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chicken thighs on plate, coleslaw in bowl, cauliflower rice in bowl

Sugar Free Spicy Chicken Marinade

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  • Author: Deb Belsha
  • Prep Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Total Time: 2 hours 45 minutes
  • Yield: 5 servings 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Spicy Sriracha, smokey chipotle peppers and sweet chili sauce combine to make a delicious sugar free spicy marinade that is perfect on chicken.  Try it out on pork and beef and grilled vegetables as well. 


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • Marinade
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil (reserve 1 tablespoon for cooking chicken)
  • 3/4 cup Sriracha sauce
  • 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce (I used sugar free) *
  • 2 chipolte peppers, finely minced **
  • 2 tablespoon chipotle sauce
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Combine ingredients in a bowl and whisk well.
  2. Pour marinade over 2 1/2 lbs. of chicken thighs (about 5) in a bowl or large plastic storage bag
  3. Leave chicken in the marinade in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours (or overnight).***
  4. When ready to cook, drain chicken from marinade.  Preheat oven to 400°F.
  5. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in oven safe pan on medium flame.  Place chicken thighs, skin side down in pan and cook for about 3-4 minutes to brown.
  6. Flip thighs over and bake in oven for approximately 30 minutes or until a meat thermometer placed in chicken thigh registers 165°F.

Notes

*To make your own sugar free sweet chili sauce:  combine chili sauce and 1-2 teaspoons of sugar substitute.  Mix well, taste for flavor and adjust as needed.

*You can use regular sweet chili sauce if you're not counting carbs. 

**The more chipotle peppers you use, the smokier and spicier the marinade will be.  I did not remove the seeds so 2 peppers were the right amount.  Add more as you prefer.

*** I believe 2 hours is the minimum amount to marinate the chicken.  The longer you do, the chicken will absorb more flavor.  But after 12-24 hours, the flavor and texture will not be as good, so I suggest limit to 12- 24 hours for the best quality. 

**** After the chicken was drained, there was approximately 1/2 cup of marinade left in the bowl.  The nutrition information is for the entire marinade recipe.  The longer you marinate the chicken, the more it will absorb.