This super easy honey Italian chicken recipe will be a family hit! Save this recipe for those busy nights when there isn’t a lot of time to prep or fuss in the kitchen.

In my house we LOVE chicken so I’m always trying different ways to prepare it so we are stuck with the same old recipes every week.

Most Honey Italian Chicken recipes require hours of marinating and in a perfect world, I’d actually remember to marinate the night before! I work full-time and also keep my son home with me full-time so starting my meal prep the day before is usually the last thing on my mind at the end of the day.

The key to making this honey Italian easy chicken is cooking the chicken in the marinade. The marinade turns into a sweet and savory sticky glaze that is just…*chef’s kiss*!

Even my picky toddler loves it when this easy chicken recipe is on the menu.

What should you season the Honey Italian Easy Chicken recipe with?

I love to keep my recipes simple because I know how exhausting it can be to plan and cook dinner night after night as a working mom, but seasonings should be a given when any meat is involved.

Don’t get me wrong, this recipe can stand on its own with just the Italian dressing and honey mixture but try seasoning your chicken with the recommendations below to give it that extra oomph:

Salt
Pepper
Garlic Powder

That’s it! Just those three seasons will really take your chicken up a notch. If you happen to have any minced garlic in a jar handy, you can add a bit of olive oil to the skillet and throw in the minced garlic until it’s fragrant instead of using the garlic powder.

What To Serve Honey Italian Easy Chicken Recipe?

Our go-to side dishes for this recipe are roasted broccoli and mashed potatoes. You can swap out the broccoli for any other roasted vegetable like zucchini, carrots, or even peppers!

A nice creamy garlic side of mashed potatoes will surely keep the family full for the night!

Easy Honey Italian Easy Chicken (3 ingredients only)

Arlene Rodriguez

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Course Main Course

Ingredients

2 lbs Chicken tenderloins or cut chicken breasts
1/2 cup Zesty italian dressing
2 tbsp Honey

Instructions

Prepare the chicken by cutting off the fat on the tenderloins or slicing chicken breast in tenderloin-like pieces.
Add zesty Italian dressing and honey in a bowl and whisk together
OPTIONAL: Season with salt and pepper generously if you have it handy
Place nonstick pan on stove and set to medium-high heat. Pour the zesty Italian and honey marinade in the pan and imeediately add the chicken.
Cook on each side for about 7 minutes or until the marinade starts turning into a glaze
Continuosly turn chicken until the chicken becomes sticky and glazes over

Notes

You can easily add in a 4th ingredient and make this a zesty Italian honey garlic chicken recipe if want to add a little kick. I prefer to use minced garlic in a jar to save time.

Keyword chicken, honey, italian

Honey Italian Easy Chicken Recipe (only 3 Ingredients!)