to make the honey garlic chicken laid out on the bench

Ingredient Notes and Substitutes

Chicken breast: The chicken breast can be substituted for chicken tenderloins or boneless skinless chicken thighs/
Rice flour: This can be substituted for cornflour/cornstarch or arrowroot. You can also use plain four, however, I find the other options are lighter and give a more glossy sauce.
Soy sauce: To make this recipe gluten-free choose GF soy sauce or tamari.
Chilli flakes: The chilli flakes are optional, add more or less depending on your love of spice.

Step-by-step instructions

Below are illustrated step-by-step instructions to make my Honey Garlic Chicken recipe, if you prefer just the written instructions then head straight to the printable recipe card below.

Prep: If you are having this recipe with rice, pop it on to cook now, as by the time you've cooked the honey garlic chicken the rice will be ready.

Step one: Toss your diced chicken in the rice flour.

A large bowl of diced chicken sitting on the bench

Step two: Whisk together the honey, soy sauce, lemon juice garlic and optional chilli flakes

honey, soy, lemon juice and garlic being whisked together in a bowl which is sitting on the bench

Step three: Heat your pan with the olive oil to a medium high heat. Add the chicken and brown.

Diced chicken browning in the frying pan on a bench element

Step four Pour the honey garlic sauce over the cooking chicken, toss the chicken so that it is all coated in the sauce, and cook for a further 5 minutes so the chicken is cooked and the sauce has thickened.

Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed.

Diced chicken cooking on the element with the honey garlic sauce added and a spoon resting on the side

Step five: Enjoy served with rice and steamed vegetables.

A small serving of honey garlic chicken with a side of blanched beans and broccoli held above the rest of the dish below

Enjoy!

Honey garlic chicken pieces in a pan with a serving spoon resting on the side

Top Tips

Here is how you can make this honey garlic chicken stir fry perfectly every time!

Don't panic if your floured chicken sticks a little to the pan while you are browning it, when you add the sauce the buts stuck to the pan will come off and add flavour to the sauce... no harm done.
Some soy sauces are very strong in flavour, if you find the sauce is too salty or strong, you can add a little water.
If you want more sauce, you can add extra sauce ingredients in the same ratio of 50:50 honey to soy sauce.
Serve with steamed brown rice, and veggies (broccoli, bok choy, green beans)a sprinkling of sesame seeds can also be nice.

FAQs

How to store honey garlic chicken leftovers?

Store any leftover honey garlic chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.