Honey Lime Sriracha Chicken Thighs
Sweet with heat. This recipe for honey lime sriracha chicken thighs with cilantro will hit all the right bells and whistles on your taste buds, and will soon become a family favorite!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 132kcal
Ingredients
- 8 each chicken thighs bone in, skin-on chicken thighs (boneless, skinless chicken thighs may be substituted).
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- ½ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons sriracha sauce or to taste
- 4 each limes zest and juice, divided
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro plus additional for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Place the chicken thighs on a baking sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
- Squeeze the juice of two limes over both sides of each thigh.
- Season both sides of each thigh with salt and pepper.
- Set the thighs aside to marinate for approximately 15-20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375-degrees.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the honey, 1 teaspoon fresh lime zest, juice of two limes, sriracha sauce, and chopped cilantro until combined.
- Brush half of the sauce over the tops of chicken thighs.
- Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 30 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the oven and brush the remaining sauce over the thighs.
- Return the chicken to the oven and continue baking until the chicken is deeply browned and the internal temperature reaches 165-degrees on a meat thermometer.
- Serve with additional chopped cilantro, if desired.
Notes
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
May be frozen after cooking. Cool completely and store in an airtight freezer container or freezer bag for up to 3 months.
Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and reheat, loosely covered in a conventional oven or air fryer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 132kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 175mg | Potassium: 38mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.2mg
