Baked Honey Garlic Chicken

Simple and delicious Honey Garlic Chicken that is baked, not fried and coated with a sweet, spicy, and garlicky sauce. Perfect for any night of the week.

Don’t say I didn’t warn you, but this Baked Honey Garlic Chicken recipe is addicting.  We’ve been known to have it twice in a week! The sauce that coats the Panko crusted baked chicken nuggets is sweet, spicy, and garlicky – and addicting.  I think the fact this you can bake this chicken and it comes out as if you fried it, it the second best reason to make this recipe.  I hate frying, anything.  It smells up the house for hours and no matter how much you thought you cleaned all of the splatters up, you’ll find them for days.  I rarely fry anything.  Even bacon (gasp!) has a very rare appearance for those reasons above.

So when I ran across this recipe in the “fried” format, I immediately said no. Nope. Not happening.  But I kept thinking about it and said, “I need this chicken in my life” – I knew I needed to figure a way to get that same crispy texture and taste but from baking.

I love using Panko bread crumbs because they crisp up perfectly. I use them whenever breadcrumbs are called for now.  I’ve even created a gluten-free version with Italian seasonings from brown rice cereal that is super delicious.

Here’s my tip for this recipe:  I like to buy the chicken tender packs when they are on sale as they cook up faster than a whole chicken breast. They are perfect for this recipe, too.  Simply cut in each one into the one-inch pieces or if you prefer you can just leave them uncut and use them in the recipe as is.  Of course, a whole chicken breast is just as good to use as well.

Baked Honey Garlic Chicken

Simple and delicious Honey Garlic Chicken that is baked, not fried and coated with a sweet, sticky, and garlicky sauce. Perfect for any night of the week.

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Author: Lisa Kerhin

Ingredients

• 3 chicken breasts boneless and skinless cut into 1 inch pieces OR one 1 1/2 lbs of chicken tenderloins
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1 1/2 - 2 cups Panko breadcrumbs

For Honey Garlic Sauce:

• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup soy sauce low sodium
• 3 - 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1 - 2 tbsp Sriracha sauce add more if you wish
• salt and pepper to taste
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• sesame seeds optional for garnish
• fresh chopped parsley optional for garnish

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with non-stick spray.
• Make your breading station by having two shallow bowls ready. One for the Panko breadcrumbs and the other for the eggs.
• Season beaten eggs with salt and pepper.
• Add chicken to the eggs and toss to make sure each piece is fully coated in the egg mixture.
• Then coat each piece of chicken with breadcrumbs and place on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for about 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and slightly golden brown.
• While the chicken is cooking, add all the sauce ingredients to a small sauce pan.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, then turn down the heat and cook for a couple 5 more minutes stirring occasionally.
• Once the chicken is cooked through, place in a large bowl and pour some of the sauce over chicken. Toss with a spoon so that the chicken pieces are fully coated with the sauce.
• If there's left over sauce, use for dipping.
• Garnish with sesame seeds and parsley, if desired.
• Serve with vegetables or over rice

Enjoy!