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Get ready for flavor-packed Honey Sriracha Chicken: sweet, spicy, and totally irresistible. This honey garlic sriracha chicken is made with the easiest, most mouthwatering marinade that doubles as a dipping sauce.
Whether you’re craving bold heat or a milder kick, this honey sriracha chicken recipe is easy to customize. Dial up the spice or keep it sweet; the choice is all yours. If you love a perfect balance of sticky, savory, and spicy, this sriracha chicken is about to become your new favorite.
What Makes This Recipe Work
The magic of this honey sriracha chicken is in its bold, balanced sauce—sweet honey, spicy sriracha, and savory garlic come together in one irresistible glaze. It’s quick to prep, easy to cook, and totally customizable depending on how spicy you like it.
Best of all, the marinade doubles as a dipping sauce, so every bite of this honey garlic sriracha chicken is packed with flavor from start to finish.
What Goes Into Honey Sriracha Chicken
This Honey Sriracha Chicken brings together sweet, spicy, and savory in every bite. The marinade is simple but loaded with flavor, and the finishing touches add just the right crunch and zing.
- Honey: Adds natural sweetness and helps create a sticky, caramelized glaze on the chicken.
- Sriracha: Brings the heat and bold chili flavor that makes this dish so addictive.
- Garlic: Crushed or minced, it adds savory depth and complements the sweet and spicy balance perfectly.
- Boneless Chicken Thighs: Juicy and tender, they soak up all the flavors from the marinade and cook up beautifully every time.
Note: Please see recipe card at the bottom for a full list of ingredients with measurements.
How To Make Honey Sriracha Chicken
- Make the Marinade: In a bowl, whisk honey, sriracha, garlic, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, and lime juice until combined. Set aside 4 tablespoons for dipping.
- Marinate the Chicken: Add the chicken thighs to the bowl and toss to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
- Heat the Pan: Warm 2 teaspoons of oil in a nonstick or cast iron skillet over medium heat. Prepare to cook the chicken in two batches for even browning.
- Cook the Chicken: Sear 3 thighs at a time, including any marinade left in the bowl. Cook until golden, crisp, and cooked through with slight charring.
- Rest the Chicken: Transfer the cooked chicken to a warm plate. Tent with foil and allow to rest for about 5 minutes to lock in the juices.
- Heat the Reserved Sauce (Optional): Option A: Pour marinade into the hot pan and simmer until warmed through. Stir in any pan juices for added flavor.
- Serve the Chicken: Option B: Skip reheating and drizzle reserved sauce directly over the chicken for extra heat. Add pan juices if desired.
- Garnish and Enjoy: Serve immediately with a sprinkle of sliced green onions, sesame seeds, and fresh lime wedges. Great over rice, noodles, or veggies.
This honey sriracha chicken pairs perfectly with bold and creamy sides. Try it with One Pot Ravioli in a Creamy Tomato Beef Sauce for a rich, comforting combo, or go lighter with Creamy Garlic Shrimp Cauliflower Rice Risotto for a low-carb option that still satisfies.
Finish things off with a cool scoop of Instant Blueberry Frozen Yogurt, a refreshing, fruity contrast to the heat.
Recipe FAQ’s
The heat level is moderate, but you can adjust it by adding more or less sriracha. It’s easy to tailor to your taste.
Absolutely. Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 20–25 minutes, or until cooked through, then broil for a few minutes to get that caramelized finish.
Yes, just be sure to reserve a portion before marinating so you have a clean batch for dipping or drizzling later.
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Honey Garlic Sriracha Chicken
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons Sriracha Asian Chili sauce
- 5 cloves garlic crushed, or 1 1/4 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon lime juice freshly squeezed
- 6 boneless chicken thighs with or without skin
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 pinch salt to season, if desired
- 1 pinch pepper to season
- 1 pinch green onions or shallots in Australia, sliced to serve
- 1 pinch sesame seeds to serve
- 2 lime wedges to serve
Instructions
- In a shallow bowl, mix the honey, Sriracha, garlic, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce and lime juice together until well combined. Spoon 4 tablespoons of marinade out of the bowl and reserve to use for later as a dipping sauce.
- Cover with plastic wrap and marinade chicken for a minimum of 30 minutes to 2 hours (if time allows), in the refrigerator.
- Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a nonstick pan or cast iron skillet (or grill pan) over medium heat. Sear the chicken in two batches (I do 3 thighs per batch), on both sides along with any sauce leftover in the bowl, until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the middle; the skin is crisp and golden browned, and the underside is charred slightly (chicken will char slightly due to the honey). Transfer chicken to a warm plate, tent with foil and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
- OPTION A: Add the reserved sauce to the hot pan to warm through on medium heat, stirring occasionally while mixing all of the pan juices through the sauce.
- OPTION B: Do not add the sauce to the pan. Serve chicken with remaining pan juices left over in the pan, and pour reserved sauce over each chicken (this option ensures a slightly spicier end result).
- Serve chicken immediately along with the sauce. Garnish with sliced green onion, sesame seeds and lime wedges. Serve with steamed veggies, over rice or noodles.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Making this for dinner tonight. I cut the chicken into bite sized pieces before I marinated it. Serving with fried rice.
I used korean chili paste instead of srircha mainly due to forgetting to buy it! Maple syrup instead of honey and lemon instead of lime. It was delicious especially on drumsticks ! Used remaining marinade to glaze the drumstick 👍
Absolutely delicious! Was very easy to make for dinner. I left the chicken to marinade overnight and it turned out great!
If you’re a sriracha lover go HAM on the hot stuff, you’ll thank me later.
I’m not sure what HAM means, but yeah I doubled the Sriracha – yum oh
I am going to make this tonight. i will use chicken breast and put in smoker.
I’m trying this in the slow cooker today, hope it works out!
This was a huge hit tonight at dinner! My usually picky dad said the sauce was “just right” and he’s absolutely spot on. I used a stoneware grill pan to give the chicken those grill marks and the marinade takes on a whole new life when its seared into the meat. So flavourful! And I only gave it about 40 mins in the marinade coz I was a bit rushed. I also saved a bit more of the marinade for the pouring/dipping sauce coz we are big on gravy and sauces. 😀
What an amazing recipe Karina! I have been making loads of your recipes these past few months and my family is loving them all. Thank you for sharing your recipes and making even late bloomer cooks like me look like experts in the kitchen. :D♥
Soooo delicious!!!!! I made with chicken breast instead since I didn’t have chicken thighs at home, but was sooo good! Finger lickin’ good!
Has anyone tried this recipe with boneless, thin-sliced chicken breasts? My family prefers white meat. Any suggestions and ?or recommendations would be very much appreciated. My family and I have enjoyed many recipes from this site previously. Thank you and please keep posting!
HI! Love your blog. Quick q – does this recipe work well with chicken breasts? If so, do you suggest I alter it in any way?
Thank you!
I would marinate longer first of all. I prefer White meat, too. I want to go buy a grill I saw mentioned in a previous reply to add flavor to the white meat.