Baked Honey Garlic Chicken

Mouthwatering Baked Honey Garlic Chicken Breast with a simple sweet and tangy honey garlic sauce. It’s a restaurant quality Asian inspired healthy dinner that will become your new favorite quick and easy chicken recipe! This honey garlic chicken breast is oven baked until tender and juicy then smothered in a delicious sweet and sour glaze made from honey, garlic, soy sauce, and lemon juice. It’s an easy 30 minute dinner that comes in extremely handy when you have no idea what to make for dinner! This chicken recipe is our go-to on busy weeknights when we’re looking for something quick, healthy, and super easy! I make some healthy sides while the chicken is baking and bam, an Asian-inspired, healthy baked honey garlic chicken is ready to be served with Asian chopped salad or a healthy broccoli salad.

Ingredients:
2 lbs chicken breasts, boneless & skinless
⅓ cup honey, melt on the stove if it is hard
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp lemon juice, or apple cider vinegar
3 large garlic cloves
1 tbsp cold water
1 tsp cornstarch
2 tbsp green onion, for garnish
2 tsp sesame seeds, for garnish

Instructions:
Cut chicken breasts in half lengthwise to make thinner cutlets. More sauce will coat more chicken this way.
Grate 2 garlic cloves and mince the other one. More flavor this way.
In a large bowl, add chicken, honey, soy sauce, lemon juice and garlic. Stir with tongs, and let marinate while oven is preheating.
Preheat oven to 450F, and line large rimmed baking sheet, with silicone baking mat, or unbleached parchment paper.
Arrange chicken in a single layer and bake for 20 minutes on the lowest rack, turning once.
While chicken is baking, pour marinade into a small pot. Don’t discard it, we will make delicious sauce. Place on a stove, to bring to a boil.
In a small bowl, whisk cold water with cornstarch. When marinade is boiling, add slurry to it, and cook until sauce has thickened, about 3-4 minutes.
Remove chicken from the oven, and transfer onto a serving platter. Drizzle with sauce, and sprinkle with green onion, and sesame seeds.
Serve honey garlic chicken, with brown rice, quinoa, or a healthy broccoli salad.

Notes:
– Store: Refrigerate leftovers for up to 5 days in an airtight container. Perfect for a meal prep.
– I do not recommend pan-frying this chicken as the honey burns quickly. Been there, done that!
– If your honey is solid, melt it on a stove in a small pot on low heat.
– Cornstarch settles fast, so whisk again before adding to the sauce.
– Use a proper sized baking sheet: To avoid sauce bubbling over and causing oven mess. A rimmed edge is perfect.

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