The Best Baked Honey Soy Chicken recipe ever! This recipe is so easy and delicious! This will be the chicken recipe you make over and over again! Use this for salads, on top of rice, in tacos, lettuce wraps or spring rolls!
We all have our go-to recipes that we make for ourselves and our families, right?! My husband and kids are big meat eaters. . beef, chicken, pork, you name it, they will eat it. When I’m busy, I will usually bake chicken (chicken thigh meat, breast, wings). It’s super simple but doesn’t always have a lot of flavor.
What I did with this Baked Honey Soy Chicken recipe:
First, I seasoned my chicken breasts with salt and pepper and then I seared them in a skillet for a few minutes on each side. This helps to lock in some moisture so your chicken is still juicy, even after baking it. Then, I made an incredible glaze and poured the glaze over the chicken. Next, I baked the chicken, uncovered, for about 25 minutes.
Now, this is the important part: after 25 minutes, remove your chicken from the oven, change the temp on your oven to broil, and tilt your pan, get all of the delicious glaze, and spoon it over your chicken. Then, hit the chicken under the broiler for 2 minutes. Watch your chicken to ensure it doesn’t burn.
Then, you can garnish with sesame seeds and scallions and serve! The BEST Baked Honey Soy Chicken ever!!
This is seriously the most flavorful chicken ever. And it works with chicken thigh meat too. Serve this chicken with rice, in tacos, in lettuce wraps, chop it up and make a buddha bowl or a salad, whatever you want! The possibilities are endless! Let me know if you try this Baked Honey Soy Chicken!
- ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 hefty teaspoon sriracha
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch to thicken
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, or chicken thigh meat
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- Sesame seeds, for garnish
- Finely diced scallions, for garnish
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare the glaze: In a medium bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, honey, garlic, lime juice, Sriracha, sesame oil, and cornstarch. Set aside.
- Generously season your chicken with salt and pepper, on both sides. Using a cast iron skillet (or any ovenproof skillet), over medium high heat, sear the chicken until golden, for about 4 minutes. Then, flip the chicken and sear/cook the other side.
- Pour the glaze over the chicken and bake, uncovered, for about 25 minutes. After 25 minutes, remove your chicken from the oven, change the temp on your oven to broil, and tilt your pan, get all of the delicious glaze, and spoon it over your chicken. Place the chicken back into the oven under the broiler for 2 minutes. Watch your chicken to ensure it doesn't burn.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and scallions and serve!
Recipe adapted from Delish.com
The BEST Baked Honey Soy Chicken
Or, try these Spicy Asian Chicken Spring Rolls!
Go-to recipes are the best! I have a few that I make regularly, and they never seem to disappoint! This honey soy chicken looks wonderful, Alice! I love the flavor and how easy it is. Definitely a winning chicken dinner! 🙂
Simply perfect 🙂
Sounds delicious and I am going to make it…tonight! Can I get nutritional content? Watching my fat and sodium especially. Thank you!
Hi Marsha, I don’t know the nutritional content .. sorry! I would think a 1/4 cup of low sodium soy sauce would be ok?
I want to stuff my face with this!!
Love how easy and delicious this looks Alice! I’m totally drooling!
These are some of my favorite flavors to pair with chicken!
That glaze is perfect, and I bet it’s so flavorful!
This glaze sounds just incredible! Love the addition of the honey!
I can’t get enough of good chicken recipes! There is a recipe I make once in a while that is very similar to yours, but instead of honey I use maple syrup. I’ll have to try your version!
Your pictures are gorgeous!
Cheers!
Seriously yum, this chicken looks so sticky delicious!