Honey Garlic Yummy Chicken

It’s a challenge to find a recipe approved by the entire family - hubby, 8 yr old and 1 yr old  it’s even harder to make something my 8 yr old doesn’t want to dip in ranch. This is kid approved! even without ranch!!!

I am ALWAYS throwing a twist on recipes I find. I know what our family likes and I have learned that when I sway from that, food does not get eaten!

That’s why I did with this. Add more onion, less garlic or even more ketchup! Totally up to you. But this is a tried and true version.  

Add any sides you like! It is very yummy over rice. We chose rice cooked in bone broth (use broth in place of water for more flavor) and steamed broccoli! 

What you need:

2 chicken breasts (we use the packages from Costco) 

Salt & Pepper to taste

1/3 c. Yellow onion finely chopped 

4 cloves of garlic minced

2 TBSP olive oil 

Sauce:

1/2 c. Honey 

1/3 c. Soy sauce 

1 TBSP ketchup 

3 TSP corn starch or flour 

Some water  

Instant pot/ninja foodi (IP/NF)

Instructions:

1) Rinse chicken breast and dry with a paper towel. Salt and pepper both sides. 

2) mix honey, soy sauce and ketchup in a small bowl. 

3) heat oil on sauté in IP/NF. Add in garlic & onion. Cook until fragrant. I personally like the garlic crispy. 

*do not skip this step*

Turn off sauté mode. 

3) add chicken breasts. Scoop onion and garlic onto chicken. Pour honey sauce over the chicken breasts. 

4) cook on high for 17 minutes. Then quick release and remove the lid. 

5) remove chicken and chop into bite size pieces. Leave the sauce in the pot. 

6) dissolve flour/corn starch into the water. Whisk mixture into the remaining sauce. Sauté on medium high for 2-3 minutes or until thick. This thickens the sauces and cooks the flour taste away. Turn off IP/NF. 

7) return chopped chicken to the pan and coat In sauce. 

Place chicken on top of sauce and pour yourself some extra sauce. Enjoy! 

Crockpot conversion - remove the oil. Add garlic and onion to the sauce instead. 

Cooking: 3 hrs on high or 6 hrs on low. Mix cornstarch/flower and turn to high to thicken sauce.