The Best Chicken Breast Recipe

3.50 from 586 votes
Three raw, scored chicken breasts are placed on a wooden cutting board. The scoring creates a grid-like pattern on the surface of the chicken pieces. The background is a rustic wooden table.

This chicken breast recipe is very easy to make, It’s juicy and so delicious. This honey garlic chicken breast is cooked in one pan and no special ingredient required. This recipe takes only 15 minutes to make and result is amazing!

Three raw, scored chicken breasts are placed on a wooden cutting board. The scoring creates a grid-like pattern on the surface of the chicken pieces. The background is a rustic wooden table.

The Best Chicken Breast Recipe

3.50 from 586 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
WORK TIME 15 minutes
DIFFICULTY Easy
Cuisine World
Servings 3 yields

Ingredients
 

  • 3 Chicken breast
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • ½ cup 65g Flour
  • 3 + 1 tablespoons Butter
  • 4 Garlic cloves minced
  • 3 tablespoon Honey
  • 1 tablespoon Soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon Apple cider vinegar
  • Parsley chopped optional

Instructions
 

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. Cut chicken breast as shown in the video.
    2. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
    3. Coat each breast with flour.
    4. In a large pan, melt 3 tablespoons of butter over medium heat.
    5. Place floured chicken in the pan and cook over high heat, until golden on both sides.
    6. When chicken is golden on both sides, remove from the pan and set aside.
    7. Add 1 tablespoon of butter, crushed garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add honey, soy sauce and apple cider vinegar.
    8. Place the chicken in the pan and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 1-2 minutes, until slightly thickened.
    9. Turn the heat off and sprinkle chopped parsley.

Video

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49 Comments

  1. I just made this and the flavors were perfect. Healthier than fried but still has a super flavorful crust and juicy on the inside I exchanged chopped jalapeno peppers for the garlic and it turned out great. Next, will make it for guests.

    December 27, 2021
    1. Sienna Poser says:

      I use unsalted French,Irish, Icelandic or Land O Lakes Butter, Naked Wild Raw Honey, Coconut Liquid Aminos,Wegmans Organic Chicken Breast,White Vinegar,Served with Basmati Rice, Steamed Broccoli, Prior to the Aminos, I used lower Sodium Tamari. Lovely Dish

      July 2, 2022
      1. Well to me you changed the whole recipe….Hope you renamed it. I’m trying it next week and will be back with how my family enjoyed it….. Thank for the original recipe don’t think I’ll be making your special way of making it.

        September 7, 2022
    2. Today,9/11/22 we fixed this & it’s really good & very easy to prepare! Yes, we’ll be having this again.

      September 11, 2022
  2. I just made this recipe and I can belive how delicious it is!! Tobe honest, I didn’t expect it to taste this good because the preparation is very simple. It was a very nice surprise♡!
    Aon top of that it looks very fancy!
    Thanks for another amazing recipe 😀 .

    January 11, 2022
  3. Sheryl Grace says:

    This chicken was fantastic! Loved the flavors and how moist it was. Used the pan drippings to sauté some rice I had already cooked and served along side the chicken with some fresh green beans, my husband couldn’t say enough how much he enjoyed the meal!

    February 4, 2022
  4. jewels (Julie) says:

    Sounds quite delicious! So, I’m thinking fried rice to go with it as a side. Do you or anyone else have any other suggestions for good side accompaniments?

    February 6, 2022
    1. We had stir-fried veggies. Everything was so good.

      March 30, 2022
      1. Sounds great! Thank you.

        April 6, 2022
    2. Sherry Dale says:

      I’m going to Boil egg noodles to al dente. Strain noodles and sauté noodles in butter, garlic, Parmesan cheese and season to taste. You can add fresh minced parsley or dried. Or for a pop of flavor sauté the noodles in Sun Dried tomatoes oil, Parmesan and season to taste.

      April 7, 2022
      1. Sherry Dale says:

        I made this, it was delicious. After frying breasts, the butter looked bitter, so I removed all liquids, then added the butter to a fresh pan., etc.

        I’m going to double the sauce, very flavorful.

        April 7, 2022
    3. Broccoli 🥦 or asparagus with cilantro rice

      October 10, 2022
  5. Graciela Cano says:

    Wow,it was delicious! I served it with Mexican rice and scalloped potatoes. Combination might sound weird, but there were no complaints.

    February 21, 2022
    1. Sounds yummy!

      April 6, 2022
  6. VICTORIA KOTWICA says:

    This was to die for, it was so flavorful, juicy and tender. I had to substitute boneless/skinless thighs, that’s all I had, and it still turned out delicious. This is a recipe which can be put together very quickly if you have all your ingredients ready. THIS IS A MUST TRY Y’ALL.

    March 5, 2022
  7. I made this exact recipe tonight for dinner. I will be making this chicken again! Easy and delicious!!! Fresh carrots, peas and curly fries!
    Perfect!

    March 8, 2022
  8. Made this chicken last night, was so good and easy. The family couldn’t believe how good it was for such a fast prep/cook time. 5 star rating!!!

    March 30, 2022
  9. What a wonderful recipe and it’s a new family favorite. I double the sauce and add steamed broccoli after the chicken is cooked and serve over rice. Versatile enough to add orange peel for orange chicken or hot peppers to kick it up.

    April 22, 2022
  10. Just tried this. This was AMAZING. I had all the ingredients except 1T honey. I used golden syrup instead. It turned out fantastic. Not dried out inside, very juicy! This is going in the rotation!

    April 25, 2022
  11. [email protected] says:

    What sides do you recommend to go with the best chicken breast recipe? The tomato cucumber as pictured looks great. Is there a dressing for it?

    June 17, 2022
  12. I’ve made this four times now and it’s one of my family’s favorites. It’s been really good every time. The chicken was not dry at all… definitely reccomend.

    July 5, 2022
  13. What’s the alternative for apple cider vinegar? I wanna make this tonight but I cant get hold of the apple cider vinegar

    July 24, 2022
  14. Loved this recipe. Will be making it again. Can’t understand why it only got a 3.5 star rating.

    August 13, 2022
  15. Mary beth says:

    Do you have to use apple cider vinegar

    August 15, 2022
  16. Laura Pryde says:

    I am planning on making this recipe. I am single and only cooking for myself. It would be helpful to have the ingredient size for smaller or larger serving sizes.

    August 27, 2022
    1. Roberta Sherman says:

      I used one cutlet and halved the ingredients in order to have enough sauce to put over rise as a side.

      May 18, 2024
  17. Honestly I was a little hesitant about the apple cider vinegar, but this was really good and quick. This will be a great go to recipe for me! Served it with coconut rice yummy.

    October 13, 2022
  18. susan carson lambert says:

    this is excellent. great flavor profile.

    November 13, 2022
  19. Dinah Stevens says:

    Second time making this recipe and it is delicious! My husband says the chicken is as tasty as a filet. I double the sauce because it is so good. Tonight the sides were mashed potatoes with skin and baby carrots. The sauce was good on the carrots. I changed nothing about the recipe. Thank you for this post.

    November 15, 2022
  20. Patricia Ridings says:

    I am going to give it a try this weekend. Looks delicious

    December 10, 2022
  21. I am nowhere near a chef and made this last night. Wow! Love the flavors! My wife now thinks I am a master chef lol

    December 20, 2022
  22. OMG! I just made this and it is out of this world! So tasty and tender. I could eat this every day!

    January 10, 2023
  23. This sounds delicious but I have just one question. When it says 3 chicken breasts it means both sides of the breast right? So actually 6 servings?

    January 16, 2023
    1. Usually it means boneless skinless chicken breast halves so it would be three servings. I wish I knew how big the breasts are so I could plan the timing better

      January 10, 2024
  24. Why score the chicken?

    February 12, 2023
  25. jan miller says:

    loved it my house they all want this recipe again. Perfect it is easy and tasty. thanks 🙂

    February 15, 2023
  26. This is a delicious quick meal. I will be making this for family gatherings at my house.
    My husband raved about the chicken and how good the flavor was.

    February 16, 2023
  27. Terrific!! Definitely 5 STAR WORTHY!
    Simply, yet elegant.

    February 24, 2023
    1. The Cooking Foodie says:

      Thank you 🙂

      February 27, 2023
  28. My husband and I really enjoyed this recipe. Super yummy! Thanks for sharing.

    March 7, 2023
  29. Jenna Slattery says:

    This was the best chicken I have ever made. I doubled the sauce and added onion powder, garlic powder and paprika to the flour before coati g the chicken. Having extra sauce was wonderful as I served with mashed potatoes and the sauce was a nice addition. I highly recommend this. This will be in my line up. Thank you!!!!!

    March 8, 2023
    1. The Cooking Foodie says:

      Glad you liked it 🙂

      March 12, 2023
      1. I wonder if you could use teriyaki sauce instead of soy sauce…?

        April 12, 2023
  30. Absolutely delicious. Looking at the ingredients you wouldn’t think that it was sooooo good. A lovely surprise. Thank you for sharing.

    March 31, 2023
  31. Making it for dinner tonight. Can’t wait to taste it. My house smells so good.

    April 12, 2023
  32. I notice that the flavor profile is very similar to Filipino adobo – braised chicken with soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and black pepper. Sugar/honey is an optional ingredient in that dish.

    April 21, 2023
  33. Wow! Super easy, but the taste…. I can’t say enough about how freaking delicious this was!

    January 22, 2024
  34. Just made this for dinner and WOW- delicious! I followed the recipe, doubling the sauce. I added broccoli florets to rice and fried it in the extra sauce before serving.

    March 30, 2024
  35. Why is this 3/5 stars? It was perfect. I used Kickn Chicken for the seasoning. Followed everything else as written. Juicy, flavorful – my reputation is on the upswing. I routinely over cook chicken breasts.

    July 18, 2024
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