Garlic Butter Honey BBQ Chicken Tacos

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Garlic Butter Honey BBQ Chicken Tacos

Serves: 4
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes

These super easy Garlic Butter Honey Bbq Chicken Tacos are one of my favorite dinners!

Seasoned and cooked chicken tossed in a super yummy garlic butter, honey bbq sauce served in tortillas with red onions, cilantro, or whatever toppings you’d like right on top!

How To Make Garlic Butter Honey BBQ Chicken Tacos

A variety of ingredients including raw diced chicken, barbecue sauce, butter, tortillas, oil, spices, honey, and minced garlic arranged in bowls and containers on a white surface.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 lb of boneless skinless chicken breast (diced)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 3 tbsp of unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp of garlic (minced)
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1/2 cup of bbq sauce
  • 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar
  • 8 fajita or street taco size tortillas
Three tacos filled with seasoned vegetables and topped with chopped red onion and sauce, served on a tray with a lime wedge. Iced tea, a red onion, and a lime are in the background.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Add the oil to a medium sized skillet, add the diced chicken, salt, pepper and onion powder, stir and cook over a medium to high heat until the chicken is completely cooked through and has some color.

A frying pan with raw, cubed chicken pieces seasoned with salt, pepper, and other spices on a white marble surface.

2. Take the chicken out and place onto a plate, set aside.

Add the butter and garlic and cook for 30 seconds on a medium to low heat.

Add the honey, bbq sauce and apple cider vinegar and stir.

  • A saucepan containing melted butter, minced garlic, and red hot sauce sits on a white marble surface.
  • A pan on a marble surface containing a simmering brown sauce with visible minced garlic pieces.

3. Add the cooked chicken back into the pan and stir to coat the chicken in the sauce.

  • Cooked, bite-sized pieces of seasoned chicken in a nonstick skillet on a marble countertop.
  • A skillet filled with cooked, diced chicken pieces coated in a golden-brown sauce sits on a white marble surface.
  • Cooked bite-sized pieces of chicken coated in a glossy, golden-brown sauce in a skillet, photographed from above on a marble surface.

Turn the heat to low and begin warming up the tortillas in the microwave for just a few seconds.

4. Add the chicken to the tortillas and your favorite toppings!

Serve and enjoy!

Two soft tacos filled with seasoned chicken, diced red onions, chopped herbs, and drizzled with white sauce, served on a tray with a red patterned cloth and vegetables in the background.

Tips and Tricks!

  • Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
  • Don’t want tortillas? The chicken would be great over chips or over rice!
  • Want some spice? You can add some red pepper flakes to the sauce before adding the chicken.
Three tacos filled with diced seasoned chicken, chopped red onion, and cilantro, drizzled with white sauce, served with a lime wedge on a tray, placed on a red patterned napkin.

Garlic Butter Honey BBQ Chicken Tacos

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Four chicken tacos topped with diced red onions, cilantro, and a drizzle of white sauce, served on a tray with a lime wedge on a red patterned cloth.
Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:10 minutes
Total Time:15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 lb of boneless skinless chicken breast diced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 3 tbsp of unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp of garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1/2 cup of bbq sauce
  • 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar
  • 8 fajita or street taco size tortillas

Instructions

  • Add the oil to a medium sized skillet, add the diced chicken, salt, pepper and onion powder, stir and cook over a medium to high heat until the chicken is completely cooked through and has some color.
  • Take the chicken out and place onto a plate, set aside. Add the butter and garlic and cook for 30 seconds on a medium to low heat. Add the honey, bbq sauce and apple cider vinegar and stir.
  • Add the cooked chicken back into the pan and stir to coat the chicken in the sauce. Turn the heat to low and begin warming up the tortillas in the microwave for just a few seconds.
  • Add the chicken to the tortillas and your favorite toppings! Serve and enjoy!
Servings: 4 people
Two chicken tacos in soft tortillas topped with diced red onion, creamy sauce, and chopped herbs, served with a lime wedge on a patterned red cloth.

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