Honey Butter Chicken (30-Minute Recipe!) (2024)

This butter honey chicken is loaded with flavor and takes minimal ingredients to make. Serve it with rice or mashed potatoes for a delicious lunch or dinner! This chicken is super easy to prepare and tastes like restaurant-style chicken!

I used chicken thighs for this recipe for a more juicy chicken. You can use chicken breasts and chicken tenders for this, but for forming a delicious crust, you may need to cook the chicken a bit more.

This whole recipe comes together in one pan! So not a lot of dishes to wash that I love.

For more delicious chicken recipes, check out my creamy chicken limone, and Greek chicken gyros.

Before you start to make this honey butter chicken recipe, measure and prepare your ingredients so the cooking process will go smoothly and easily.

Full measurements are in the recipe card below.

Chicken-use either chicken thighs or chicken breast for this recipe. we used chicken thighs for this recipe, feel free to use whatever chicken part that you like most.

Cut the chicken into small chunks. Make sure that you are using boneless skinless chicken thighs.

Flour– we used all-purpose flour for this recipe, gluten free flour will work great as well.

Olive oil- use extra virginolive oilfor the best flavor. If you don't want to useolive oil, you can use avocado oil, canola oil, orvegetable oil!

Kosher salt– we used kosher salt in this recipe. You can use sea salt orflakey saltas well.

Black pepper-for flavor. Adjust the black pepper to your personal liking.

Garlic powder-use your favorite brand ofgarlic powder. You will need 1 teaspoon for this recipe.

Butter-use unsalted butter for this recipe. Only butter will work for this recipe, no margarine, and no coconut oil. Margarine has a weird taste and can ruin the flavor of this dessert.

Honey-use your favorite brand of honey for this recipe.

Garlic-freshly minced garlic will give you the best flavor for any dish. I highly recommend not using frozen minced garlic.

Soy sauce- use light soy sauce for this. The soy sauce deepens the flavor of the sauce and gives it a savory flavor.

How long does this chicken last?

This chicken dish will last in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

How to serve this dish?

You can serve this dish with mashed potatoes, freshly made pasta, cauliflower rice, roasted vegetables, rice, etc.

What does honey butter chicken taste like?

This chicken tastes sticky and sweet but also savory chicken bites that are soft and juicy on the inside and crispy and sticky on the outside. You are going to love this dish!

Can I make this without the flour crust?

Yes. But I don't recommend it. If you are gluten-free, use gluten-free flour! The flour crust doesn't only gives this chicken a delicious texture, but also absorbs the sauce which makes every bite flavorful!

Chicken-you can swap the chicken thighs with boneless chicken breasts or swap them with chicken tenderloins.

Gluten-free- you can make this recipe gluten-free by using gluten-free flour instead of all-purpose flour.

Dairy-free-to make this dish dairy free, simply swap the butter with vegan butter.

Spicy-you can make this dish spicy by adding a pinch or two ofcayenne pepper. Add it to your personal liking.

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Honey Butter Chicken (30-Minute Recipe!)

Rich and delish

This honey butter chicken is crispy, sweet, juicy, and tender, and comes together in 30 minutes! My favorite part about this chicken is that is not deep fried, it is shallowed fried and uses less oil, and is less heavy.

Nutrition

Calories: 639kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 29gFat: 44gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 200mgSodium: 1196mgPotassium: 394mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 645IUVitamin C: 0.5mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 2mg