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Firecracker Baked Chicken Thighs

This easy baked Firecracker Chicken recipe is going to knock your socks off! This Firecracker Baked Chicken Thighs is spicy, full of flavour, and works great for dinner or as a meal prep!

Firecracker Baked Chicken Thighs

Are you looking for a spicy af chicken recipe? My partner loves spicy foods so this recipe was right up his alley! Just a heads up, this recipe is actually pretty spicy in my option – I does use 1/2 cup of sriracha sauce! If you want to decrease the spice, I’d recommend adding less sriracha, a little more brown sugar, and soy sauce.

What You’ll Need To Make This Firecracker Chicken

Firecracker sauce (duh!)
- sriracha
- brown sugar
- soy sauce
- garlic
- red pepper flakes
- salt
chicken thighs

How To Make Firecracker Chicken Thighs at Home

Combine the firecracker sauce ingredients and marinade your chicken thighs in the sauce for 20-30 minutes.
Heat your oven up to 375F.
When ready, add the chicken thighs to a greased baking dish and bake the chicken for 35-40 minutes. Use a meat thermometer to make sure the internal temperature to 165F/75C to check if the thighs are cooked through.
For extra crispy skin, set the chicken under the broiler and broil for 3 minutes, keeping an eye on it as the skin can burn easily due to the sauce.

Tips and Notes on Making This Baked Firecracker Chicken Thighs

I used this meat thermometer to check the temperature of my chicken
Ideas on what to serve with firecracker chicken: roasted broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, rice noodles, rice, quinoa, chow mein.
To meal prep this recipe, I packed the firecracker chicken with roasted broccoli and rice.
To make this a freezer recipe, you can freeze the chicken after adding the marinade. Thaw overnight in the fridge before baking.
I used these airtight containers to store my chicken and I used these silicone bags to marinade my chicken in.

Can I Substitute…

Chicken breasts or drumsticks for the chicken thighs? Yes
A different hot sauce? Maybe – I find that sriracha tastes different than regular hot sauce so it might change the overall flavour of this firecracker chicken.

Firecracker Baked Chicken Thighs

This easy baked Firecracker Chicken recipe is going to knock your socks off! This Firecracker Baked Chicken Thighs is spicy, full of flavour, and works great for dinner or as a meal prep!

Print Rate

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Meal Prep

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Marinating Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Servings: 8 thighs

Author: Carmy

Ingredients

Firecracker sauce

1/2 cup sriracha
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 tbsp soy sauce
3 cloves garlic grated/minced
1-2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp salt

Chicken

8 chicken thighs bone in, skin on

Instructions

Combine the firecracker sauce ingredients and marinade your chicken thighs in the sauce for 20-30 minutes.
Heat your oven up to 375F.
When ready, add the chicken thighs to a greased baking dish and bake the chicken for 35-40 minutes. Use a meat thermometer to make sure the internal temperature to 165F/75C to check if the thighs are cooked through.
For extra crispy skin, set the chicken under the broiler and broil for 3 minutes, keeping an eye on it as the skin can burn easily due to the sauce.

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