Baked Sweet & Spicy Chicken
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Juicy and tender baked sweet & spicy chicken that comes together in 30 minutes with loads of flavor.
After you’re hooked on this Baked Sweet and Spicy Chicken, you’ll wanna try Instant Pot Parmesan Chicken and Rice with Mushrooms, Sheet Pan Balsamic Chicken with Potatoes and Carrots, and Asparagus Stuffed Chicken.
Sometimes time gets away from me. It seems like every year my birthday sneaks up on me and suddenly I’m a year older and hardly even noticed. Quick disclaimer: It’s not my birthday. BUT….
It is this blog’s birthday. WOOT WOOT! That’s right, today is Creme de la Crumb’s birthday.
I won’t get all sentimental on you and tell you what this blog means to me (no but really, you have no idea what this blog means and YOU make it all possible so, THANK YOU) but we’re gonna celebrate with flavors I love so much. I love sweet things, and I really really love spicy things, but even more than that I border on obsessed with a good sweet + spicy combo – bring those two flavor nuances together and it’s pure magic in my mouth.
This chicken is quickly browned on the stove, then brushed with sauce and transferred to the oven to be baked to juicy perfection. After that it’s just another smothering of that sweet and spicy sauce and then straight to the dinner table!
Happy Birthday Creme de la Crumb and thank you for sticking around to indulge in all this yummy goodness with me, you guys really are the BEST.
What people are saying about this Baked Sweet & Spicy Chicken
“K just made this tonight for dinner and HOLY WOW! My husband dubbed this his new favorite sauce ever. It’s so good. I made it with Sriracha (the only hot sauce I had) and added red peppers for more spice and it was hot but sooo tasty!” – Tiffany
“This may be our new family favorite. The sauce also caught the attention of my picky 10-year-old and has encouraged her to try new recipes. Super excited to taste more. Thanks a million!” – Tracy
“I made this for my entire family last night and they ALL LOVED IT! My husband told me it might be one of the best meals I’ve ever made him (And I’m a pretty good cook!) My mother in law told me to make sure i save the recipe. It was so easy to make, i put it over some rice and it was a total hit!!” – Sarah
“Best sauce EVERRRRR!! My son could not get enough!!! Thanks for sharing this!” – Nicole
Hungry for more? Try my Best Baked Chicken Breasts recipe next!
Baked Sweet & Spicy Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to even thickness
- salt and pepper to taste
Sauce
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- 2-4 tablespoons hot sauce
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar , (you could substitute white vinegar)
- ⅓ cup water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease a large baking sheet (with a raised side) or casserole dish.
- In a medium sauce pan whisk together all sauce ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat and boil for 3-4 minutes. While sauce is boiling, season chicken with salt and pepper on both sides, grease a skillet and cook chicken on both sides 1-2 minutes over medium heat, just enough to brown the very outside.
- Arrange chicken in a single layer (not overlapping) on prepared baking sheet. Brush with sauce. (there should still be plenty of sauce leftover – reserve for later). Bake for 20-25 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Pour remaining sauce over the chicken and serve hot.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe did not come out like photo- sauce was watery – would not recommend this…sorry.
Covered or uncovered?
This was absolutely DELICIOUS!! The chicken was cooked perfectly and the sauce gave the perfect little kick of heat. I served it with rice and it was super tasty. Definitely going to make this again. Thanks!
This sauce was amazing!! How long would it keep in the fridge?
I’ve kept it up to a week and it was still good! 🙂
This may be our new family favorite. The sauce also caught the attention of my picky 10-year-old and has encouraged her to try new recipes. Super excited to taste more. Thanks a million!
Yay!!! If the picky 10-year old is on board it’s definitely a keeper right?! Hope you find lots more to love here Tracy! Thanks!! 🙂
Ooh, I love spicy food and since today is also my birthday, I will be making this later this weekend! Tonight is going out to eat on my birthday night! Thanks for the great recipe!
Happy birthday Vicki!! I hope your bday dinner was awesome and you love this chicken when you make it this weekend!!
Love your website! So proud of you for continuing even after twins, I look forward to reading it everyday!
Thank you so much Chrissy! After a pretty rude comment from another reader, yours just made my day 🙂 🙂 Thank you for your sweet thoughts and support!!
hey girl this looks so good! Happy Birthday Creme De La Crumb! Love ya
Thanks so much Shawnna! Can’t believe it’s been three years!! 🙂
K just made this tonight for dinner and HOLY WOW! My husband dubbed this his new favorite sauce ever. It’s so good. I made it with Sriracha (the only hot sauce I had) and added red peppers for more spice and it was hot but sooo tasty! Happy birthday Creme de la Crumb! I love this blog!
Tiffany thank you so much for your sweet comment!! This sauce is pretty addicting right?!? I love that you used sriracha, I am OBSESSED with sriracha!!! Thanks for your sweet thoughts and support!! 🙂
YAY!!! Happy birthday!! I love this blog and your pictures are just great!! Keep it up!! 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
The sauce is not as thick as shown on picture. Is there any ways to thicken it?
I found the sauce TO BE TOO THIN AS WELL. I THICKENED IT WITH SOME CORNSTARCH. IT DIDN’T AFFECT THE FLAVORING AT ALL AND IT THICKENED NICELY. I ALSO HAD TO COOK IT A LOT LONGER THAN 3-4 MINUTES. IT WAS MORE LIKE 10 MINUTES TO GET THE CONSISTENCY I WANTED.