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Honey Chili Chicken Marinade (with Sriracha sauce)

Updated: May 24, 2024 · Published: Jul 20, 2022 by Nicole B. · Leave a Comment

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This easy honey chili chicken marinade turns boneless, skinless chicken breast into tender, juicy, spicy-sweet Sriracha deliciousness. Dried oregano adds a delicious herb flavor to this marinade that balances the sweet and the spicy. Fresh garlic, soy sauce and rice vinegar round out the flavors.

Raw chicken with honey chili marinade in a plastic bag.

Marinade ingredients and notes:

  • Sriracha is a thick, hot chili sauce that's made from a red chili peppers, sugar, salt, garlic and vinegar.
  • Honey adds great flavor in this marinade and also helps the chicken get nicely brown on the grill.
Rice vinegar, oregano, salt, soy sauce, Sriracha, oil, honey and garlic.

How to make it:

Honey chili marinade ingredients in a bowl.
  1. Add all marinade ingredients to a bowl.
Honey chili chicken marinade being whisked in a bowl.
  1. Whisk until smooth. Transfer to a plastic bag, add chicken and marinate in the fridge for 1 hour. Grill the chicken.

How to serve the chicken:

Serve the grilled chicken breast with rice and vegetables or on salads.

Did you make this recipe? Please let me know how you liked it in the comments below! Thank you!

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Raw chicken with honey chili marinade in a plastic bag.

Honey Chili Chicken Marinade (with Sriracha)

Author: The Spice Train
This recipe makes enough marinade for 8 ounces of boneless, skinless chicken breast.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Marinating Time: 1 hour hour
Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Thai, Vietnamese, World
Servings: 2
Calories (estimated): 571 kcal

Equipment:

  • measuring spoons
  • garlic press (optional)
  • mixing bowl
  • whisk
  • knife and cutting board
  • meat mallet or rolling pin
  • resealable plastic bag

Ingredients:
  

  • 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced or pressed through a garlic press
  • 2 tablespoons Sriracha sauce
  • 2 teaspoons unseasoned rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons mild olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 8 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast

Instructions:
 

  • Add oregano, honey, garlic, Sriracha, vinegar, oil, soy sauce and salt to a bowl.
  • Whisk until well combined, then transfer to a resealable plastic bag.
  • Remove excess fat and cartilage from the chicken breast(s). Pound or slice the chicken to an even thickness of about half an inch. Add the chicken to the bag and move around in the marinade until fully coated.
  • Transfer to the fridge and marinate for 1 hour.
  • Take the chicken out of the marinade and throw directly on the grill.

Notes:

Serving Suggestions: This chicken is great with rice and vegetables or on salads.
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Nutrition Information (Estimated):

Calories: 571kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 104.3gFat: 13.1gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 260mgSodium: 786mgPotassium: 24mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 5.9gCalcium: 94mgIron: 3mg

Nutrition values provided on this website are generated from a nutrition database and are estimates only. The accuracy of the nutrition information for any recipe on this website is not guaranteed. Nutrition values can vary quite a lot depending on which brands are used.

Keywords: honey chili chicken marinade, honey chili garlic marinade, honey soy sweet chili marinade

More sweet and savory chicken dishes:

  • These oven-baked pulled chicken thighs are tossed with a sweet and sour tomato sauce.
  • For more great marinades, try this pineapple juice chicken marinade and this apple cider marinade for chicken.

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