Hot Honey Chicken Skillet

Crispy, perfectly tender, and swaddled in probably the most delicious hot honey sauce, this skillet chicken dinner recipe is straightforward but unbelievably good! My family could eat this every night, it’s just that delicious… and oh so quick and simple to make!

🥘 What Makes This Recipe So Good

• Hot honey chicken skillet is easy to make, and it’s stuffed with incredible flavor. Plus, it only needs a handful of pantry-staple ingredients, like soy sauce and garlic powder and cayenne and a bit of hot honey. Serve it with some rice or mashed potatoes or Brussels sprouts and also you’ve got a delicious dinner very quickly in any respect with practically no effort.
• If sweet heat is your jam, this is completely the recipe for you. Don’t panic, though, it’s not hot. You can all the time turn up the warmth a bit of by adding extra cayenne and even a bit of sriracha to the new honey sauce. If you favor to walk on the mild side, go for a conventional honey as an alternative and add cayenne or red pepper flakes to taste.
• We used chicken thighs to make our hot honey skillet chicken, but it really works for chicken breasts and even chicken tenders, too. You’ll just need to regulate the cook time to permit for the kind of chicken you’re cooking. Trust me, nobody enjoys overcooked chicken breasts.

👩🏼‍🍳 Chef’s Tips

• How do you already know when it’s time to flip the chicken thighs over? Good query. When you are attempting to lift the thigh off the skillet, the skin should release super easily. If it sticks to the skillet or you’ve gotten to actually pry it up, it’s not ready yet. Let the chicken sear one other minute or so after which try again. If you force them to flip over too early, you’ll leave that crispy skin stuck to the pan!
• Interested in a hot honey chicken that’s crispy and breaded? Check out the oven-baked hot honey chicken recipe posted on our sister site, Easy Healthy Recipes. Our skillet version is incredible, but it surely doesn’t have that seasoned crushed-cornflake breading you is likely to be craving.
• Can’t find hot honey at your food market? That’s okay! It’s very easy to make it at home. Depending on the quantity of hot honey you wish, you’ll need roughly 1 cup of honey, 1-2 tablespoons of red pepper flakes, and 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar. Heat the honey, red pepper flakes, and ACV in a small saucepan over low heat and whisk continually until the mixture begins to simmer. At that time you may remove the saucepan from the warmth and set the new honey aside until you’re able to use it. If you’re making it prematurely, transfer the new honey to a glass jar, let it cool, then store it in a cool, dry place. If you ought to strain the red pepper flakes, you’re welcome to, but I don’t find it obligatory.

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