Description
A delicious and easy-to-make hot honey chicken recipe that combines sweet, spicy, and savory flavors in a perfect balance. Tender chicken pieces coated in a crispy cornstarch crust, then tossed in a flavorful hot honey sauce. Serve over rice with steamed veggies for a complete meal.
Ingredients
Scale
For Hot Honey Chicken:
- 1 lb chicken breast, diced into 1–2 inch pieces
- ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons corn starch, or more as needed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, garlic herb butter, or sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons hot honey
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, minced (or ¼ teaspoon garlic powder)
- 1 tablespoon lime juice (from ½ lime, or lemon)
For Serving:
- Chopped scallions for garnish
- Cooked rice
- Steamed veggies
Instructions
- Season the Chicken: Lightly season the diced chicken with salt and pepper. Coat the chicken with cornstarch until lightly dusted.
- Prepare the Sauce: Mix hot honey, soy sauce, minced garlic, and lime juice in a bowl.
- Cook the Chicken: Cook the chicken in a skillet until golden brown and fully cooked.
- Add Sauce: Pour the soy honey sauce over the chicken and stir fry briefly to combine.
- Serve: Enjoy the hot honey chicken over rice, garnished with scallions and extra hot honey.
- Optional: Stir fry steamed veggies in the remaining sauce and serve alongside the chicken.
Notes
- You can adjust the level of spiciness by adding more or less hot honey.
- Ensure the chicken is cooked through before adding the sauce.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: hot honey chicken, spicy chicken recipe, Asian chicken dish
