Crunchy Honey Chicken.
Chicken. It’s what’s for dinner in our house countless nights a week. I think you can agree that it can be cumbersome coming up with yet another creative chicken dinner idea, week after week.
Unless of course, you’re married to Mr. How Sweet, in which case you can eat the same chicken dinner night after night. Well, he can. I, on the other hand, would cry tears of bacon grease if that happened.
If you are anything like me, you’ve probably spent hours upon hours looking for any new chicken dish; just something that you can do differently, even using one random spice to save you from the plight of boring baked, dry, bland chicken. And maybe you even eat a few trillion cookies to quench that never-ending thirst for a fresh chicken recipe.
Or that just might be me.
See those veggies up there? Yeah. They went into this chicken dish too. They were delicious.
Actually, I’m lying – I picked them all out. But would you expect any less from me? If you’re really that concerned, Mr. How Sweet liked the them. He can vouch for the vegetables.
Speaking of veggies, last night my mom looked at me and said, “since when do you like brussels sprouts?” The look on her face was priceless. Complete and utter shock coming from the woman who only really loves corn covered in butter and green beans covered in butter and candied almonds. Then I told her that I pan-roasted them with bacon grease. Duh.
No words were spoken. She completely understood. That’s the beauty of a mother + daughter + bacon relationship.
But enough about bacon. More about chicken!
This dish was delish. Such a nice change from boring, old chicken. Even Mr. How Sweet loved the switcheroo. However, that was after he asked what was in the sauce, cringed and claimed that he “hates honey” when I told him the ingredients, then went on his merry way and ate 4 servings.
I think that means it’s good.
Crunchy Honey Chicken
serves 2+
1 pound thinly sliced, boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 egg whites
1/3 cup cornstarch (or flour – for dredging)
1 cup broccoli florets
1/2 red pepper, thinly sliced
a handful of sugar snap peas (about 3/4 cup)
1 clove garlic, minced
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 cup honey
salt and pepper to taste
Prepare and slice all veggies – feel free to add whatever you would like. In 2 separate bowls, add the egg whites (lightly beaten) and the cornstarch or flour. (The cornstarch will yield a “crispier” chicken). Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add veggies with a sprinkle of salt and pepper and saute for about 5 minutes, until softened. Add in soy sauce and garlic and stir so veggies are coated, about 60 seconds. Remove from skillet and set aside in a bowl.
Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces and season with salt and pepper. Heat the same skillet (or you can use a different one, I just use the same to make it easier) over medium-high heat and add remaining olive oil. Dip chicken pieces in egg whites and then lightly dredge in cornstarch. Add to the skillet and let brown for 2-3 minutes, then flip. Continue with remaining chicken pieces, and do so in batches if needed.
Once chicken is cooked, add veggies back in the skillet. Add honey and thoroughly mix to combine. Taste and season with salt, pepper, additional honey or soy sauce. Serve with rice.
For the record, Mr. How Sweet took this in his lunch today. Gotta give that man some spice during the workday.
127 Comments on “Crunchy Honey Chicken.”
Wow- those veggies make it so vibrant and healthy looking! Beautifully done.
I agree with you, chicken gets boring fast! Thanks for the recipe, I think this may become a weeknight standby. :-)
Um, yummy! :) I have some chicken that needs to be used too. Just my luck.
It sounds tasty to me!
this does sound good! i find it challenging to come up with new healthy dishes to make for dinner every week, chicken or no chicken. always good to get new ideas:-)
yum! Love the color too!
Mmmm…. this looks great!!!
Ugh. Yes, I remember the plight of the chicken WELL from my pre-vegetarian days. It’s so hard to find an exciting chicken recipe!! But– this one looks great!
My boys would LOVE this one! Looks delicious!
WOW- I can’t wait to make this for Mr. Itzy’s Kitchen ;). This looks like homemade Chinese food, only WAY better!
What a beautiful recipe and such lovely pictures!! Great job Miss Thang!
Sorry. Have no idea why I wrote Miss Thang. Its early though, and I would like to blame it on the excitement I felt when opening your blog today. So clearly it is your fault I am whacko.
This looks great – even the veggies! Sweet plus stirfry totally works for me! Yum!
Oh good heavens, this looks great.
Is it strange that it is only 6:06am & I would absolutely be eating this if it was cooking away, as I type this? Well, you know how strange & geeky I am – so, I guess that answers the question.
I love how strange and geeky you are. :)
Oh yeah, another excellent chicken recipe to try. It looks fantastic!
Great photos Jess! I too have struggled to come up with new, interesting chicken recipes and always find myself going back to the same marinades/sauces. Having said that, I’ve still got some of my Saucy Mama goodies to try so things aren’t boring just yet!!
YUM! This is my kind of dish (and I would totally eat all of those veggies)! :-)
I love chicken so I will be def trying this. Looks great!!
Mmm, this looks awesome. It’s totally important to switch it up! Mr. CBN would love this too… but he would also be ok with like, chicken fingers, every night. With a side of fries and broccoli. Every. Night. I don’t understand men.
xo
I love stirfry and this version looks super simple and tasty… even better, it’ll make a perfect lunch for Mr How Sweet :)
What is it with men and chicken? That’s all my husband every want to eat too!
This looks delicious by the way :)
I’m seriously impressed by all the veggies on this blog lately :) This looks so, so good…even at 8 am!
Drool… my mouth is watering for this dish. Can I just skip breakfast and go straight to Crispy Honey Chicken? The funny thing is I’ve been on a honey kick lately. I’m often finding myself sneaking into the cupboard to have a small blob of honey. Perfectly sweet and satisfying!
This looks so good. I think Jeff would feel the same way about the honey but love it in the end. I love that Mr. How Sweet requires meals at lunch – my bf does too. He only really likes hot meals. Such a pain sometimes. :)
Look at you and all those veggies! This looks awesome. we always need new ways of cooking chicken too.
nevermind – you picked them out. I was impressed for about 2 seconds.
Hahahaha.
What a great and simple dinner idea! Thanks for sharing.
Im very happy that Sean considers a sandwich, apple, pb and yogurt to be lunch!
I’d love for you to make my lunches though!
Yummmm!
I would like to cry bacon grease, too. How did you achieve this? (Wait… I know the answer to that.)
she picked the veggies out…. No, I expected nothing less.
Whoa – this could not look more delicious.
Looks SOO simple and SOOO yummy…. I think this is going on my weekly dinner plan.
i just had breakfast, but these pictures are making me want to eat again! looks great!
This looks so good! I think I will make it tomorrow. We’ve already had the chicken fingers you posted a week or so ago twice for dinner.
I do have a question though, when do you use the soy sauce? I didn’t see it mentioned anywhere other than the ingredients list. It’s possible I missed it though…I’ve been known to be blind. :)
I didn’t see it used either, or the garlic… I just took the basic recipe and did my own thing..turned out good though..
This looks delish! I’m now regretting I took Italian sausage out of the freezer to make “something” for dinner. I would love to try this tonight! Now I feel blah about my sausage lol..
I’ve never liked meat, except for chicken, so my mom made it all the time. I remember my dad complaining multiple times that “if I have to eat another chicken breast Im going to cry”. Apparently my mom didnt change the recipes up enough. :)
This looks AWESOME though! Im a big fan of one dish meals like this.
mmm this looks SO good! I love recipes that can pass for something you would typically order as take-out. They are so much healthier homemade and if you get the recipe right, they taste better too! I have no doubts that this recipe will beat any crispy honey chicken I have ever ordered :)
when i was growing up my mom used to make honey + chicken all the time…this reminds me of my childhood!
and happy bday to your dad…wow, Mr Sweet and your dad in just a week; you’ve been busy no doubt!
I can’t imagine how many servings he’d eat if he “liked” honey!!
Oh goodness, yum!
This looks DELICIOUS! It is such a good idea to marry sweet and savory…. like my all-time favorite Mexican dish: Chicken Mole burritos (have you ever had one?)…. I mean, chocolate and chicken: the fact that it works should be testament enough to how delicious it is!
Great recipe!
I never have had one! Sounds like I need to try it.
Oh my gosh… you MUST. Make sure you get an authentic mole sauce. I have had dish that claimed to be mole and tasted NOTHING like it. It was gross.
This looks SO good! And whattaya know, I’m trying to increase my veggie intake. (While staying steady with my ice cream and cookie intake, too, of course;)
Not since the chocolate cobbler have I felt such an immediate and pressing urge to make something on your blog…
Doooo it.
I just wrote down all these ingredients, because I’m totally making this tonight. And maybe every night.
The man doesn’t like honey? whaaa? I’d never turn honey down… Feel free to come to my house and make this any day.
Yummy! I love the photo – it’s so colorful! :)
mmmm~~this does sound really good!!! as a veggie lover i think that i may even play around with the types that i use!!! thanks~~
MMMM wonderful pictures are making me hungry!
Thank you!! I don’t really eat chicken anymore because I am SO.FREAKING.BORED with it. This looks awesome and Kohy loooooves him some honey. Again, thanks. I’m going to make this sometime this week.
I just bought a TON of chicken and this looks like a great way to use some of it. Thanks!