Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken
This brown sugar garlic chicken is sweet and savory! Chicken thighs are cooked in garlic and brown sugar until tender!
Chicken thighs are one of the best cuts of chicken to cook with. They are so flavorful! Thats why I used them in this brown sugar garlic chicken recipe.
Obviously, bone in chicken thighs with skin are the most flavorful. But if your trying to be on the healthy side like I am, then the skinless and boneless are the way to go.
What gives this recipe so much flavor is the brown sugar and garlic. I am a huge fan of sweet and a huge fan of savory. So sweet and savory combined is my absolute favorite! You get the best of both flavors.
You only use one pan to cook this recipe, which is amazing, because who likes to clean a bunch of pots and pans? I certainly dont!
You want to make sure that when you cook this recipe, you spoon the sauce on top and all over each chicken thigh!
The grown sugar garlic sauce is literally the best part of this recipe!
If you aren’t a fan of chicken thighs, you can absolutely use chicken breast or chicken tenders!
Enjoy this dish with your side of choice! I served mine with some rice and vegetables on the side.
Make sure to check out my recipe for baked chicken thighs stuffed with herbed butter! https://thehungrylyoness.com/2018/08/29/baked-chicken-thighs-stuffed-herbed-butter/
Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken
Ingredients
- 1½-2 lbs. Chicken Thighs, skinless and boneless
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 4 Large Cloves Garlic, minced
- ½ tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Black Pepper
- ½ Cup Dark Brown Sugar, packed
- ¼ Cup Water
- Scallions
Instructions
- In a large saute pan over medium high heat, cook chicken for 5-7 minutes. Flip over and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Take chicken out of pan and place on plate. Set aside.
- Lower heat to medium low, and in same pan add garlic, brown sugar, water salt and pepper. Mix around.
- Add chicken back into pan and cook for another 10 minutes. Sauce will become thick and bubbly. Make sure to spoon sauce over chicken once in a while.
- When chicken is done, spoon sauce over each piece and sprinkle with cut up scallions.
- Enjoy!
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