Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken

This skillet Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken is sweet and flavorful with a hint of Asian flair. It’s perfection served over a bed of rice with a side of steamed vegetables, turning it into a simple weekday feast.

Easy Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken Recipe

My kitchen is much like yours, chicken rotates on our menu in every conceivable form. This variation is ideal for busy days as it comes together in minutes. How to make Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken: (Scroll down for full printable recipe.)

• Dry Ingredients – Whisk together flour, salt and pepper. Dust chicken on all sides. 
• Brown Chicken – In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat olive oil. Add chicken and let cook until golden and cooked through, around 6-8 minutes per side or until juices run clear. Adjust depending on thickness. Remove from pan to a platter, keep warm.
• Make Sauce – Add butter and garlic to pan.  Cook over medium-high heat for 1 minute and butter has melted scraping any brown bits from bottom of skillet.
• Thicken with Cornstarch – Dissolve cornstarch in chicken broth. Lower heat to medium. Whisk into pan with brown sugar, honey, teriyaki, lime juice, red pepper flakes and ginger. Stir constantly until brown sugar is melted and a sauce forms. 
• Combine – Add chicken back to pan and spoon sauce over chicken. Simmer 1 minute.
• Serve immediately over cooked rice garnished with green onion.

How to Make the Best Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken Recipe

• Ingredients you’ll need to make homemade Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken: Boneless skinless chicken breasts, light brown sugar, minced fresh garlic, butter, all purpose flour, olive oil, salt and black pepper, cornstarch, honeym, teriyaki sauce, crushed red pepper flakes, ground ginger, lime or lemon juice.
• The sauce for this chicken has Asian flair thanks to the addition of teriyaki sauce. You can use lower sodium teriyaki and adjust the amount using more or less to your personal taste.
• Likewise, if you’re family enjoys sauce, the ingredient amounts easily double.
• You can use boneless skinless chicken thighs for this recipe, too.
• Please note: The chicken breasts aren’t heavily breaded. The light dusting of flour gives it just enough of a coating for crunch, and it adds flavor to the dish overall. It also helps soak up the sauce and coat the chicken pieces beautifully.
• This Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken is especially tasty with rice, but is also works well alongside a baked potato, It can be sliced and served on a salad or enjoyed on a toasted kaiser rolls as a sandwich.
• You can always adjust the amount of red pepper flakes to your taste using more or less to taste.
• Store cooked Brown Sugar Chicken chilled in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Enjoy cold on salads or reheat gently in the microwave in single servings. You could also freeze it for up to 3 months.

Helpful Tips for Storing and Thawing Chicken

It’s extremely important that you learn to handle poultry in a careful manner to prevent bacteria growth due to improper care.

• Perdue recommends freezing chicken within 30 minutes of purchase, when possible.
• Seal packages tightly and label clearly prior to placing into the freezer.
• Thaw frozen chicken in the refrigerator overnight, not on the counter.
• Cook chicken the day it’s thawed.

More Easy Chicken Recipes to Make

• Skillet made Smothered Asiago Chicken is covered with spinach, mushrooms and cheese.
• Nutty Pistachio Crusted Chicken.
• Easy Chicken Cakes with a spicy remoulade sauce make an easy weeknight meal.
• Crispy Oven Fried Parmesan Chicken can be drizzled with warm marinara sauce and served with pasta.
• Southern Style Chicken Salad can be used for snacking, turned into lettuce wraps, sandwiches and more.
• Chicken Roasted with Lemon and Rosemary is Sunday supper for any day of the week.
• Slice and layered in this Chicken Bacon Ranch Layer Salad.

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