Hot Honey Chicken
This Hot Honey Chicken recipe features tender chicken tenders coated in a sweet and spicy sauce, perfect for a family dinner.
Equipment
- large nonstick skillet
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1.25 pounds chicken tenders or up to 1.5 pounds
- Kosher salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
Sauce
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil divided
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
- ⅓ cup hot honey
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 green onions thinly sliced, for serving, optional
Instructions
Cook the chicken
- Pat chicken dry with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper.
- Set a large nonstick skillet over medium heat and add 1 tablespoon of oil.
- Once hot, add chicken and cook until golden brown on the bottom, about 4 minutes.
- Flip and cook until golden brown on the other side and the internal temperature reaches 165°F, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Transfer the chicken to a plate and tent with foil.
Make the sauce
- Add the remaining tablespoon of oil and the garlic to the same skillet and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add the apple cider vinegar and honey and bring to a low boil over medium-high heat.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the mixture has thickened slightly, about 5 to 8 minutes.
Finish the sauce and add the chicken
- Stir in the Worcestershire sauce and add the cooked chicken back to the skillet.
- Spoon the sauce over the chicken and garnish with green onions, if desired.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Notes
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Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 361kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 16gFat: 19g
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