Baked Chicken tossed in a gooey super easy to make marinade! This dinner comes together in a flash and will quickly become your favorite weeknight supper!
Can you ever have to many easy chicken recipes in your arsenal? This recipe is great with all your favorite chicken parts. Everyone has a favorite chicken part, right? My fave parts are the thighs. I’m a total thigh girl, but wings or breasts will work great with this as well.
These look a bit like wings but they are actually chicken thighs cut in half….like fillet of chicken wings!
How to make Sticky Honey and Lime Chicken
Simply bake your favorite chicken parts. (why do I think thats so funny?). While the chicken is baking, make your super easy, sticky saucy stuff. Toss cooked chicken with sauce, serve and watch your family drool….not swoon…cause I don’t say swoon…. I don’t say adorbs either. The other day a gal left the nicest note on my blog that said ‘ this recipe is perf.”. If it’s such a great recipe isn’t it worth the added effort of the ‘ect’?
If you don’t have an electric rice cooker, I got a great tip for ya guys. Did you know you can oven bake rice? It’s so easy and you will never go back to watching the pot, and you will never have mushy rice again either. It comes out perf every time! Here is the recipe: How to Oven Bake Quinoa, White and Brown Rice.
NOTES:
- Line your baking sheet with parchment and use the convection feature on your oven, if you have it, to brown up those chicken parts.
- I added lime for an extra zing, but I’ve made this without and its just as good. Don’t sweat it if you don’t have a lime.
- Got more chicken? Double the sauce! You can never have too much sauce!
More easy chicken recipes for you to swoon over….
Baked Parmesan and Dijon Crusted Chicken
To swoon worthy adorbs chicken that is perf!
Clink!
Kathi
Oven Baked Sticky Honey and Lime Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken thighs wings or breasts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
Sticky Honey Sauce
- 1/3 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lime juiced
- 2 Sliced green onions for garnish
- 2 teaspoons Sesame seeds for garnish
- Serve with rice and steamed broccoli
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil for easy clean up.
- Wash and pat dry chicken.
- Toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil and 2 teaspoons sesame oil.
- Arrange on prepared baking sheet and sprinkle with course salt.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.
- While chicken is baking, make your sauce.
- For Sticky Sauce
- Add all ingredients to medium size sauce pan. (you want something a bit bigger so your sauce will reduce quicker).
- Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until reduced by half and you are left with about a 1/3 of a cup of sauce. Approximately 10 minutes or so.
- Toss cooked chicken with sauce. Garnish with sesame seeds and sliced green onion and serve with rice!
Nutrition
Charna says
As always, with your recipes….Easy, delicious and it made me a dinner hero on a random Thursday night.
I made double the sauce and my family loved spooning it over the cauliflower rice stir fry we had on the side. Thank you for sharing your talent!
Kathi & Rachel says
Thank you Charna! So glad you loved it!
Kathi & Rachel says
We are so glad you liked it! Thank you for the 5 star review!
luisa says
What is hoeney sauce? an I use extra honey?
Kathi @ LaughingSpatula.com says
Hi Luisa – Sticky Honey Sauce is the title of a combination of ingredients, not one ingredient. I fixed up the recipe a bit to make it easier to read.
Ann says
Hi, I’m from Australia, what can I sub for the sticky honey sauce? Is it just a runnier version of honey?
Kathi @ LaughingSpatula.com says
Hi Ann – I would call it an Asian inspired honey sauce. You can probably just use honey or honey and a couple tablespoons of dijon would be good too!
Sue says
Do you recommend cutting up chicken after its cooked or before baking?
Anna A. says
Hi! I love the flavors of this chicken, but I’ve had a problem with the chicken drying out while baking – I think since it’s probably not baked with the sauce. Do you have any tips to ensure the chicken stays juicy? Thanks!
Kathi Kirk says
Hi Anna, Check the temp of your chicken, when it reaches 165 it should be perfect! I find that 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes is just about perfect. Hope that helps!
Kathi Kirk says
Update! Hi Anna – I re-read the recipe and I didn’t mention cooking time only internal temp! Thats where the problem is coming from…my apologies and thank you for pointing this out. I have updated the recipe to reflect the 20-25 minute cooking time.
Connie says
Did you leave the skin on the chicken?? This looks Devine. Thanks for sharing.
Kathi Kirk says
Skinless. My preference. You could do skin on but I like the way the goo sticks right on to the chicken!
Donna says
Ooh yum, saving this for the next weeknight when I cant think of what to make. My husband and kids absolutely love chicken, and this one sounds like something they would devour 🙂
Kathi Kirk says
Thank you Donna! Its a super easy recipe, hope your family loves it!
Jagruti says
Lovely dish for chicken lovers..!
Kim @ Three Olives Branch says
This looks great! I bet it would be amazing with cauliflower too for the vegetarians 🙂 Love a good sauce!
Kathi Kirk says
Well thats kinda brilliant! It would be good tossed with just about anything!
Vicci | It's Cheat Day Everyday says
One word for this: “nomnomnom”. Looks delish! I love the fact that it’s baked also to keep it on the healthier side. Thanks for sharing!
Kathi Kirk says
Thank you for the note Vicci! Hope you get a chance to try it!
Jackie Garvin says
I love the flavor of honey and lime plus I love chicken thighs. This is right up my alley!
Karly says
Drool. Drool everywhere. I’m totally obsessing over this sauce and all these flavors. Cannot wait to give it a try!
Kathi Kirk says
Thank you Karly! I am a big fan of your blog and appreciate the comment!