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Honey Sriracha Chicken Thighs

This recipe yields a batch of relatively spicy chicken thighs. If you don't like spicy foods, you can add more honey and less sriracha. Conversely, if you like spicy foods, consider a 1:1 ratio of sriracha and honey.

Served with roasted potatoes and steamed broccoli.

⏱ 50 min 🍽 Serves 2 🔢 12 steps

Ingredients for 2

2 ½–3 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
⅛ cup honey
1 tbsp sriracha hot sauce
¼ tsp kosher salt
Sesame seeds as a garnish (optional)

Side: Roasted potatoes

¾ lb red potatoes

Side: Steamed broccoli

8 oz frozen broccoli florets
1 tsp butter
¼ lemon

From your pantry

½ tbsp olive oil
¼ tsp black pepper
1 tbsp olive oil

Honey Sriracha Chicken Thighs

50 min

1
Preheat oven to 350°F
Season the chicken. Rub the thighs with some olive oil and season liberally with salt and pepper.
2
Place the chicken thighs in a cold skillet, skin-side down. Cook for 15 minutes on medium-low heat without touching them.
Prepare Sriracha sauce by stirring honey and sriracha together in a bowl.
3
About 40 minutes before serving, start the potatoes: heat the oven to 425°F. Cut the potatoes into bite-size pieces, toss with the olive oil, salt and pepper, and roast for 25–30 minutes until golden, turning once. If the oven is already in use at a lower temperature, roast on another rack and allow 10–15 minutes longer.
Flip the chicken thighs. Cook for another 10 minutes.
4
Place chicken thighs on baking tray (or just use skillet if using a cast-iron skillet). Drizzle the sriracha sauce on both sides of the chicken, coating it. You do not have to use all of it.
Bake chicken thighs for 15 minutes.
5
Test chicken for doneness. Chicken should reach internal temperature of 165°F.
Steam or microwave the broccoli until tender, about 5 minutes, then toss with the butter, a squeeze of lemon and a pinch of salt.
6
If chicken is near done (or done), you can baste a second time with the remaining sauce (you can make more sauce if you need) and return to oven for 5 more minutes. Do not worry about overcooking; chicken thighs are difficult to overcook.
When chicken is done, let cool for a few minutes and garnish with sesame seeds before serving.