59 sticky chicken recipes

Layered chicken biryani with yogurt-marinated chicken, garam masala, fried onions, and basmati rice tempered with whole cloves, cinnamon, and cumin seeds. Fragrant, spiced, and deeply satisfying.

Cantonese-style chicken salad with hand-shredded roast chicken, crispy fried rice noodles, roasted cashews, cilantro, and a hot mustard-sesame dressing. Crunchy, savory, and full of Cantonese flavor.

Asian-style Cornish hen wraps split hen breasts around asparagus spears and steams them in a bamboo steamer over rice with bok choy, broccoli, and peppers. Elegant pan-Asian dinner.

Authentic mole poblano sauce made from scratch with mulato, ancho, pasilla, and chipotle chilies, roasted vegetables, toasted nuts, sesame seeds, and Mexican chocolate. A complex, deeply layered sauce worth every minute.

Harissa sauce made with fresh or dried red chiles, garlic and a deeply aromatic Moroccan-style broth of chicken, chickpeas, saffron, cinnamon, orange peel and honey. A vivid North African accompaniment for couscous.

Broiled sesame chicken wings marinated in a punchy blend of garlic, ginger, soy sauce, coriander, and lemon juice. Coated in sesame seeds and broiled until sticky and charred at the edges.

Sweet-sour chicken wings pressure cooked for tenderness, then glazed with a tomato, orange marmalade, ginger, and garlic sauce and broiled until sticky and caramelized. A hot sauce finish adds adjustable heat.

Honey lemon rosemary chicken brushes a four-ingredient glaze of honey, lemon juice, rosemary, and red pepper flakes over chicken breasts. Sticky, herby, and weeknight-easy.

Roasted honey-ginger chicken rubbed with lemon and basted with a honey-peanut oil glaze until golden and sticky. A simple whole chicken recipe with just six ingredients.

Honey mustard baked chicken coated in a sticky glaze of honey, mustard, garlic, and flour, then roasted uncovered until caramelized and golden brown.

Honey golden chicken roasted with lemon, ground ginger, and a honey-oil glaze, basted until deeply golden and caramelized. A simple, four-ingredient roast chicken with sticky, sweet skin.

Baked chicken wings glazed with cranberry sauce, honey mustard, and orange zest. Marinated overnight for deep flavor, then roasted until sticky and caramelized. Great for holiday parties.

Chinese barbecue sauce blends ketchup, brown sugar, soy, ginger, garlic, and liquid smoke into a sticky-sweet glaze. The 6-ingredient sauce that turns ribs and chicken into char siu magic.

Tangy beer-based BBQ sauce with molasses and lemon for grilled chicken. Marinate overnight and baste while grilling for sticky, caramelized results.

Hot-smoked chicken tenders dipped in a sticky honey-whiskey-Worcestershire glaze. Three ingredients, five minutes on the smoker, and pure backyard flavor.

Honey lemon chicken grilled over charcoal then finished in the oven with a sticky glaze of honey, Worcestershire, and lemon juice. Serve over rice for a crowd.