Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken
Pan-seared chicken breasts glazed in a sticky brown sugar-soy-garlic sauce. Ready in 20 minutes and tastes like takeout.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 310
- Protein
- 38g
comfortquickamericanchickentenderjuicyweeknightmain-dish
Ingredients
- 2 medium (about 1 lb) chicken breast
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 4 cloves, minced garlic
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
Instructions
- 1
Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper on both sides.
- 2
Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high until shimmering, then add chicken and sear without moving for 6 minutes.
- 3
Flip chicken and cook another 5 minutes until the internal temp reaches 165°F.
- 4
Push chicken to the side, add minced garlic to the pan, and stir for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- 5
Add brown sugar and soy sauce, then toss chicken to coat and simmer for 2 minutes until glaze thickens.
- 6
Serve immediately.
Tools you’ll need
- 12-inch skillet
- meat thermometer
- spoon or spatula
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