Barbecue Chicken Bites. Boneless chicken breast cut into bite sized pieces and sautéed with onions and barbecue sauce.
Welcome to the first recipe in our Barbecue Chicken series of recipes. In this version, Barbecue Chicken Bites, we are using chicken bites and sweet onion to create a wonderful and BBQ chicken dish. This series of recipes will feature chicken prepared using different cooking methods and complementary ingredients, but fill feature BBQ sauce . What will change the most in these recipes are the cooking methods and complimentary ingredients. For instance, in the second version of this recipe the chicken is baked with BBQ sauce and served with green beans.
The purpose of this blog is to demonstrate how a base recipe, in this case, barbecue chicken, can create a new recipe with a few ingredient changes. First, we create a recipe, then we taste the recipe, then we change up the ingredients to develop a new recipe from the original recipe. This is the innovative part of the process. That is why our approach to cooking is: create, taste, innovate.
Look for other recipe series on this blog as we continue to create and innovate new recipe ideas.
NOTE
Before beginning the recipe remember to read the “Invent Your Recipe” section below for additional suggestions, recipe combinations, or ingredient alternatives.
How to Make Barbecue Chicken Bites
Preparing the Chicken:
- Trim the fat from the boneless chicken breast and cut them into ½ inch strips. Next, in a mixing bowl add the flour.
- Dredge each chicken strip into the flour, ensuring to coat the whole piece, and set aside for cooking.
Cooking the Chicken:
- In a large skillet add the canola oil and bring to a high heat. Next, add in the chicken, salt, and black pepper and sauté for 5 minutes, flipping the chicken after 2 minutes.
- Next, add in the onion and sauté for 2 minutes, mixing occasionally.
- Finally, add in the barbeque sauce and sauté for 5 minutes, mixing occasionally, until the chicken starts to get a crust.
How to Serve Barbecue Chicken Bites
- Serve the barbecue chicken bites over a bed of rice, or with a vegetable.
The Recipe
BBQ Chicken Bites
Ingredients
- 1 lb. boneless chicken breasts cut into thin pieces
- 1 sweet onion chopped
- ½ cup flour
- ½ cup canola oil
- ¼ cup barbecue sauce
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. black pepper
Instructions
Preparing the Chicken:
- Trim the fat from the boneless chicken breast and cut them into ½ inch strips. Next, in a mixing bowl add the flour.
- Dredge each chicken strip into the flour, ensuring to coat the whole piece, and set aside for cooking.
Cooking the Chicken:
- In a large skillet add the canola oil and bring to a high heat. Next, add in the chicken, salt, and black pepper and sauté for 5 minutes, flipping the chicken after 2 minutes.
- Next, add in the onion and sauté for 2 minutes, mixing occasionally. Finally, add in the barbeque sauce and sauté for 5 minutes, mixing occasionally, until the chicken starts to get a crust.
To Serve:
- Serve the barbeque chicken bites over a bed of rice, or with a vegetable.
Invent Your Recipe
Nutrition
Invent Your Recipe
This is the first version of the BBQ chicken recipe. In this version I cut the chicken into bite sized pieces and coated the pieces in flour before frying in oil. You can easily leave out the flour, and add the chicken to the hot oil and then season with the salt and pepper. You can also bread the chicken using an egg wash and breadcrumbs, in fact, a future BBQ chicken recipe might be made that way.
I added the onion to the skillet because I just love onions. The onion is pretty strong, so if you are not a fan of onions, or you just want to enjoy the taste of your favorite barbeque sauce, just leave the onion out.
For more chicken inspired dishes like this barbecue chicken bites dish, check out our chicken recipe page.
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