Sweet and Spicy Honey Pepper Chicken

11
Ingredients

5m
Prep Time

20m
Cook Time

25m
Ready In

Recipe: #43472

August 22, 2024

Categories: Chicken, Asian, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Sugar-Free, Spices, Boneless Pieces, more

recipe by:
ImPat

"One of DH's finds and alterations to the original. NOTE serving size could be stretched if serving as part of a banquet or serving with rice and vegetables, we did this and found we had enough chicken left over for a small serve if served with rice and veggies."

Original is 2 servings

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (330.9 g)
Calories 672.6
Total Fat - 14.1 g
Saturated Fat - 3 g
Cholesterol - 170 mg
Sodium - 2130.3 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 73.6 g
Dietary Fiber - 0.8 g
Sugars - 70.1 g
Protein - 64.6 g
Calcium - 46.8 mg
Iron - 2.7 mg
Vitamin C - 0.7 mg
Thiamin - 0.2 mg

Step 1

Start by seasoning the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and then heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook the chicken until golden and cooked through, approximately 6-7 minutes per side (time will depend on thickness of breast).

Step 2

Once done, remove the chicken from the skillet and set it aside (see NOTE and end of instructions).

Step 3

In the same skillet, combine honey, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, ground black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and ground cayenne pepper (we mixed all the ingredients into a jug and poured into the pan) and then allow the mixture to simmer until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally, for about 2-3 minutes.

Step 4

Slice the cooked chicken into strips and return them to the skillet with the honey pepper sauce and coat the chicken evenly with the sauce, till heated through.

Step 5

NOTE - after making this several times we have found that slightly undercooking the chicken is best and once rested cut into strips and re-introduce into the sauce to heat through and finish cooking through. Also for an extra quick meal left over pre-cooked chicken cut up into bite size pieces can also be warmed up in the sauce and served with rice or veggies for a quick meal.