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Let’s face it—weeknight dinners are a mad dash. With work, school, errands and the never-ending pile of laundry staring at you from that chair in your living room, finding meals that are easy, quick and crowd-pleasing can be a challenge.
These are the unicorns of the dinner world, the holy grail of home cooking. You didn’t spend hours chopping, basting and stressing about getting everything on the table in time. You spent minutes transforming basic ingredients into a meal you know everyone at the table will enjoy and you feel like a hero. But where do you find one of these mythical recipes? TikTok, of course.
Content creator Karissa Stevens (@karissastevens) shared her Garlic Sticky Chicken, a recipe that she said went viral the last time she posted it, and fans are calling it a hit with their families. This easy, comforting meal is about to become your weeknight workhorse too.
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How to Make Garlic Sticky Chicken
Karissa shared her recipe for an easy Garlic Sticky Chicken on TikTok and we’re super excited try it—and we’re not the only ones.
You can find the full recipe in Karissa’s TikTok caption, but it’s a pretty easy process. To start, preheat some olive oil in a skillet. Add some cubed boneless chicken thighs to a bowl and season them with cornstarch, black pepper, garlic powder and paprika. Coat the diced chicken in the seasonings and then sauté in the olive oil for around five minutes, or until it’s about “seventy-five-percent of the way cooked,” Karissa says.
After you reach that point, add some minced garlic to the pan. Let it cook until it’s fragrant and then add a honey and soy sauce mixture to the chicken. Stir until the chicken is coated, then put a lid on the pot, turn the heat to low and let the chicken cook another five minutes, until the sauce thickens.
Karissa plates her chicken with rice and cooked broccoli, which she also drizzles with the sauce.
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What People Are Saying About Garlic Sticky Chicken
Several people commented that they had made this meal in the past and it was “so good.”
“This is so good! Made it last time you posted and it has become part of our regular dinner rotation,” someone commented on Karissa’s post. We think it’s going to be a regular dinner for us, too.
“It’s so good… my entire family loved it,” another person said. We can see this being a crowd-pleaser!
“I absolutely love this and it’s so quick and easy,” someone added. We love how fast this is, and many of the ingredients can be prepped ahead of time so that all you have to do is start cooking. Dice the chicken and mince the garlic the night before to save some time when everyone (including you) is hungry.
We also enjoy that the ingredients to make this simple yet delicious meal aren’t complicated or hard to find. They’re simple, inexpensive and easy to use—what’s not to love?
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