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Honey Sriracha Chicken – crazy delicious chicken with honey sriracha marinade. Make it on a skillet, bake or grill for dinner tonight.
When it comes to making delicious Asian recipes, it’s all about the perfect balance of flavors: sweet, spicy, salty and sour.
Not all components need to present in a dish, but when it does, you’ve got the most amazing tasting food ever.
This honey sriracha chicken fits the perfect bill. It’s sticky sweet, spicy, salty, with a tint of sour. The chicken is extremely moist, juicy, delicious, bursting with bold flavors and absolutely addictive.
I found myself scraping off the sticky sauce on my skillet after I finished all the chicken. Just look at the pictures, you can’t blame me for doing that!
The best thing of all is the simplicity of the recipe. It takes 6 ingredients, nothing out of the ordinary. Chicken, honey, Sriracha, vinegar, garlic, and salt, which you already have in your fridge or pantry.
For the chicken, you can use chicken breast, thighs, drumsticks or wings. Make it for dinner tonight!
For more honey chicken recipes, check out my honey lime chicken recipe!
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 316 calories per serving.
What To Serve With Honey Sriracha Chicken
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Honey Sriracha Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 chicken chicken thighs, deboned but skin-on
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon oil
- White sesame seeds, optional
Honey Sriracha Marinade:
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon Tamari or soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha chili sauce
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Whisk the Honey Sriracha Marinade together. Mix well.
- Add the garlic and the Marinade to the chicken, stir to combine well, marinate for 30 minutes.
- Heat up a skillet (cast-iron preferred) on medium heat. Add the oil. Transfer the chicken to the skillet and cook on both sides, until they turn golden brown and cooked through.
- Add the remaining Marinade to the skillet, as soon as it thickens, turn off the heat, top with some sesame seeds (if using) and serve the chicken immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I was hoping for more heat from the sriracha sauce..we love it in our house. I may bump up to a tablespoon..any feedback? I used chicken breasts, and a cast iron skillet. It turned brown, but yummy brown bits of glaze. I’ll make again, but add more sriracha. Thanks!!
Sure you can add more Sriracha as you wish!
Hi, Trying this tonight. My sauce is dark brown not light read. Do you have a separate dipping sauce in the pictures?
I made this and it is to date the very best chicken I’ve ever had! What an easy and incredible recipe! I used chicken breast’s and seared the chicken on two sides, poured marinade over them, then sesame seeds, them finished off in a 350 degree oven for 10 mins. I let it rest, sliced thin then mixed it around in the skillet with the sauce, imbelievably delicious! I only used two chicken breasts with the prescribed sauce and it was perfect. Thank you so so much for this treasure!
Cheryl
Hi Cheryl, awww, thanks for your comment. I am so happy that you made the BEST chicken using my honey sriracha chicken recipe. :) Please try out more recipes on my site, they are all developed by me and very delicious and easy! :)
I’m making this tonight with chicken breast! Were your breasts thicker or thinner? I was thinking I would make this and butterfly my breast. Also how long would you reccomend searing in pan? Any help and tips are appreciated!
I use organic chicken breast which is thinner so yes buttery will be great. You can sear until they are just cooked.
Rasa this is the Best chicken ever, in my opinion. Just did wings, cooked 400 for 25 minutes, had juice running down my arm yumm!
Can I use chicken breast?
Yes.
If I am grilling the chicken do I need to do anything different to the sauce? Do the measurements change? Thanks. This looks really good and I will be making it tonight.
If you choose to grill the chicken, do you just make the sauce on the side and then combine?
You can marinate, you can double the sauce.
This recipe is the best.
Great recipe
Looks awesome! How much chicken is considered in “1/2 the recipe” for the nutrition?
Thanks!