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The best spicy chicken recipes! Are you a spice lover and looking for inspiration for your next meal? Here you will find a compilation of spicy chicken dishes for dinner or any occasion.

Whether you’re having a cookout or a family dinner, these dishes will warm your belly and bring the fiery flavor.

From spicy chicken breast recipes to spicy chicken thigh recipes, spicy chicken wings, Chinese firecracker chicken, spicy chicken pasta, to Indian curry, there’s something here for every spicy chicken lover to enjoy.

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Best Spicy Chicken Recipes

Here’s a list of the best spicy chicken recipes. Most of these recipes are easy, quick, and ready in under 30 minutes. They are packed full of flavor and bring the heat. Whether you have chicken wings, breasts, thighs, or legs, you will find recipes here from different cultures and get something to suit your palate. Enjoy!

Spicy Chicken Thighs

Succulent and filling, spicy chicken thighs are delicious and simple to make. Marinate the thighs in chillies and spices of your choice, then grill, bake, or roast the chicken. Garnish with chopped scallions or parsley and enjoy!

Spicy chicken thighs
Spicy chicken thighs recipe made with few ingredients, easy to cook, and is ready in just 40 minutes. You get delicious, tender, and juicy inside spicy baked chicken thighs that can be made with bone-in or boneless chicken thighs.
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served and garnished with parsey.

Creamy Spicy Chicken Pasta

Spicy, creamy, and filling, you will love this comfort food that is packed full of flavor, and delicious. It is also ready in 30 minutes or less.

Creamy Spicy Chicken Pasta
This easy creamy spicy chicken pasta recipe is simple, quick, ready in under 30 minutes, and perfect for those who enjoy a little kick in their meals. Bursting with flavors, this spicy chicken with pasta is a delightful dish that combines tender chicken, flavorful spices, and al dente pasta in a rich and creamy sauce.
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served in a plate and the remaining in the skillet.

Spicy Chicken Legs

If you’re looking for finger-food for your next party, spicy chicken legs that you can suck the meat off the bone from are an easy crowd-pleaser. You’ll want to marinate these for half an hour for maximum flavor, then grill, bake, or cook as desired. Find the best spicy chicken drumsticks recipe below.

Spicy Chicken Drumsticks Recipe
Spicy chicken drumsticks recipe that is easy, quick, and simple. These spicy chicken legs are packed full of flavor, tender, juicy inside, and crispy on the outside. It is baked in the oven and is ready in 40 minutes.
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The drumsticks served on a plate.

Spicy Chicken Wings

Another great party food, spicy chicken wings are prepared the same way you would chicken legs and thighs. If you want some extra crunch, coat them in seasoned flour and fry them in a deep pan. These are typically served with a creamy dip, or a spicy sauce if you can’t get enough of the heat!

Spicy Chicken Wings Recipe
Easy spicy chicken wings recipe that is quick and cooks in about 30 minutes. These spicy baked chicken wings are packed full of flavor, hot, juicy, moist, and tender inside. The skin is crispy and they make for great appetizers, snacks, or main dishes served with a side dish.
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spicy chicken wings served on a plate.

Pepper Chicken

This dish is highly customizable and can be as simple as seasoning with salt, pepper, and chilies, or with as many spices as you want. Bursting with flavor, they make the perfect finger foods.

Easy Pepper Chicken Recipe – K’s Cuisine
Easy pepper chicken recipe. This delicious pepper chicken wings are perfect as appetizers or served with other food. Learn how to make pepper chicken wings
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Easy Pepper Chicken Recipe - K’s Cuisine

Firecracker Chicken

A Chinese staple, firecracker chicken is chicken breast or thigh that’s been glazed in a thick, sticky, sweet-and-sour sauce. Save money on takeout and make it yourself at home! Serve with white rice and a garnish of chopped scallions.

Firecracker Chicken
This firecracker chicken recipe is chunks of crispy chicken tossed in a sweet and spicy sauce. An easy dinner option that the whole family will love!
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Firecracker Chicken

Recipe by dinner at the Zoo

Salt and Pepper Chicken

Another delicious Chinese chicken recipe, crispy salt, and pepper chicken is made by chopping chicken breast into bite-sized pieces, then marinating them in salt, pepper, ginger paste, garlic, and sesame oil. Coat the pieces in flour and fry until lightly browned. Stir-fry some sliced onion and peppers, then toss together to serve.

Chinese Salt and Pepper Chicken Recipe (The best) – Recipe Vibes
Easy Chinese salt and pepper chicken recipe. Chicken dinner takeaway recipe that is homemade. Learn how to make salt and pepper chicken.
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Chinese Salt and Pepper Chicken Recipe (The best) - Recipe Vibes

Spicy Buffalo Chicken

An American classic, spicy buffalo chicken typically consists of deep-fried wings that are coated in a sauce that’s a combination of melted butter, vinegar, and hot sauce. They’re served with celery sticks and a tangy blue cheese dip to tame some heat while complimenting the flavor.

Grilled Buffalo Chicken Recipe
This grilled buffalo chicken recipe is easy, simple, and ready in less than 30 minutes. You will love these Buffalo chicken breasts that are juicy, tender, spicy, and bursting with flavors. Serve with side dishes like potatoes, celery, and carrots, or use in sandwiches and burgers.
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2 buffalo chicken breasts served on a plate and garnished with parsley.

Black Pepper Chicken

Spicy Chinese stir fry pepper chicken that is packed full of flavor. It’s quick and easy to make and can be served over rice, noodles, or pasta. You will love it!

Chinese Black Pepper Chicken Recipe
Chinese black pepper chicken recipe! This chicken stir fry is easy and quick. Let me show you how to make black pepper chicken stir fry.
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Chinese Black Pepper Chicken Recipe

Jerk Chicken

Originating from Jamaica, jerk chicken is succulent, smokey, and a little bit sweet. It’s made by using a wet or dry jerk marinade, typically consisting of allspice, hot pepper sauce, thyme, garlic, nutmeg, and scotch bonnet peppers. Best served with rice and greens.

Jerk Chicken
Jamaican jerk chicken sings with flavorful heat, thanks to plentiful spices and potent chili peppers. Marinate this jerk chicken recipe overnight and cook it in the oven or on the grill.
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Jerk Chicken

Recipe by Simply Recipes

Peri Peri Chicken

Popularised by the Portuguese, this addictive dish is named after the Peri Peri chilli used to flavor the chicken. If you can’t find these specific chillies, green chillies are acceptable substitutes. Marinate your chicken in lemon juice, garlic, and Peri Peri sauce, then grill until slightly charred.

Chicken Piri Piri – Peri Peri Chicken
Chicken piri piri also called chicken peri peri or Peri Peri Chicken is delicous grilled chicken made with peri peri sauce.
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Chicken Piri Piri - Peri Peri Chicken

Chicken suya

Great for barbecues, chicken suya is a Nigerian street food served on skewers. The chicken pieces are rubbed with yaji (a suya spice mix) that usually consists of cayenne pepper, ground peanuts, ginger powder, a stock cube, and uda (otherwise known as selim), a type of pepper with a smoky, woody taste.

Chicken Suya | Enjoy the Deliciousness of the Nigerian Food
Chicken Suya is another food that you can try to enjoy the deliciousness of the Nigerian food. K’s Cuisine has prepared it using the least ingredients.
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Chicken Suya | Enjoy the Deliciousness of the Nigerian Food

Indian Chicken Thigh Curry

Indian chicken curry is always bursting with flavor and spice and will warm your belly on those cooler nights. Bring your chicken to a simmer in a rich curry sauce to make it tender, juicy, and dripping with flavor.

Chicken Thigh Curry Recipe
The best chicken thigh curry recipe that's aromatic, and packed full of flavor. Cooking homemade curry chicken thighs is easy, quick, ready in 30 minutes or less, and can be made using bone in or boneless chicken thighs.
Serve with rice, naan bread, potatoes, noodles, or any side dish of choice for a heartwarming meal. Let me show you how to make chicken thighs curry.
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served in a white plate.

Cajun Chicken Pasta

Creamy and filling, adding cajun seasoning to a simple chicken pasta will elevate it into an exciting meal. While your pasta boils, cook your chicken in a pan and add cajun seasoning, and paprika, or simply follow the below one-pot creamy cajun pasta recipe. This one is excellent for batch cooking and meal prepping.

One Pot Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta – Budget Bytes
Cook a complete dinner in one pot with this Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta, using mostly pantry-stable items. Perfect for busy weeknights!
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One Pot Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta - Budget Bytes

Recipe by Budget bytes

Chinese Chicken On A Stick

Chinese chicken can be made in many ways but often involves marinating your chicken in staples like soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, chili garlic sauce, and cornstarch. Then use the same ingredients to make a sauce by cooking them together on low heat until thickened. Simply air fry your chicken until crispy, then coat it in the delicious sauce.

Chinese Chicken On A Stick Recipe (Chinese Skewers)
Chinese chicken on a stick recipe! These Chinese skewers are tender, juicy, flavorful, and delicious. Easy, quick, and ready in less than 20 minutes, you will love it as appetizers or a side dish. Let me show you how to make chicken on a stick.
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chicken on skewers displayed on a white plate.

Chicken Pepper Soup

A hearty Nigerian dish, chicken pepper soup is spicy, nutty, earthy, and rich thanks to lightly toasting the spices before grinding them into powder. It’s a hearty comfort food.

Nigerian Chicken Pepper Soup
Nigerian Chicken Pepper Soup is an easy and hearty comfort food very popular in West Africa. It is also known as African Pepper soup, and as the name implie
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Nigerian Chicken Pepper Soup

Recipe by My Diaspora Kitchen

Jamaican Curry Chicken

This curry is thick and flavourful thanks to Jamaican curry powder. Spices and herbs, plus scotch bonnet peppers, give this dish its heat. Cook in a pot with oil until brown, then add potatoes, carrots, and water and let simmer until everything is tender or simply follow the below Jamaican curry chicken recipe.

Jamaican Curry Chicken
A Jamaican curry chicken recipe made with coconut milk, potatoes, and everyday spices you can find at any grocery store. Authentic flavor and easy prep!
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Jamaican Curry Chicken

Recipe by Well plated

Air Fryer Chicken Bites

Little morsels of spicy chicken are easy to add to salads and great for snacking. Cut some boneless chicken into bite-size chunks, marinate in your favorite spice mix, and cook however you like.

Air Fryer Chicken Bites
Crispy Air fryer chicken bites no breading! This boneless chicken bites in air fryer recipe is easy and quick. The chicken chunks are well seasoned with a few herbs and spices then air fried to perfection. Learn how to cook it from fresh or frozen and how long to cook it for. 
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air fryer chicken bites served on a plate.

Spicy Chicken Noodles

If you have some leftover noodles or just want to save money from ordering take-out, spicy chicken noodles are easy to make at home. Make a spicy sauce from hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sriracha, rice vinegar, brown sugar, and chili flakes, then cook your noodles and stir fry them, your chicken, some veggies, and the sauce together until cooked.

Spicy Thai Chicken and Veggie Noodles
Spicy Thai Chicken and Veggie Noodles – the best and easiest way to make Thai style noodles, loaded with veggies and chicken. Perfect for a busy weeknight!
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Spicy Thai Chicken and Veggie Noodles

Recipe by Jo Cooks

Spicy Chicken Meatballs

Juicy and filling, spicy chicken meatballs are bursting with flavor and great to add to pasta and salads. Next time you’re making meatballs, add some chilli powder and paprika to your minced chicken and enjoy the kick of flavor!

Baked Spicy Chicken Meatballs
Easy to make, healthy, & loaded with flavor Baked Spicy Chicken Meatballs! They’re meal prep friendly & incredibly tasty in a Thai Sweet Chili Peanut Sauce!
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Baked Spicy Chicken Meatballs

Recipe by thatspicychick

Buffalo Chicken Wings

Buffalo chicken is great in burgers, typically stacked with lettuce, pickles, and blue cheese sauce between a fluffy brioche bun. Add depth and thickness to your buffalo sauce by mixing in honey, onion powder, and lime juice.

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Best Spicy Chicken Recipes

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The best spicy chicken recipes! Are you a spice lover and looking for inspiration for your next meal? Here you will find a compilation of spicy chicken dishes for dinner or any occasion.
From spicy chicken breast recipes to spicy chicken thigh recipes, spicy chicken wings, Chinese firecracker chicken, spicy chicken pasta, to Indian curry, there’s something here for every spicy chicken lover to enjoy
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, British, Chinese, Indian, International
Servings 4
Calories 131 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g Chicken
  • 1 teaspoon Hot sauce or to taste.
  • 1 teaspoon Chicken seasoning

Instructions
 

  • Pat chicken dry and season with salt, hot sauce, and any other seasoning you wish to add. 
  • Add oil to a frying pan or skillet over medium heat then add the seasoned chicken.
  • Let it cook and brown for 4 minutes then use a thong or spatula to flip them over to brown and cook the other side for another 4 minutes.
  • Remove the chicken from the skillet onto a plate.
  • Let it rest for 5 minutes.
  • Serve and enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories: 131kcalCarbohydrates: 0.3gProtein: 11gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 80mgPotassium: 117mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 0.01gVitamin A: 97IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 12mgIron: 1mg
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