If your family loves takeout-style dinners but you want something quick and affordable at home, these Honey Garlic Chicken Bowls are such a great recipe to keep in your rotation. The sauce is sweet, savory, and made with simple pantry ingredients, and everything comes together in one skillet.
This is one of those dinners that feels like something you ordered from a restaurant but takes less than 30 minutes to make. Serve it over rice with broccoli or your favorite vegetables for an easy meal everyone will eat.
It also works great for leftovers and reheats really well the next day.
Honey Garlic Chicken Bowls
Description
Honey garlic chicken bowls are an easy weeknight dinner made with chicken, rice, broccoli, soy sauce, and honey. A simple budget-friendly family meal that tastes like takeout.
Ingredients
Instructions
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Cook rice according to package directions and set aside.
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Steam broccoli until tender.
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In a small bowl, whisk together:
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honey
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soy sauce
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garlic
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brown sugar
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cornstarch
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water
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Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken pieces until browned and fully cooked.
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Pour sauce into skillet and stir until it thickens and coats the chicken, about 2–3 minutes.
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Serve chicken over rice with broccoli on the side or mixed in.
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Garnish with green onions or sesame seeds if desired.
Note
Chicken thighs work great here too
Frozen broccoli keeps this recipe extra easy
Add carrots or snap peas for extra veggies
Sauce thickens quickly, so stir continuously after adding
