Honey Garlic Chicken and Green Beans is a 30 minutes dinner you will love! Tender chicken with green beans in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce.
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Honey Garlic Chicken and Green Beans Recipe
If you are looking for a quick 30 minutes recipe to add to your dinner rotation you are in the right place! This quick stir fry not only comes together in just 30 minutes but it is incredibly delicious, easy and healthy.
We love stir fry here at Fed by Sab and this is one of our favorites! With just 10 ingredients (not including cooking oil) this stir fry is a fan favorite.
What is Honey Garlic Chicken and Green Beans?
This stir fry pairs tender and healthy chicken breast with green beans and a honey garlic sauce. We recommend chicken breast for this recipe but you can use boneless skinless chicken thighs if you prefer. Both the chicken and green beans cook so quickly that this recipe comes together in 30 minutes.
The sweet and savory honey garlic sauce does not have a long ingredient list. It is just honey, soy sauce, chicken broth, garlic and ginger. Corn starch is added into the sauce to help thick it and give it a nice glossy finish!
Serve the stir fry over rice and garnish with sesame seeds (optional). The stir fry cooks just as quick as it takes to make rice in your rice cooker or stove top. Start your rice first and then prepare the stir fry and enjoy your meal.
What to Serve with Honey Garlic Chicken and Green Beans
What is in Honey Garlic Chicken and Green Beans?
Stir Fry Ingredients
- Green Beans – one of my favorite vegetables for stir fry recipes. They are great because they cook quickly and they maintain a bit of crunch so you have a nice combination of tender chicken and crunchy beans!
- Chicken – we recommend using boneless skinless chicken breast for this recipe. It is leaner than thighs, cooks quickly, is tender and stays incredibly moist. You can use boneless skinless chicken thighs for this recipe if you prefer.
- Chicken Marinade
- Garlic – fresh minced garlic is recommended.
- Ginger – fresh grated ginger is recommended. I always keep a piece of ginger wrapped in plastic wrap or in a freezer safe container/bag in the freezer. This way you do not need to keep buying ginger for each recipe. It lasts for months(!) in the freezer and you can grate it frozen and then pop it back in the freezer for future use.
- Soy Sauce – regular soy sauce or low sodium soy sauce can be used. Do not use dark or sweet soy sauce.
- Shaoxing Wine (Chinese Cooking Wine) – this ingredient is optional. It tenderizes the chicken. You can omit this ingredient if you do not have it on hand.
- Chicken Marinade
- Oil – for pan frying the beans and chicken. Use your favorite neutral cooking oil.
Honey Garlic Sauce Ingredients
- Honey – the base of the sauce.
- Garlic – fresh finely diced/minced garlic is recommended for the sauce. We highly recommend not using garlic powder and use fresh for this sauce.
- Ginger – fresh grated ginger is recommended (see ginger freezing tip above).
- Chicken Broth – store bought chicken broth works great (or homemade).
- Soy Sauce – adds an umami flavor to the sauce.
- Corn Starch – this thickens the sauce and gives it a nice glossy finish. This helps the sauce stick to the chicken and green beans. If you prefer a more runny sauce you can omit the corn starch.
How to Make Honey Garlic Chicken and Green Beans
Full Printable Recipe at Bottom of Page
1 In a medium sized bowl combine the cubed chicken breast and all of the marinade ingredients. Mix until evenly combined. Set aside to marinate while you prepare the green beans.
2 Trim the green beans to remove their ends and slice into 1” long pieces.
3 Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a large pan over medium heat.
4 Add the green beans and cook for approximately 3-4 minutes or until the beans are tender.
5 Remove the green beans from the pan and set aside.
6 Increase heat to high and add the remaining teaspoon of oil.
7 Add the seasoned chicken to the pan in a single layer. You may need to do this in batches, so you do not overcrowd the pan. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through.
8 Add the green beans back to the pan and cook for 2 more minutes or until the green beans are warmed through.
9 In a bowl whisk together all the sauce ingredients.
10 Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken and green beans. Cook for 1-2 more minutes or until the sauce has just started to thicken, stirring constantly.
10 Serve with rice and enjoy!
Tips for the Best Honey Garlic Chicken and Green Beans
- This recipe is perfect for garlic lovers because it is made with 4 cloves of garlic. If you prefer you can reduce that amount and it will still be delicious.
- You can switch up this meal by using a variety of other veggies to the mix for a different flavor combination. You can substitute all or part of the green been with veggies such as bell peppers, carrots, snow peas, asparagus or broccoli. Use any combination of veggies you have available or family favorite.
- Serve over rice for a quick meal that is guaranteed to please the whole family.
- Perfect for meal prep: divide your stir fry into individual portions, then place into meal prep containers with a side of rice.
FAQs Honey Garlic Chicken and Green Beans
Reheat in microwave in 15 second intervals, stirring in between, until warmed through. Add a splash of water if the sauce has thickened.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge 3-4 days, noting expiry date of each ingredient used.
Yes! This can be made ahead and is perfect for meal prep. Follow reheating instructions above.
If chicken was not previously frozen, this meal can be frozen in an air tight container or freezer Ziploc bag for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight before reheating as per above instructions. You can even freeze this with a side of rice to have individual freezer meals.
This is a healthy meal using chicken breast. Serve over cauliflower rice or quinoa for a healthier option.
This recipe is gluten free but be sure to check that your soy sauce is certified gluten free.
This recipe is dairy free recipe.
More Easy Stir Fry Recipes!
- Beef with Broccoli
- Cashew Chicken
- Honey Garlic Crispy Beef
- Sweet and Sour Pork
- Spicy Crispy Chicken
- Teriyaki Chicken with Vegetables
Enjoy!
– Sab
Honey Garlic Chicken and Green Beans
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups green beans , trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces, approximately 400 grams
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast, approximately 2 lbs, cut into 1” cubes
- 2 tsp oil, cooking oil of choice
Chicken Marinade
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tsp ginger, fresh grated
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine, Chinese cooking wine, optional, omit if you do not have it (this ingredient tenderizes the chicken)
Sauce
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp ginger, fresh grated
- 1/4 cup chicken broth, or water
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 4 tbsp honey
- 2 tsp corn starch
Accompaniments (Optional)
- Rice, for serving
Instructions
- Note: if serving the stir fry with rice, start cooking the rice in your rice cooker, Instant Pot or stove top while you prepare the stir fry. By the time the stir fry is ready your rice will be ready as well.
- In a medium sized bowl combine the cubed chicken breast and all of the marinade ingredients. Mix until evenly combined. Set aside to marinate while you prepare the green beans.
- Trim the green beans to remove their ends and slice into 1” long pieces.
- Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a large pan over medium heat.
- Add the green beans and cook for approximately 3-4 minutes or until the beans are tender.
- Remove the green beans from the pan and set aside.
- Increase heat to high and add the remaining teaspoon of oil.
- Add the seasoned chicken to the pan in a single layer. You may need to do this in batches, so you do not overcrowd the pan. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through.
- Add the green beans back to the pan and cook for 2 more minutes or until the green beans are warmed through.
- In a bowl whisk together all the sauce ingredients.
- Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken and green beans. Cook for 1-2 more minutes or until the sauce has just started to thicken, stirring constantly.
- Serve with rice and enjoy!
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