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    Home » Recipes » Main Course

    Honey Sriracha Chicken

    Sep 25, 2022 • Author: Joyce • 13 Comments • This post may contain affiliate links.

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    5 from 9 votes

    A super easy, 6-ingredient, sweet and spicy honey sriracha chicken recipe that's sweetened with a sticky honey sriracha glaze! Grilling and oven-roasted instructions are included!

    Sweet & Spicy Honey Sriracha Chicken served with rice, broccoli and a fried egg
    Table of Contents
    • Ingredients for Honey Sriracha Chicken
    • How to Make Sriracha Chicken
    • How to Serve this Sweet and Spicy Sriracha Chicken
    • More Chicken Recipes You May Like
    • Did you Make This Honey Sriracha Chicken Recipe?
    • Recipe Card

    Whether it's cooked over a grill or roasted in the oven, this spicy honey sriracha chicken is one of the easiest ways to feed a crowd or a party of one for any occasion.

    I personally like making a big batch of this over the grill in the summertime as a weeknight dinner so I can have leftovers for the rest of the week.

    This is a very simple and easy recipe, it's just chicken seasoned with salt and pepper and grilled until it has been fully cooked and then brushed with a sweet sriracha glaze near the end!

    The sweet and sticky sriracha glaze consists of just 3 ingredients - honey, lime, and sriracha.

    If you like sweet and spicy sticky sauces with chicken, then definitely need to try this honey sriracha chicken recipe!

    If you're looking for something more grilled, sweet, and savory recipes, then definitely check out my sweet and sticky Chinese bbq pork (Char Siu) recipe and Thai coconut chicken skewer recipe as well, which I love to serve together with this chicken recipe, especially at BBQ get-togethers.

    Ingredients for Honey Sriracha Chicken

    Honey Sriracha Chicken ingredients (chicken, limes, honey, sriracha, salt, pepper)
    • Chicken - You can use any cut of chicken meat for this. I personally like to use dark meat (chicken legs, drumsticks, or thighs), but you definitely can use chicken breast for this recipe as well.
    • Honey/Maple Syrup - For this recipe, you can use honey or maple syrup. Maple syrup will be slightly less sweet.
    • Lime - I like to use lime for this recipe, but I have used lemon juice as well. Both work well.
    • Sriracha Chili Sauce - This is the main flavor for this chicken and should not be substituted.

    How to Make Sriracha Chicken

    Method 1: Roasting it in the Oven

    To oven roast chicken, I generally like to use a rack over a pan to give it a bit of airflow between the bottom of the chicken and the pan so that it doesn't sit in its own juices - which I find makes a stickier chicken because the sticky sauce will stick to the chicken better.

    If you don't have a rack, you can scrunch up some foil, un-ravel it loosely, and place it at the bottom of the pan. This will give you a bit more airflow between the pan and the chicken.

    A metal pan, lined with crinkled up foil as a liner for the chicken

    Method 2: Grilling the Chicken on the BBQ

    Making this on a BBQ is super simple. Heat up your grill to about medium-heat and grill it until it is cooked. It took approximately 45 minutes on my BBQ. Once the chicken is cooked, you can start brushing on the sriracha glaze until you have used up all the glaze and it's done!

    How to Serve this Sweet and Spicy Sriracha Chicken

    • If I am making it for a crowd for a BBQ or a gathering, I serve it as-is and plate it as a pile of chicken for anyone to freely grab.
    • When I make this for myself at home for dinner, I like to serve this with some rice, a fried egg (or a soft boiled egg) with some simple greens (usually a quick pan-fried broccoli or bok choy with a bit of garlic!)
    • If I am feeling particularly fancy, I will also make some garlic mushrooms to mix in with my white rice as well.
    Honey Sriracha Chicken in a basket lined with foil

    More Chicken Recipes You May Like

    • Sweet and Sour Chicken
    • Three Cup Chicken (三杯鸡, Taiwanese San Bei Ji)
    • My Ultimate Super Crispy Fried Chicken Recipe
    • Grilled Thai Coconut Chicken Skewers
    • Oven Roasted Five Spice Peking Chicken
    • Chilli Chicken
    • Crispy Buttermilk Popcorn Chicken
    • Chicken Satay Recipe with Peanut Sauce
    Sweet & Spicy Honey Sriracha Chicken served with rice, broccoli and a fried egg

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    Recipe Card

    Honey Sriracha Chicken

    A super easy,  6 ingredient, sweet and spicy honey sriracha chicken recipe that's sweetened with a sticky honey sriracha glaze! Grilling and oven-roasted instructions included!
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    Course: Main
    Cuisine: American, Asian
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour
    Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
    4 Servings
    5 from 9 votes

    Recipe Notes

    • You can use any cut of chicken meat for this. I personally like to use dark meat (chicken legs, drumsticks or thighs).
    • For this recipe, you can use honey or maple syrup. Maple syrup will be slightly less sweet.
    • I like to use lime for this recipe, but I have used lemon juice as well. Both work well.

    Ingredients
     

    • 6 chicken drums
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ground pepper (Optional)

    Sweet & Sticky Sriracha Glaze

    • 3 tablespoons honey (or maple syrup)
    • 3 tablespoons Sriracha chili sauce (Use 2 tablespoons for a less spicy glaze)
    • 1 tablespoon lime juice (freshly squeezed, approximately ¼ of a lime)
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    Instructions
     

    Preparation

    • Season the chicken with salt and pepper and set aside.
    • Combine honey, sriracha and lemon juice and water together to create a glaze and set aside.

    Grilling Instructions

    • Pre-heat the grill on medium heat.
    • Grill chicken for about 45 mins or until meat juices run clear
    • Once the chicken is cooked, brush the sriracha glaze onto the chicken. Every 1 minute, brush on more glaze, then flip the chicken. Repeat this until all the glaze has been used. Keep an eye out on it to make sure it doesn't burn! The sugars in the sauce burns quickly from the BBQ heat
    • Once the chicken is done, set it aside and let it rest for 5 minutes before digging in!

    Oven Instructions

    • Pre-heat oven to 350F
    • Place the chicken in a oven safe pan on top of a rack. If you don't have a rack, scrunch up a few sheets of foil and gently un-ravel it and place it on the bottom of the pan. Place the chicken on top of the textured foil.
    • Cook chicken for 25 minutes and flip it
    • Cook for another 35 minutes
    • Once the chicken is cooked, brush the sriracha glaze onto the chicken. Every 2-3 minute, brush on more glaze, then flip the chicken. Repeat this until all the glaze has been used.
    • Remove chicken from oven and let it rest for 5 minutes before digging in!
      Honey Sriracha Chicken on aluminum foil in a black basket

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 323kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 13g | Sodium: 1909mg | Sugar: 13g

    *Nutritional information is calculated using online tools and is an estimate*

    Did you try this recipe?I'd love to hear from you! Let me know how it was and consider giving it a rating! Tag me on Instagram with @pupswithchopsticks to show me!
    Made with ♡ by Joyce | Pups with Chopsticks

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Arden Le says

      August 06, 2020 at 8:39 pm

      5 stars
      delicious super juicy!

      Reply
      • Joyce Lee says

        September 29, 2020 at 4:06 pm

        Hi Arden!
        So happy this turned out for you!! 🙂

        Reply
    2. De Reiger says

      April 15, 2020 at 4:08 am

      Wow i,m craving as i see the recipe you shared.Thank you !

      Reply
      • Joyce Lee says

        April 28, 2020 at 12:39 pm

        I'm happy to share!

        Reply
    3. Felesse says

      April 02, 2020 at 12:31 am

      5 stars
      Did this for my family tonight! Made different glazes still turned out fancy as per husband though. ❤️😊 Love your IG very inspiring!

      Reply
      • Joyce Lee says

        April 14, 2020 at 8:59 am

        Hi Felesse!
        I'm so happy you guys liked it! I saw your IG post! I love your uses of different types of hot sauces in the recipe!! I'm drooling thinking about it! haha! It looked fantastic!!

        Reply
    4. Wendy says

      February 22, 2020 at 11:32 pm

      5 stars
      These were so good! Will make again.

      Reply
      • Joyce Lee says

        March 02, 2020 at 3:04 pm

        Hi Wendy!
        Woohoo! So happy these turned out for you and that you liked it! 🙂 It's definitely one of my favorite easy go-to dinners!

        Reply
    5. Rosie says

      November 28, 2016 at 3:13 pm

      5 stars
      Can I have some??!!! I love your recipes, thanks so much.

      Reply
      • Joyce says

        November 28, 2016 at 3:49 pm

        haha you're too funny 🙂 thank you Rosie!

        Reply
    6. Josephine says

      November 14, 2016 at 5:24 pm

      I love this delicious dish, with rice and drumsticks, simple to make by following your recipe. GREAT! Bravo

      Reply
      • Joyce says

        November 16, 2016 at 12:58 pm

        Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it! 🙂

        Reply

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