Make a delicious dish with fewer calories with this Air Fryer Honey Garlic Chicken.
Air Fryer Honey Garlic Chicken
I have used so many small kitchen appliances over the years, most of them are all fabulous but not something I use all the time. Guess what?
I found one that may have just changed my life, the Air Fryer. Have you tried an Air Fryer yet? I was skeptical at first, then we made this Air Fryer Honey Garlic Chicken, and I’m in love.
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There are so many different things you can make in an Air Fryer. I’m going to try some Catfish Nuggets and Mongolian Beef here soon too. What have you tried?
Since I’m gluten-free having take-out at our local Asian restaurant isn’t something I can do, typically I just make my own at home but I’ve yet to figure out how to get the chicken super crispy without frying it.
Now, I can do that with the Air Fryer with this air fryer chicken recipe.
I coated this chicken in cornstarch; however, I hear that potato starch is the best choice. I decided to go with cornstarch since that is what I had on hand. It worked just as well too.
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I am also planning to try it with some Sweet and Sour Sauce too, so many options, I just can’t wait!
How do you make Air Fryer Honey Garlic Chicken?
I made the Honey Garlic Sauce adapting my recipe for the Slow Cooker Honey Ginger Chicken, then you will want to also use boneless, skinless chicken thighs.
The chicken thighs are the best choice because they are a little bit more juicy than a chicken breast.
I am now using a Ninja Foodi Air Fryer; however, you can check out a variety of different air fryers in my post on, How to Choose the Right Air Fryer.
The video in this post is actually done in the Ninja Foodi.
Once the chicken comes out of the Air Fryer, you will then want to toss it in the sauce before serving. So the sauce will not be on the chicken when it’s in the Air Fryer.
The chicken needs to be 165 degrees to be well done, this is easy to check with a Quick Test Thermometer.
Now, once our chicken was done, we paired it with green beans and rice.
It hit the spot for us and made me think I am going to be adding recipes like this to our menu every week!
Now, what have you tried in the Air Fryer? I’d love to hear some more recipes I should try too!
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Enjoy this Air Fryer Honey Garlic Chicken!
Air Fryer Honey Garlic Chicken
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Ingredients
- 6 Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
- Cornstarch or Potato Starch
- 1/2 Cup Honey
- 1/2 Cup Soy Sauce or Gluten Free Soy Sauce
- 2 Tbsp Brown Sugar
- 2 Tbsp Ketchup
- 1 Clove Crushed Garlic
- 1/2 Tsp Ground Ginger
- 1 Tbsp Cornstarch
- Cooked Rice
- Cooked Green Beans
- Sliced Green Onions
Instructions
- Cut the chicken into cubed chunks, then toss in a bowl with Cornstarch or Potato Starch. Use enough to coat the chicken evenly.
- Place in the Air Fryer and cook according to your Air Fryer Manual for chicken. (Note – I cooked ours on 390* for 24 Minutes, 12 minutes on each side.)
- While the chicken is cooking, in a small saucepan, combine the honey, soy sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, garlic, and ginger.
- Bring this to a low boil, then whisk in the cornstarch until the sauce is thickened. (Note, if it’s not thick enough, add in additional cornstarch until nicely thickened.)
- Set aside.
- Once the chicken is cooked, mix it into the sauce and warm up. This can be done in a small skillet or the saucepan, simply coat the chicken with the sauce. It will be a sticky texture sauce.
- Serve the chicken over the cooked rice with green beans.
- Garnish with green onion.
Video
Notes
If you are making this in the Ninja Foodi
Once you have the chicken made, carefully remove the basket. It will be hot, use oven mitts. Clean the pot out, then you can do your sauce in this pot. Simply use the sauté function on medium-high heat. Make sure to use a wooden utensil or one that won’t scratch the pot. Stir it until it’s well combined then mix in the chicken. The rice and green beans can also be made in this; however, I find it’s faster to just do those on the stove while the chicken is cooking. That’s your preference.Nutrition
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Comments & Reviews
Hi Kristy
thanks for linking up to the Merry Monday party.
Okay, this looks amazing. What exactly is an air fryer? Like how is it different than a crockpot? I think i need one! laura
It’s SO AMAZING!! It basically ‘fries’ food but with air and not oil, so it’s way better for you.
Unfortunately this recipe didn’t work for me. My sauce was dark brown for some reason and quite salty (possibly my soya sauce). The chicken was very dry as it came out of the fryer. I’m guessing I was supposed to spray the pan initially (first time user). I found it tough to eat. Otherwise such a easy recipe. May have to tweak and give it another chance.
I hope you try again, it’s def a favorite for us and you can use a variety of sauces too. With the air fryers the chicken heats differently in nearly every single one, check and see what temp and time it shows on your manual for chicken and start with that. I’ve never had the sauce turn out that way, maybe a low-sodium soy sauce may be better for your taste?
Same with my attempt!
So dark brown and chicken very dry.
Are you sure it is supposed to be 1/2 of soy sauce?! Not 1/2 tablespoon? I feel that’s meant to be a hint in the recipe not the dominant flavour… honey is well overpowered.
We make it as written regularly, feel free to adjust to your taste.
I bought a ninja food I and love it!
What is the capacity of the air fryer used for this recipe?
I used a 3.7L for this one.
is there a substitute that works for cornstarch and potato starch? I am allergic to both
I’ve always done these two but you could probably do regular flour too if you didn’t have another alternative. Are there any starches you are able to use that you aren’t allergic to? If so those would prob work as well.
Arrowroot is what i use, we started out using it since my husband is gluten free.
There is also Tapioca flour. I use this because i am allergic to a lot of foods. I use the blood type diet for an eating plan. L
Arrowroot powder
There is also Tapioca flour. I use this because i am allergic to a lot of foods. I use the blood type diet for an eating plan.
I used this recipe for home made sushi night for myself and my partner, and it was absolutely beautiful! So so worth it!
Making it again tonight, this time he asked me to make more honey chicken on the side
Delicious, easy, and pretty healthy