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These sriracha chicken thighs with honey and garlic are the ultimate weeknight recipe. You won't believe how easy it is to make.
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 baked chicken dinner is much healthier than the traditional deep-fried alternatives.
This chicken has all the sriracha flavors you love, but tamed down with honey, providing the perfect mix of sweet and spicy that even kids will love.
Ingredients
The spicy sauce that infuses the chicken thighs with flavor is made with sriracha, honey, minced garlic, fresh ginger, and lime juice. I like to serve this protein with white rice and chopped green onions on top.
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 chili, sugar, and garlic, it is the perfect blend of sweet and spicy flavors, especially when paired with chicken.
How to Make Honey Sriracha Marinated Chicken
I'll walk you through the main steps, with success tips here, so you can enjoy epic honey sriracha chicken thighs:
- Make the marinade by combining sriracha sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, and lime juice in a small bowl. Once well mixed, add to a zip bag with the chicken thighs and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
- Bake the chicken in a preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Halfway through cooking, baste the chicken with the leftover sriracha marinade.
- Check chicken doneness when the skin appears to be dark and crispy. If the internal temperature has reached 175F, remove 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 like a bed of rice topped with green onions. 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
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
Make the marinade:
- 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.
Cook the chicken:
- 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.
Chrissy says
hmmm thinking this would be good flavors for chicken wings!
Laura Fuentes says
Definitely! sweet and spicyyy!