Ginger Chicken that is baked – not fried – then slathered in an amazing 5 minute glaze of honey, lemon ginger and garlic for better then Chinese takeout Chicken!
This Ginger Chicken with Honey Lemon Glaze is one of those meals that is so amazingly delicious I would love to eat its leftovers 7 days a week. But that would never happen because there are NEVER any leftovers of this tantalizing, sweet, tangy, ginger-kickin’ Honey Lemon Ginger Chicken!
In fact, Patrick couldn’t even wait for me to finish taking pictures before he had polished off almost the entire meal. This is a 100% candid shot of him caught in the act…
And I don’t blame him when Sticky Honey Lemon Ginger Chicken means a sweet honey sauce with a splash of citrus and a slight zing from the fresh ginger smothering crispy, spiced and breaded baked chicken morsels. It is SO good, my sister-in-law texted me pictures of her family licking their plates clean! So this is officially “lick-the-plate-delicious!” Chinese chicken!
How to make Honey Lemon Ginger Chicken
I used my favorite technique for breading this Ginger Chicken as in my Skinny General Tso’s Chicken and spiced the flour/cornstarch breading with with ginger, garlic, onion, salt, pepper and paprika (the paprika is why the chicken is slightly red) then baked and broiled until crispy. Every bit as delicious as fried – even more delicious.
Add the sticky lemon ginger sauce to the breaded ginger chicken…
And mix, and keep mixing, even when it doesn’t look like the sauce will cover…
It will…its honey lemon ginger deliciousness will stick and coat every crevice of chicken.
Sometimes sticky is a good thing…
Aka so amazingly delicious there will never be any leftovers of this Ginger Chicken!
| Prep Time | 25 minutes |
| Cook Time | 15 minutes |
| Servings |
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts pounded thin, cut into bite size pieces
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut oil (may sub. olive oil)
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 tsp EACH onion pwdr, garlic pwdr, paprika
- 1/2 tsp EACH salt, pepper
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2-3 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
- 1/2 cup honey
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- lemon zest from 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- Sriracha/Asian hot chili sauce to taste
Ingredients
Chicken Breading
Honey Lemon Ginger Sauce*
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- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil (for easy cleanup) and place a cooking rack on top; lightly spray cooking rack with cooking spray (if you don’t have a cooking rack, you can place chicken directly on foil that has been greased).
- In a large bowl, whisk 2 eggs and 2 tablespoons water together. Combine Chicken Breading ingredients in large freezer bag. Dip the chicken pieces in the egg wash, let excess drip off (dabbing with paper towel if necessary) then place chicken in the flour mixture and shake until evenly coated. Evenly space chicken on cooking rack and lightly spray chicken with cooking spray.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes then move baking sheet 8-10 inches away from broiler and broil to desired crispiness (approximately 3-5 minutes). For extra crispiness, flip chicken over and broil the other side of chicken to desired crispiness, being careful not to burn chicken.
- While the chicken is baking, heat 1/2 teaspoon coconut oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and ginger and saute for 30 seconds, Add the remaining Honey Lemon Ginger Sauce ingredients EXCEPT for the sriracha and whisk to combine. Bring sauce to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until sauce thickens (approximately 2 minutes). Taste and stir in sriracha if desired.**
- In a large bowl, toss baked chicken with Honey Lemon Ginger Sauce using a spatula until evenly coated. It will seem like not enough sauce, but keep mixing until it covers all the chicken.
*This makes just enough sauce to coat the chicken. If you want more sauce then you might want to double it.
**Use 2 teaspoons for a more mild ginger kick - as for our house, we love 3t 🙂
***I don't add any sriracha to this dish but if you feel the sauce is too sweet, then add sriracha to taste.
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Julia - Vintage with Laces says
I made this yesterday and we both loved it. Thank you very much for sharing. I’ll cook this again for sure :).
Julia
Jen says
Hi Julia, You are so welcome! Thank YOU for letting me know you both loved it – that means a lot to me! Have a beautiful day!
Thao @ In Good Flavor says
This chicken looks amazing! Pinning.
Jen says
Thank you so much, I hope you love it!
Megan @ Our Pinteresting Family says
We had this tonight for dinner. Even my one year old ate off my.plate ;)/ it was fantastic.
Jen says
Hi Megan! I am so happy everyone loved it, even your one year old – yay! Thank you for trying so many of my recipes!!
Stacey says
Hi. Looks delicious. Is it possible to freeze this and then combine it altogether before serving? I want to make it for my church luncheon, feeding about 100 ppl. The church has an oven and an electric stove. If freezing is okay, at what point is best? Hope I’m making sense.
Jen says
Hi Stacey! I have never frozen this chicken before so I can’t advise as to how it would turn out – and I wouldn’t want it ruined for 100 people! A few alternatives that would be WAY easier and just as delicious in my opinion would by some slow cooker meals like:
Sweet and Spicy Pineapple Salsa Chicken https://carlsbadcravings.com/sweet-spicy-pineapple-salsa-chicken-slow-cooker/ OR
Sweet Chipotle Pork https://carlsbadcravings.com/chipotle-sweet-pulled-pork-slow-cooker/ with Tomatillo Avocado Ranch Dressing https://carlsbadcravings.com/5-minute-blender-tomatillo-avocado-ranch-dressing/ OR
Slow Cooker Fajita Chicken https://carlsbadcravings.com/slow-cooker-citrus-fajita-chicken/
You can make salads with all the fixings or burritos with all of the above recipes.
I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any questions and good luck!!!
Corie says
My kids were literally licking their plates clean after eating this dish, and I can’t say that I blame them. Not one drop of this should go wasted. It is a perfect blend of flavors and was better than chinese takeout by a long shot. Can’t wait to make this dish again.
Jen says
YAY! So happy everyone loved it enough to lick their plates! Awesome! Thanks Corie!
Tiffaynay says
Just made this! My only regret is not adding enough chilli purée! I will definitely make this again.
Jen says
Happy you enjoyed this enough to make it to the “repeat” menu – the ultimate compliment 🙂 Thanks Tiffany!
Kelli W says
I made this recipe a few months ago, and it was absolutely delightful! I loved that it was a lighter recipe and had such bright flavors. This is definitely a keeper! Thanks for sharing!!
Jen says
You are so welcome! I am thrilled you found it “delightful” – just that word makes me smile 🙂 Thanks Kelli!
Kelli W says
Haha – yes, it’s a great word! 😉
Vicky says
This was awesomely good! You would never know the chicken I baked, it is so crispy and flavorful. I made half a recipe because it is just me, but now I don’t have any leftovers…guess I will have to make it again tomorrow, lol – uh, seriously. Thank you for the recipe!
Jen says
YAY! I am so happy you loved it enough for no leftovers 🙂 that makes me so happy – thank you Vicky!
Irene says
Delicious! My husband can be hard to please, but he rated this a 5 out of 5! I added a little more fresh lemon juice and downplayed the ginger a tad. I doubled the sauce recipe, and used the extra to cover some sautéed peppers, onions and broccoli. Sprinkled some sesame seeds on top, served with brown rice, and it was a very filling meal for the two of us, with just one serving of leftovers. Thank you!
Jen says
You are so welcome! I am so thrilled you and your “hard to please” husband love it as well – the ultimate compliment! Doubling the sauce for veggies sounds perfect as well! Thanks Irene, I hope you find more recipes to love here!
swarnkaur says
Yummyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy chicken recipe , awsome, I will try it.
Jen says
Thank you so much! I hope you love it!
Chelsi Biehl says
It won’t let me pin any of your recipes. It says “We blocked this link because it may lead to spam.” Can you tell me why it would say this? And how do I save your recipes? they all look so delicious
Jen says
Yes Pinterest has erroneously marked me and hundreds of food bloggers as span yesterday (even Pilsubry’s account!). Their “spam bots” must have had a glitch! Sorry for the inconvenience, I hope it gets resolved soon!
Alice says
The sauce was good, and the flavor of the breading was good. However, no matter how many times I try, the breading is not crunchy. It’s chewy. It’s not terrible, but I don’t like to eat it on its own without the sauce and is far from being “good”. Frying the breading gives me good results, but I wanted to avoid the fryer. Any advice?
Jen says
Hi Alice, my only advice would be to broil the chicken for longer- not sure what else to tell you other than to eat it with the sauce 🙂
Amy says
Thank you for your awesome blog! I stumbled across it on Pinterest, I made your baked sweet and sour chicken tonight, it was devine! I look forward to making more of your delish recipes. Thank you for sharing your talents.
Jen says
Hi Amy, I am so happy you stumbled across my blog and loved the Sweet and Sour Chicken! I hope you have fun exploring and trying new recipes! Thank you!
Phoebe says
I’ve only recently been learning to cook and trying new recipes (college kid here), and this recipe was so delicious. I made it for my family tonight and they just loved it. Very simple to follow and I am definitely glad I doubled the sauce recipe because I could eat that all day. Thank you for sharing, will be trying more of your recipes soon!
Jen says
Hi Phoebe, I LOVED your comment! I love hearing that you are diving into the world of cooking (isn’t it fun?!) and that you found this recipe both easy and delicious- win-win- and that you made this for your family! I hope you have fun exploring more of my recipes! Best of luck to you and your studies!
Asia Huff says
How many calories is this?
Jen says
Hi there, I don’t calculate this info for but you can do it here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/calculator Enjoy!
Joanna says
100 times better than take out, and a perfect blend of flavors! No left overs again in this house, which includes kids. Super delicious. Thanks!
Jen says
You are so welcome Joanna, I’m thrilled it was such a hit! Thank you!