Sweet and Spicy Baked Honey Sriracha Chicken

Craving Sweet and Spicy Baked Honey Sriracha Chicken? Put down your phone — no need to order-in this delicious dish! Covered in homemade honey sriracha sauce, the best oven baked chicken recipe can be made right in your kitchen in less than 30 minutes.

Looking for more easy sriracha recipes? Try my 20-Minute Sriracha Chicken, Honey Sriracha Salmon or my Slow Cooker Sriracha Meatballs!

Wooden spatula putting chicken bites on round white plate

Sweet and Spicy Baked Honey Sriracha Chicken

I absolutely love all things sriracha — it is one of my favorite sauces and I tend to use it on everything! Really, though, I love anything spicy. If I’m not reaching for a glass of water it’s just not spicy enough for me. So when I needed to give my baked chicken recipe a spicy kick, I knew my sriracha sauce would be the perfect ingredient.

This oven-baked chicken has just the right level of spice, balanced out with the added sweetness from honey. If you prefer more heat and less sweet, you can always add more sriracha or red pepper flakes. Need to cool it down? Just add a little more honey or low-sodium soy sauce.

While I know ordering take-out is always an easy weeknight meal solution, I guarantee this recipe is simple enough to make in your own kitchen (and healthier, too). Plus, it takes less time than waiting for delivery! You will be eating these delicious, sweet and spicy chicken bites in less than 30 minutes. Whip up the sauce while the chicken is cooking in the oven, toss everything together and serve!

Honey sriracha chicken bites on black surface

Ingredients

For the Chicken

  • Boneless chicken breast
  • All purpose flour
  • Egg
  • Panko breadcrumbs

For the Sriracha Sauce

  • Vegetable oil
  • Garlic clove
  • Low-sodium soy sauce
  • Honey
  • Sriracha
  • Water
  • Crushed red pepper flakes

Wooden spatula stirring chicken bites cooking in black skillet

How to make Honey Sriracha Chicken

This chicken is so easy to make! Start by breading your chicken with flour, bake in the oven for 15 minutes. While the chicken bakes work on the sauce, then toss with the cooked chicken and enjoy.

Prep the Sriracha Sauce

  1. Combine oil and garlic: Add oil and garlic to a large saucepan. Cook for 1 minute.
  2. Add remaining ingredients: Whisk in soy sauce, honey, sriracha, water and crushed red pepper.
  3. Cook: Cook sauce on high heat until it thickens, stirring constantly, approximately 2 minutes.
  4. Set aside: Keep on low heat until you are ready to toss with the chicken.

Bake the Chicken

  1. Preheat oven: To 400 degrees F.
  2. Bread chicken: Begin with flour, egg, and then Panko breadcrumbs.
  3. Transfer to baking sheet: Line chicken onto a baking sheet lined with a silicon baking mat.
  4. Bake: Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes until fully cooked and lightly brown on the outside.
  5. Add sauce: Take chicken out of the oven and toss with the Sweet and Spicy Honey Sriracha Sauce.
  6. Enjoy: Serve immediately and garnish with extra red pepper flakes and green onions if desired.

Chicken bites cooking in black skillet

What to serve with Honey Sriracha Chicken

  • Add a side of Pad Thai. I told you, no need for takeout! Load these delicious rice noodles up with your favorite veggies and fresh herbs — I always love to throw in bean sprouts, bell peppers, and carrots. This restaurant-quality Pad Thai will only add an extra 30 minutes to your cook time.
  • You can’t go wrong with a veggie stir-fry. Stir-fried veggies are always an excellent side dish and are super easy to make, too. You can use whatever is in your pantry and even add in some of the honey sriracha sauce for added flavor. Leave out the noodles to keep this dish low carb.
  • And my favorite, the Egg Roll in a Bowl! I’m a huge fan of “bowl” meals these days — rice bowls, smoothie bowls, cereal bowls — but this Egg Roll in a Bowl really does take the prize. It’s healthy, requires only one skillet, is gluten free, keto-friendly, and low carb. The best part? The leftovers are GREAT!

Honey sriracha chicken bites on black surface

Here are more easy take-out recipes to try at home!

 

Sweet and Spicy Baked Honey Sriracha Chicken

4.68 from 25 votes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4

Covered in homemade honey sriracha sauce, the best oven baked chicken recipe can be made right in your kitchen in less than 30 minutes.

Ingredients

Sweet and Spicy Baked Honey Sriracha Chicken

  • 8 ounces boneless chicken breast cubed
  • ΒΌ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 egg whisked
  • 1 cup panko breadcrumbs

Sweet and Spicy Honey Sriracha Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons sriracha
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions

Sweet and Spicy Honey Sriracha Sauce

  • Add oil and garlic to a large saucepan. Cook for 1 minute.
  • Whisk in soy sauce, honey, sriracha, water and crushed red pepper. Cook sauce on high heat until it thickens, stirring constantly. (About 2 minutes.)
  • Set aside and keep on low heat until you are ready to toss with the chicken.

Sweet and Spicy Baked Honey Sriracha Chicken

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Start by breading your chicken. Begin with flour, egg and then Panko breadcrumbs.
  • Line chicken onto a baking sheet lined with a silicon baking mat.
  • Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes until fully cooked and lightly brown on the outside.
  • Take chicken out of the oven and toss with the Sweet and Spicy Honey Sriracha Sauce.
  • Serve immediately and garnish with extra red pepper flakes and green onions if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Sweet and Spicy Baked Honey Sriracha Chicken
Amount per Serving
Calories
239
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
7
g
11
%
Saturated Fat
 
4
g
25
%
Cholesterol
 
77
mg
26
%
Sodium
 
765
mg
33
%
Potassium
 
285
mg
8
%
Carbohydrates
 
27
g
9
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
10
g
11
%
Protein
 
17
g
34
%
Vitamin A
 
95
IU
2
%
Vitamin C
 
6
mg
7
%
Calcium
 
36
mg
4
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: chicken, Easy Dinner Recipe, Honey Sriracha Sauce, Sweet and Spicy Baked Honey Sriracha Chicken

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  • Amy B.

    I’m wondering if there’s a misprint somewhere in the recipe? It claims to serve 4 and yet it only calls for 8 ounces of chicken. Generally speaking, isn’t a serving 4 ounces?

    • Hi Amy,

      Its totally up to you and how many people you are feeding. I typically do between 2-4 ounces a person. You can double this recipe if you think you would need more.

      Thanks,

      Kelley

    • Judith FitzGibbons

      I just made it and I used 2 large chicken breasts (more like a lb.) All the other ingredients worked well except maybe a little more panko. It was yummy and I served it over rice with roasted sirachi brussel sprouts.

  • plasterers bristol

    Looks and sounds delicious. Love spicy chicken. Thanks for sharing.

    simon

  • Elizabeth

    The recipe calls for soy sauce but there is no mention in the directions as to what to do with it.

    • Hi Elizabeth,

      I am so sorry about that you are right it is not in the directions. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I have updated it!

      Thanks again,

      Kelley

    • Gwen

      I’m going to try with chicken thighs tomorrow. Did you try it?

  • Stefani

    Am I missing a step? The photo shows the chicken in a pan, but I don’t see that in the directions. Is the chicken solely cooked in the oven?

    • Hi Stefani,

      No you are not missing a step. I tossed my chicken in the pan that I made the sauce in so I did not have to dirty another bowl.

      Thanks!

      Kelley

    • Hello,

      No the sauce should not be watery. If you fine that it is to thin add in cornstarch. Mix 1/2 tablespoon water and 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch and add to the sauce and cook until your desired thickness.

      Thank you!

      Kelley

  • sam

    hi there, super excited to make this for my boyfriend on his birthday

    do you have any fun suggestions on what to serve the chicken with? πŸ™‚

    • Hi Sam!

      I really hope you and your boyfriend enjoy this! I would suggest serving it with brown or white rice to soak up some of the sauce. You can even do cilantro lime rice! Let me know how you make out.

      Thanks!

      Kelley

  • Paul

    Only 8 ounces of Chicken? Weird, that’s only a half pound. Most portions sold at stores are at least 1lb. So if I have 2 lb chicken, I’d need 4 eggs? Something about this recipe isn’t adding up.

    • Hi Paul,

      Yes if you were to times the recipe by 4, 4 eggs would be correct.

      Thank you,

      Kelley

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