Name: Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken
Ingredients: 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or 6-8 thighs if you’re a dark meat person); 4 tablespoons butter (salted is fine, we’re not baking a cake here); 6-8 garlic cloves, minced (and yes, I mean REAL garlic – put the powder down); ⅔ cup brown sugar (light or dark, whatever you’ve got); 2 tablespoons soy sauce (low sodium if you’re watching that sort of thing); 1 tablespoon olive oil; ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional if you can’t handle heat); Salt and pepper to taste; Fresh parsley, chopped (for making it look fancy at the end)

Description

So I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday night, staring at chicken breasts and thinking “not again…” when I remembered this ridiculous garlic and brown sugar combo I tried at my friend’s BBQ. Let me tell you – this is the chicken recipe that made my teenager actually look up from their phone during dinner. The chicken gets this amazing sticky-sweet crust on the outside but stays super juicy inside. The garlic gives it depth so it’s not just sweet, and there’s this perfect salty-sweet balance that’ll make you want to lick the pan (no judgment here, I’ve done it).

Ingredients

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4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or 6–8 thighs if you’re a dark meat person)
4 tablespoons butter (salted is fine, we’re not baking a cake here)
6–8 garlic cloves, minced (and yes, I mean REAL garlic – put the powder down)
⅔ cup brown sugar (light or dark, whatever you’ve got)
2 tablespoons soy sauce (low sodium if you’re watching that sort of thing)
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional if you can’t handle heat)
Salt and pepper to taste
Fresh parsley, chopped (for making it look fancy at the end)