Honey Sriracha Chicken
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Get ready to get messy because this sweet-and-sour honey sriracha chicken is sticky and finger-licking good! It’s tender, juicy chicken glazed in a sweet and spicy sauce that’s simple to make and better than take-out. Serve it with steamed rice and your favorite vegetable side for an easy weeknight meal that everyone will love!
This easy homemade Asian-inspired chicken recipe features tender chicken drumsticks coated in a spicy, sweet, and sour sauce that tastes just like takeout—only better because it’s made at home. It’s ready in about 45 minutes, most of which is hands-off, so I can get on with the rest of dinner (or relax) while it cooks. I always make extra sauce to serve on the side, and a double batch is perfect for quick lunches over rice, noodles, or even piled onto a salad.
The sauce is meant to have a little kick. Sriracha balances the sweetness of the honey, creating a bold, savory-sweet heat that really brings the chicken to life. You can easily adjust the spice level to suit your taste—if you’re unsure, start with one tablespoon of sriracha instead of two, then dial it up from there once you know how spicy you like it.
Using other cuts of chicken
In this recipe, I recommend using bone-in, skin-on chicken drumsticks for their tender and flavorful dark meat. Chicken thighs or breasts would work equally well but I recommend using bone-in, skin-on cuts because it results in supremely juicy chicken. The bone helps the chicken cook evenly and the skin acts as a barrier to lock in moisture.
Make it a meal
This is the perfect savory-sweet chicken dish to serve alongside any Asian rice or noodle dish. For a complete meal, it pairs well with our favorite coconut rice or garlic butter rice with crispy garlic. A simple side such sautéed bok choy with ginger and garlic or garlic snap peas rounds out the meal. My creamy cucumber salad recipe is another easy side that goes well with this recipe.
Honey Sriracha Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons sriracha (or more to taste)
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 2 cloves garlic (finely minced)
- 8 chicken drumsticks (skin-on or skinless)
- Green onions, sesame seeds, and lime wedges (for serving)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. In a small bowl mix, the honey, ketchup, sriracha, rice vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, and garlic.½ cup honey, 2 tablespoons ketchup, 2 tablespoons sriracha, 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon grated ginger, 2 cloves garlic
- Place the chicken drumsticks in a single layer in a baking dish. Pour the sauce over the top and mix it around so that the chicken is coated in the sauce. Bake the chicken, uncovered, for 30 minutes.8 chicken drumsticks
- Baste the chicken with some of the sauce in the pan then return it to the oven for 15 minutes, basting it two more times so the glaze coats the chicken well. Serve the chicken with sliced green onions, sesame seeds, lime wedges, and all the sticky sauce from the pan.
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the recipe is labeled gluten free but it has soy sauce in it, which is not.
the recipe looks great though
Just added a note to use gluten-free soy sauce if needed. Thanks for the heads up about that!
This is a family fave now. Thank you for this recipe.
I do chopped chicken breasts, served with steamed rice, and mixed vegetables.
I omit the vinegar, and the ginger. But everything else is the same and I do the whole amount of honey and 1 1/2 tbsp of sriracha. It’s so good! 🙂
Gotta b be done! 👍😊💖
Amazing. Has become a go to recipe for my family!
That makes me so happy to hear! Hooray!
Great dish. I love Sriracha sauce … mixed with mayo in sushi rolls or in a noodle dish like these Spicy Dragon Noodles.
Great photo….I recognize the dish towel the chicken is sitting on xo. I will have to try this – I bet your homemade Sriracha sauce would be so good with this too.