Description
A quick and comforting skillet dish with tender chicken breasts in a honey-butter sauce, ready in about 22 minutes.
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tsp honey
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp smoked paprika (optional)
- ¼ cup chicken broth (optional for extra sauce depth)
- 1 Tbsp chopped parsley, for garnish
Instructions
- Pat the chicken dry and season both sides with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken 5-6 minutes per side until golden and fully cooked (165°F/75°C).
- Remove the chicken and optionally pour in broth to deglaze the pan, scraping up bits.
- Whisk butter, honey, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
- Reduce heat to low, pour the butter-honey mixture into the skillet, stir until melted, return chicken to coat in sauce for 1-2 minutes.
- Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.
Notes
- Spicy kick: add ½ tsp cayenne or red-pepper flakes.
- Creamy version: stir in 2 Tbsp heavy cream or ¼ cup Parmesan.
- Herb infusion: mix in dried rosemary, thyme, or basil into the butter sauce.
- Lemon zest: replace part of the honey with fresh lemon juice for brightness.
- Chicken thighs: swap in thighs for juicier meat, just cook longer.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 550mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 34g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
