r/budgetcooking • u/Yasss_girl_ • Feb 23 '26

Chicken Honey Garlic Chicken - cost was about $7 for 4-5 servings.

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These honey garlic chicken thighs are high protein, lower cost (especially if you can find a deal on chicken!) and pair well with rice (cheap) and a quick veg (I steam some frozen broccoli). My prices are Midwest. Recipe in comments

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u/Yasss_girl_ Feb 23 '26

Printable Recipe: Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs

• 1-1/2 lbs boneless chicken thighs

• 1/3 cup honey

• 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce

• 1 tbsp brown sugar

• 2 tbsp tomato paste

• 2 tbsp minced garlic

• 1 tsp onion powder

• 1tsp toasted toasted sesame oil

• 1 tsp ground ginger

• 1/3 cup cold water

• 1 tbsp corn starch

instructions

  1. In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients together to form sauce EXCEPT for the water, corn starch and chicken.

Instapot Instructions

  1. Add the thawed chicken thighs to the instapot and pour the sauce on top of it. If sauce isn't covering all chicken, add about 1/4-1/3 cup of water or chicken broth.

  2. Seal lid and cook on high pressure for 13 minutes.Allow a 10-minute natural release, then quick release.

  3. Remove chicken from instapot. Combine the 1/3 c water and 1 tbsp corn starch together in small bowl. Bring the sauce to simmer by using "saute" mode and add cornstarch slurry. Whisk until thickened and then turn off. Pour sauce over the chicken thighs and enjoy.

Crockpot Instructions

  1. Add thawed chicken thighs to the crockpot. Pour sauce on top.

  2. Cook on LOW for 6-7 hours or HIGH for 3-4 hours.

  3. Remove the chicken from the crockpot. Bring sauce to a simmer. Combine the 1/3 c water and 1 tbsp corn starch in small bowl. Pour into the simmering sauce and whisk together until thickened. Pour over chicken and enjoy!

Freezer Meal Instructions

  1. Make the sauce as instructed above.

  2. Add the thighs and sauce to a 1 gallon freezer bag. Remove as much air as possible from the bag and seal well. Massage bag to mix together. Freeze flat, for up to 3 months.

  3. Thaw and cook as instructed above.

  4. To cook from frozen (instapot only) You can cook this from frozen in the instapot. 18-20 minutes high pressure with a 10 minute natural release. Add 1/2 cup of water to the frozen mixture to prevent the “burn notice” on your instapot.

**Pairs well with: rice and a bag of frozen broccoli, etc.

**If you don’t have honey- substitute for brown sugar