Honey Balsamic Chicken

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Honey Balsamic Chicken - the easiest skillet chicken recipe with sweet and savory honey balsamic sauce. A homemade chicken dinner has never been so easy!

Honey Balsamic Chicken breasts with sweet and savory honey balsamic sauce.
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How To Make Honey Balsamic Chicken

To make delicious honey balsamic chicken, I first season some chicken thighs with some salt and black pepper. Then, I slowly pan-fry the chicken on a skillet until both sides of the chicken are gorgeously browned, with a crackly crispy skin and the meat part is nice and crunchy.

Then, I add the honey and balsamic vinegar, and reduce and simmer the chicken until the sauce becomes sticky. Voila, it is so good!

As the name suggests, it’s honey balsamic chicken, so you certainly don’t want to skim on the honey. Honey makes everything better, just like butter.

For more honey chicken recipes, check out my honey lime chicken recipe!

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Ingredients For Balsamic Chicken Marinade

One pan healthy homemade Honey Balsamic Chicken marinade with sweet and savory honey balsamic sauce.
  • Garlic
  • Butter
  • Honey
  • Balsamic vinegar

Please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post for full details on each ingredient.


Frequently Asked Questions

How do I use balsamic vinegar?

Balsamic vinegar is great for cooking because it has a spicy kick while balancing the rich flavor of protein. It is also great for vegetables.

Should I refrigerate balsamic vinegar after opening?

Make sure to close it tightly after each use and store it properly. It does not need to be refrigerated.

How many calories per serving?

This recipe has 435 calories per serving.

Quick and easy skillet honey balsamic chicken, ready to serve.

What To Serve With Honey Balsamic Chicken

For a wholesome dinner, make the following dishes.

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4.50 from 46 votes

Honey Balsamic Chicken

Honey Balsamic Chicken – the easiest skillet chicken with sweet and savory honey balsamic sauce. Homemade chicken dinner is so good with this recipe.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 3 people
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Ingredients  

  • 1 1/2 lbs (750g) chicken thighs
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 dashes ground black pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • chopped parsley for garnishing

Instructions 

  • Season the chicken with the salt and ground black pepper.
  • Heat up a skillet on medium heat and slowly pan-fry the chicken, skin side down first, until both sides of the chicken become nicely browned and crispy. Remove the chicken and discard the chicken fat.
  • Add the olive oil and butter to the skillet, saute the garlic until slightly browned, follow by the honey, balsamic vinegar and water. Add the chicken back into the skillet, lower the heat to simmer and reduce the sauce until slightly thickened and that the chicken is completely cooked, about 2 minutes.
  • Remove from heat, garnish with the parsley and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Serving: 3people, Calories: 435kcal, Carbohydrates: 17g, Protein: 37g, Fat: 46g, Saturated Fat: 13g, Cholesterol: 232mg, Sodium: 599mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 15g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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44 Comments

  1. Jeff says:

    How is this considered easy. How can it be done in 20 minutes. It would take 20 minutes or more just to find the ingredents. Then another 20-30 minutes to measure them out.
    And who cooks chicken in 10 minutes and call it slowly frying. I get fustrated because I don’t know how to cook and I keep looking for an easy and fast recipes and never find any.

    1. Bee Yinn Low says:

      The recipe is very easy if you actually follow the instructions. Once you get a hang of it, it’s 20 mins.

    2. Ari says:

      Most recipes consider the ingredients already measured and out so it’s easier and faster to prep. Just letting u know for future reference. Always try to start the longest cooking item first, and go backwards. Rice, pasta, quinoa usually take 20 mins to cook, once in boiling water.

  2. Diane says:

    Made this for dinner and it was delicious. Didnโ€™t have to change a thing. Perfect!

  3. Yeh Ximin says:

    5 stars

  4. Jacqueline says:

    5 stars
    I loved the recipe for the honey balsamic chicken thighs. The best chicken I have made in quite some time. I followed the recipe exactly. Dumping the chicken fat gave flavors of the balsamic and honey to the chicken. Really Good!!!

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Thanks for trying my honey balsamic chicken recipe.

  5. Carrie says:

    I just stumbled upon this, trying to mix up my regular chicken rotation. It was delicious! My kids (even my picky 6 year old) loved it. The only complaint was that there were no leftovers. ?