Skillet Chicken Breast with Honey-Ginger Marinade
This recipe for sticky honey ginger chicken uses chicken breasts that marinated for 1 hour in a flavor-packed sauce of runny honey, soy sauce, fresh garlic, and more. Once marinated, the chicken cooks quickly -- just 25 minutes in a hot skillet! This glazed chicken is a delicious dinner served with a side of vegetables, green salad, or rice.
Servings: 4 -6
Ingredients
- 4 large chicken breasts
- 3 tbsp honey the runny kind
- 2 tbsp soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp fresh grated or chopped ginger
- 3 large garlic cloves minced
- 1 large onion
- 1/4- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- Mix together honey, soy sauce, 1 tbsp oil, dijon mustard, ginger, and garlic in a small bowl.
- Place inside a ziploc bag with chicken, and mix to coat evenly.
- Marinate for at least an hour.
- Heat up a skillet to medium high heat, add oil.
- Once the skillet is HOT, add chicken. Brown on each side (about 2 minutes per side).
- Remove chicken and set aside.
- Add onions, more oil if necessary, and a little water if necessary.
- Turn the heat down, and sauté onion for around 3-5 minutes.
- Add chicken back to the pan, and more water if necessary.
- Cover the pan, and allow chicken to simmer for around 15 minutes, or until completely cooked.
- Serve with vegetables, over salad, or rice.
Notes
Recipe was adapted from the novel, Saving Grace, by Jane Green.