Description
A quick and flavorful dish featuring tender chicken and fresh green beans in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce, perfect for busy weeknights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 chicken breasts
- 2 cups green beans (fresh or frozen)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Cooked rice for serving
Instructions
- Make the sauce: In a small bowl, mix together honey, soy sauce, and minced garlic until combined.
- Heat the skillet: Place a large skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil.
- Cook the chicken: Season both sides of the chicken breasts with salt and pepper, then add them to the hot skillet.
- Brown the chicken: Cook for about 5-7 minutes on each side or until the chicken is fully cooked and golden brown.
- Add green beans: Toss the green beans into the skillet along with the honey garlic mixture.
- Combine and cook: Stir everything together and allow it to cook for an additional 5 minutes, or until the green beans are tender.
- Serve: Spoon the honey garlic chicken and green beans over a bed of cooked rice.
Notes
Feel free to swap out the green beans for your favorite vegetable like broccoli or snap peas, depending on what you have on hand.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg