Honey Garlic Baked Chicken Breast
This Honey Garlic Baked Chicken Breast makes it easy to serve up a hearty dinner on even busy weeknights. Chicken breasts are coated in a sweet, savory, slightly spicy honey garlic sauce and baked to tender juicy perfection.
The only thing we love more than delicious recipes is delicious and EASY recipes. Our honey garlic chicken breasts fit that bill perfectly. It only takes a handful of ingredients to make the sauce and 30 minutes in the oven!
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Limited Ingredients: It only takes a literal handful of ingredients to make this recipe.
- Easy: All you have to do is mix and bake!
- Versatile: You can pair this sweet and savory chicken with your favorite sides, so it’s easy to create a different meal every time!
🛒Ingredients
We’ve made this list to help you save time on your next trip to the grocery store. You can find the full amounts needed in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Honey
- Butter
- Minced garlic
- Dijon mustard
- Red pepper flakes
🔪 How to Make Honey Garlic Baked Chicken Breast
This is a quick overview of the steps needed to make this recipe. You can find the full instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Salt and pepper the chicken and place it in a baking pan lined with foil.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan on medium-low heat. Add the seasonings and mix until combined. Pour the sauce over the chicken and bake at 425 until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.
- Baste the chicken with the sauce halfway through cooking.
- Enjoy your favorite sides!
🥄 Equipment
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Small saucepan
- Baking pan
- Foil
🥫 Storage
Refrigerate this chicken for up to 3 days in an air-tight container. For longer storage, freeze it in an air-tight, freezer-safe container or heavy-duty freezer bag for up to 3 months.
Defrost the chicken overnight in the refrigerator and microwave individual portions at 1-minute intervals until heated through.
What to Serve with Honey Garlic Baked Chicken Breast
Serve this sweet and tangy chicken with sides like sauteed vegetables and rice, creamy mashed potatoes, or roasted vegetables.
💭 Tips
- Check your chicken with a meat thermometer to ensure it’s perfectly cooked and safe.
- Let the sauce sit on the heat for a minute or two after mixing it to allow the flavors to really meld.
- Be sure to bake the chicken halfway through cooking to keep it moist.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Chicken breasts are perfectly cooked when their internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. This is the best and safest way to check them.
One key to juicy chicken is not overcooking it. Use a meat thermometer to check for doneness. When the temperature reaches 165 degrees, the chicken is perfectly cooked. Second, basting with a sauce adds both flavor and moisture, ensuring your chicken remains juicy.
Dry chicken breast is almost always due to overcooking. Use a meat thermometer and remove the chicken from the oven or skillet when it reaches 165 degrees.
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🧾Recipe Card
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Honey Garlic Baked Chicken Breast
Equipment
- Baking dish
- small saucepan
Ingredients
- 16 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ½ cup honey
- 3 Tablespoons butter
- 3 Tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 Tablespoons dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes more if you want extra heat
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degree F.
- Salt and pepper both sides of the chicken and place in a foil lined baking pan.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt the butter on low – medium heat.
- Once melted, add the garlic, honey, mustard and red pepper flakes. Mix until well combined.
- Pour the mixture on top of the chicken and place in the oven for approximately 30 minutes.
- Halfway through, remove chicken from the oven and baste with the sauce.
- Start to check chicken around 25 minutes for doneness.
- Chicken is cooked when it reaches 165 degrees F. Cooking time will vary based on size of chicken.
Disclaimer
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
