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Honey Garlic Sriracha Chicken Thighs

By Laura Fuentes Updated Jul 19, 2024

5 from 32 votes

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Healthy, drool-worthy Honey Sriracha Chicken Thighs. The whole family will love this sweet and spicy chicken dinner!

The perfect combination of spicy and sweet, this Sriracha Chicken Thighs with Honey & Garlic is the ultimate weeknight recipe!

You won’t believe how easy it is to make.

spicy chicken thighs on a serving plate

Honey Sriracha Chicken Thighs

Not your typical boring chicken, this honey sriracha variety is loaded with flavor from real-food ingredients. The best part? This recipe is much healthier than the traditional deep-fried alternatives.

This chicken has all of the sriracha flavors you love but tamed down with honey providing the perfect mix of sweet and spicy that even kids will love.

ingredients for sriracha chicken laid out on countertop

What does Sriracha Taste Like?

Living in Louisiana, hot sauce goes on everything, and I mean everything. In my opinion, sriracha is a great choice, because it adds so much more than just heat. Made with chilis, sugar, and garlic, it is the perfect blend of sweet and spicy flavors, especially when paired with chicken.

How to Make this Sriracha Chicken Marinade

  1. Mince
    Chop the garlic cloves and ginger into extremely small pieces.
  2. Juice
    Squeeze all of the juice from the lime.
  3. Whisk
    Combine the sriracha sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, and lime juice in a small bowl, mixing until even.
chicken thighs marinating in a bag with bowl of marinade to the side

How Long to Marinate Chicken Thighs in Honey Sriracha Sauce

In order to absorb the full flavor of the marinade, the chicken should marinate for at least four hours. If you want to prep the meat ahead of time, it can be left up to overnight, but be careful not to marinate the chicken too long. When chicken is left to marinade for too long, it may become too tough to eat.

If you are pressed for time you can try my quick lemon marinade which only needs 20 minutes to achieve epic lemony goodness.

two images of chicken thighs on sheet pans - before and after baking

How to Cook Honey Sriracha Marinated Chicken

You can print the recipe at the bottom of the post, but I’ll walk you through the main steps, with success tips here, and you can watch the recipe video below.

  1. Preheat
    While the oven heats to 375F, line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Bake
    Arrange the chicken thighs evenly on the baking sheet, and bake for 35-40 minutes.
  3. Baste
    Halfway through cooking, baste the chicken with the leftover sriracha marinade.
  4. Take Temperature
    When the chicken skin appears to be dark and crispy, make sure the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 175F before removing it from the oven.

What to Serve With Sriracha Chicken

Since the sriracha chicken has so much flavor by itself, I like to pair it with simple sides. My favorite way to eat this recipe is over a bed of rice and topped with green onions to bring out even more flavor.

plage of rice, chicken thighs and chopsticks

Feel free to use cauliflower rice if you’re following a low-carb diet. Or, add in any additional vegetables for a complete, healthy dinner.

Honey Sriracha Chicken Thighs

Servings: 4
Prep Time: 15 minutes mins
Cook Time: 40 minutes mins
Total Time: 55 minutes mins
Healthy, drool-worthy Honey Sriracha Chicken Thighs. The whole family will love this sweet and spicy chicken dinner!
5 from 32 votes
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Watch how it’s made:

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup Sriracha sauce⁠
  • 2 tablespoons of honey⁠
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced⁠
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced⁠
  • Juice of 1 lime⁠
  • 2 lbs chicken thighs⁠
  • 3 cups cooked white rice⁠
  • 2 green onions, chopped⁠

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, whisk together the Sriracha sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, and lime juice. Add the chicken thighs and⁠ sauce to a large zip bag or airtight container. Seal and toss, making sure to coat each piece.⁠
  • ⁠Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.⁠
  • ⁠Preheat the oven to 375F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.⁠
  • ⁠Remove the chicken thighs from the zip bag and place ⁠them onto the baking sheet. Reserve marinade.⁠
  • ⁠Bake the chicken for 35 – 40 minutes, basting with the marinade halfway through, or until the skin is dark, crispy and the internal temperature 175F.⁠
  • ⁠While the chicken bakes, prepare the rice according to package directions. Remove the chicken from the oven, allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving with cooked rice⁠ and topping with green onions.⁠

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Nutrition

Serving: 1chicken thigh with ½ cup rice | Calories: 499kcal | Carbohydrates: 38.7g | Protein: 27.7g | Fat: 25.5g | Saturated Fat: 6.9g | Cholesterol: 148.1mg | Sodium: 315mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 7.9g

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  1. Chrissy says

    September 16, 2022 at 8:21 am

    5 stars
    hmmm thinking this would be good flavors for chicken wings!

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    • Laura Fuentes says

      September 22, 2022 at 3:12 pm

      Definitely! sweet and spicyyy!

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