This honey garlic chicken stir fry recipe is full of chicken, broccoli and carrots, all coated in the easiest sweet and savory sauce. A healthier dinner option that the whole family will love!
When I’m looking for a quick meal, I turn to Asian style dishes such as chicken and green beans, chicken and asparagus stir fry and this flavorful honey garlic chicken.
So it seems like stir fries have kind of become my thing. It wasn’t something I set out to do, but my stir fry recipes tend to be some of the most popular recipes on my site, and this honey garlic chicken stir fry is an all time favorite!
Make a meal with this stir fry some of my favorite Asian food recipes like homemade egg rolls, veggie fried rice and crab rangoon.
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Honey Garlic Chicken Stir Fry Ingredients
To make this honey garlic chicken stir fry you will need chicken breast, vegetable oil, salt, black pepper, carrots, broccoli and garlic. To make the savory sauce make sure to have chicken broth, soy sauce, honey and cornstarch.
How Do You Make Honey Garlic Chicken Stir Fry?
To make this honey garlic chicken stir fry recipe, first cut your boneless skinless chicken breasts, broccoli and carrots into bite-sized pieces. Next, place oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the broccoli and carrots to the pan and cook them a few minutes until tender. Remove the veggies and set them on a plate. Next pour a little more oil into the pan and add the chicken, salt and pepper. Cook the chicken through and add minced garlic. Add the vegetables back into the skillet. Make the honey garlic sauce by whisking together chicken broth, soy sauce, honey and cornstarch. Pour the sauce over the chicken and vegetables. Simmer for a few minutes then serve and enjoy!
Tips For The Perfect Chicken Stir Fry
- Slice the carrots very thin so that they cook quickly.
- This honey garlic chicken stir fry is for garlic lovers, with 4 cloves of garlic in the sauce. If you’re not a big garlic fan, you can cut this amount in half with great results.
- I recommend using low sodium chicken broth to help control the salt content of the dish. You can also use low sodium soy sauce if you prefer.
- Use a tamari sauce to make this recipe gluten free.
- You can serve this chicken stir fry with pork fried rice, steamed rice, brown rice, quinoa, cauliflower fried rice or sesame noodles.
- I don’t recommend freezing this honey garlic chicken stir fry as the vegetables tend to soften as they freeze and thaw.
Quick Tip
Cut your vegetables into similar sized pieces so that they’ll cook evenly.
Recipe FAQs
Most stir fry sauces are made with soy sauce, garlic, and other seasonings such as sesame oil, ginger, rice vinegar, chicken broth or chili sauce. One important component of stir fry sauce is a thickening agent, such as cornstarch. A thicker sauce will cling better to your chicken and vegetables.
The best way to cook chicken for stir fry is to season it with salt and pepper, then sear it in oil in a hot pan until browned and cooked through. Be careful not to overcrowd your pan. If you add too much meat at once, the chicken will steam instead of brown. I typically cook my meat in batches for the best results.
The key to an authentic tasting stir fry is to make sure your pan is very hot, and that you don’t have too much meat or vegetables in the pan at any given time so that you can get a nice sear on everything. It’s also helpful to use a wok if you happen to have one in your kitchen.
Honey garlic chicken stir fry leftovers stay good in an airtight container in a refrigerator for up to 3 days.
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Flavor Variations
This honey garlic chicken stir fry is delicious as written, but there are many different ways that you can customize it to your tastes.
- Protein: Instead of chicken breast, try chicken thighs, shrimp, sliced steak or cubes of tofu.
- Vegetables: Swap in different veggies. Try bok choy, sugar snap peas, bean sprouts, water chestnuts, mushrooms, bell peppers, snow peas, baby corn or zucchini.
- Flavorings: Feel free to add other flavors to the sauce. You can add in a little fresh ginger, lime juice, rice vinegar, apple cider vinegar or toasted sesame oil.
- Spicy: Make a spicy version of this dish with some hot sauce, sriracha or a few red pepper flakes.
- Toppings: Garnish your stir fry with a sprinkle of sesame seeds, green onions or chopped cilantro.
Once you try this honey garlic chicken stir fry, you’ll find yourself making it on a regular basis! It will be one of your favorite chicken recipes!
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Honey Garlic Chicken Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon vegetable oil divided use
- 1 cup thinly sliced peeled carrots
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth or water
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a large pan over medium heat.
- Add the broccoli and carrots and cook for approximately 4 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- Remove the vegetables from the pan; place them on a plate and cover.
- Wipe the pan clean with a paper towel and turn the heat to high.
- Add the remaining tablespoon of oil.
- Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper and add them to the pan in a single layer – you may need to do this step in batches. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through.
- Add the garlic to the pan and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add the vegetables back to the pan and cook for 2 more minutes or until the vegetables are warmed through.
- In a bowl whisk together the chicken broth, honey and soy sauce.
- In a small bowl mix the cornstarch with a tablespoon of cold water.
- Pour the soy sauce mixture over the chicken and vegetables; cook for 30 seconds.
- Add the cornstarch and bring to a boil; cook for 1 more minute or until sauce has just started to thicken.
- Serve immediately, with rice if desired.
Notes
- Cut your vegetables into similar sized pieces so that they’ll cook evenly.
- Slice the carrots very thin so that they cook quickly.
- I recommend using low sodium chicken broth to help control the salt content of the dish. You can also use low sodium soy sauce if you prefer.
I made this last night and added cabbage and zucchini that needed to be used. Served over brown rice. Sooo good! I used the left overs for meal prep. Thanks for the recipe!
I made this today and my husband loved it. The recipe was easy and will definitely will make again.
I’m cooking it now i hope it turn out good
Using fresh broccoli and carrots, but they aren’t getting tinder. They’ve been in the pan for 15 minutes and aren’t soft yet….
I’m sorry just seeing this now, hope it worked out for you! You can always add a little water to the pan to help steam the veggies faster.
i dont have cornstarch at home…can i skip adding?
Yes, the sauce will be a little thinner but it wont affect the flavor.
Hi, I was wondering if the leftovers can be frozen for or not? will be trying this soon 🙂
I’ve never frozen it but I think it would work just fine!
Made this tonight.. It was delicious. I doubled the amount of chicken broth though and it came out amazing. This is a keeper!!! Thanks so much!!!
Really good! I used coco aminos instead of soy sauce and cauliflower rice. YUM-MO!
Made this for my family. It is easy to make and we really liked. I will make this again
How many cups in 1 serving?
Approximately 1.5 cups!
Is the nutrition information your have available for the whole meal or just one serving ?
Per serving!
This is a quick, easy & amazing recipe! Thank you for sharing. I added baby bellas and my husband grilled boneless chicken thighs with a spicy lime marinade. Between the spice on the chicken (if chicken wasn’t already spicy, I would add some hot pepper flakes to marinade, we like spice 🙂 ) and your the simple ingredients that I already had, this was so delicious!
Loved loved tbis!! I used frozen stir fry blend to cheat little the first go and it tastes amazing!! The sauce is exceptional!!
An making this tonight again! This is the 3rd or 4th time I’ve made it for my family. We like it so much it immediately became part of our dinner rotation! I followed the recipe as written each time, although I can see many variations would be just as good.
Boyfriend& I made this recipe a couple nights ago & we loved it! The only problem we found was that after adding the cornstarch to the chicken & veggies, it had turned into clumps instead of being incorporated into the sauce. Any suggestions on how to prevent this next time? We think that we may have not had enough sauce in with portion of chicken that we decided to use. Regardless, awesome & delicious recipe! Will be looking for more!!
I’m sorry you had that experience! You can try adding more water to the cornstarch, maybe 2 tablespoons instead of one and make sure it’s completely dissolved in the water before you add it to the sauce. Hope that helps!
Excellent recipe. I doubled the sauce because I had a lot of chicken and broccoli. Wish I had thought to add sugar snap peas. Really the possibilities of what you can add are endless: mushrooms, water chestnuts. I plan to make it again and add some. We have leftovers — can’t wait to have it for lunch tomorrow.
I just made this recipe for my parents & my sister and they really loved it! I’m 15 and that was the first time I’ve ever cooked a real meal and it actually didn’t look anything like in the pic.I put more honey in it and added sweet peas to it as well & I also put garlic powder to the chicken and chives & a little bit of butter to the rice.???? My family was thrilled bout it! My mom said she would’ve never thought of putting honey in chicken. So thanks for your great recipe they loved it! As did I!????????????????????
I have saved this recipe. Will give you a feedback when I make it. Thanks
I made this last weekend and it was so delicious! I loved it so much I’m featuring it in my Foodie Friday post today (http://www.obtainingbliss.com/foodie-friday-honey-garlic-chicken-stir-fry/)! Thank you for the awesome recipe!
Very Good! I used liquid aminos instead of soy sauce and it was still yummy!
Just made this for dinner. The sauce is perfect! Thanks for sharing.