This easy recipe for honey chicken is a family favorite! Tender chunks of chicken are cooked crisp and tossed in a sweet and spicy honey glaze.
Serve over a bowl of rice for the perfect meal!
An Easy Sticky Chicken
PF Changs makes a great crispy honey chicken with fried chicken (or shrimp) in a honey sauce. In this recipe, we pan fry the chicken and add some ginger and a touch of heat for a flavorful honey sauce. Serve it next to fried rice, steamed veggies or even a flavorful bok choy stir fry.
Ingredients
CHICKEN For this recipe, we use chicken breast chopped into bite-sized pieces, but you can also use chicken thighs.
SAUCE Honey adds sweetness to this recipe while a bit of ginger and garlic add flavor.
GARNISH Green onions, sesame seeds, even toasted crushed peanuts with some chili paste can make a delicious garnish!
Serve Honey Chicken over fluffy rice to sop up all the sauce!
How to Make Honey Chicken
- Season chicken, toss in corn starch.
- Whisk together sauce ingredients.
- Panfry chicken and set asdie.
- Cook sauce according to the recipe below. Toss with chicken.
Variations
- Love spice? Add chili flakes or extra sriracha.
- No chicken breast? Use cubed pork tenderloin or even make pork or turkey meatballs (skip the Italian-style seasoning in your meatball recipe).
- Add chunks of bell pepper, onion, or pineapple.
Tips
- For a fun appetizer, sprinkle honey chicken with sesame seeds and set them in serving dish with a garnish of sliced green onions. Place a small jar of wooden picks in the center of the platter so guests can grab and go!
- Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat in the microwave until heated through.
More Homemade Favorites
- Homemade Wonton Soup
- Kung Pao Shrimp – sweet & spicy
- Egg Drop Soup – fast to make
- Beef and Broccoli
- Sesame Chicken
Did your family love this Honey Chicken? Be sure to leave a rating and a comment below!
Sticky Honey Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds chicken breasts
- ½ teaspoon salt & pepper each
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or as needed
- green onions for garnish
Sauce
- ⅓ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons chicken broth or water
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons ginger grated
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon sriracha or to taste
- 3 cloves garlic minced
Instructions
- Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces, season with salt & pepper and toss with cornstarch.
- Combine all sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken in small batches and cook until no pink remains, about 5-6 minutes. Set chicken aside in a bowl.
- Add sauce to the pan and bring to a simmer. Simmer 1 minute.
- Stir in chicken and toss to coat. Garnish with green onions.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Chicken, Dinner, Entree, Main Course
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Made this tonight with leftover chicken thighs and chicken breasts. Added chunks of green pepper. I may have had a little bit more chicken than suggested and did not want to scorch my sauce that didn’t even cover the bottom of the pan, so I added the juice of a can of pineapple when reducing it down. Served over white rice garnished with green onions. Excellent!
Incredibly easy incredibly delicious. I served it with rice and stir fry veggies in a bowl. My husband asked if we can have it again tomorrow. Thx so much
This is delicious! I made it for dinner with Jasmine rice and brocolli!
Was wondering if you can use the spice jar type of
ginger?
The recipe sounds so good.
Hi Cathy, I haven’t tried that, but that should work just fine. I would substitute 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger.
I was just wondering if I could use olive oil instead of vegetable oil? I actually ran out of vegetable oil
This would work, if it’s a stronger flavored oil, it may change the flavor slightly.
SO GOOD and easy to make!
Sooo delicious wow… we really loved this. Thank you
So happy to hear that, Santi. Thank you!
Wow, so good! The family loved this. Will have this again.
What a delicious meal! And so easy! This recipe will definitely go into my regular rotation. It is especially flavorful with the peppers and onions added. Thanks, Holly for an amazing recipe!
So glad you loved this Bonnie!
OMG this will easily become a staple in our family dinners.
Love Love Love
So easy to make
Super Yummy to eat
And just as easy to clean up
Yay! So happy to hear that Alicia!
This recipe was very simple, and my family loved the chicken, I just served it with some 5-minute rice and it was ready to go! The sauce is sweet and delicious, and the chicken is tender! I recommend it 100%
So delicious, and very easy to prepare.
My family (even the pickiest eaters) loved it
Glad to hear everyone loved it!
Thank you!!
I love this recipe so much! It’s in my regular rotation of weekly dinners right now and my family loves it. I think they would eat it more than one night a week!
Tonight it’s on the menu and I completely forgot to pick up cornstarch. Could I substitute flour for the cornstarch?
Thank you for so many awesome recipes!!!
I haven’t tried this with flour but you would need more flour than would cornstarch (I would try 3-4 teaspoons). The flour can be mixed into a cold liquid (broth) and shaken/stirred until it is smooth and then added to the sauce. Hopefully it works out well for you, let us know how it goes!
My husband made this for supper last night, it was so delicious. And according to him surprisingly easy to make!
So glad you loved it, Samantha!
Can this be done in a crockpot?
We haven’t tried it in a crock pot, let us know how it goes if you try it!
came together so quickly and was delicious. thank you so much!!
Glad you loved it as much as we did Alison!
Delicious and makes a nice presentation. Served with frozen stir fry veggies and egg rolls. Came together quickly. Will make this again.
So glad you enjoyed it Gale!