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Preparing the Chicken:
Begin by cutting the boneless chicken breasts into bite sized pieces. Next, in a medium bowl add the bread crumbs. In another bowl add the egg and whisk.
For each chicken piece, coat with egg and then dredge in the bread crumbs. Repeat this process until all of the chicken is breaded.
Next, in a large skillet add the canola oil and bring to a high heat.
Add in the chicken pieces and fry on both sides until golden, about 2 minutes per side, then remove the chicken from the skillet.
Repeat this process until all the chicken is fried.
Preparing the Vegetables:
Retain the oil from the chicken and return the skillet to high heat.
Next, add in the garlic and onions and sauté for 2 minutes, mixing occasionally.
Next, add in the broccoli and sauté for 4 minutes, mixing occasionally.
Finally, add in the sweet potatoes, salt, black pepper, and sauté for 2 minutes, mixing occasionally.
Brining it All Together:
Lower the skillet to medium heat and add in the cooked chicken and BBQ sauce.
Cook for 5 minutes, mixing occasionally to ensure the sauce is mixed throughout and the ingredients do not stick to the skillet.
To Serve:
Serve the chicken bites with sweet potatoes and broccoli as the main entrée. Make a double batch to have leftovers for lunches.
Notes
Invent Your Recipe:In this recipe I am choosing to bread the chicken pieces before cooking them. I love to do this because of the bread texture and flavor. If you are not a fan of breaded chicken, would like to remove some of the calories from the dish, or would like to save some preparation time, just skip the breading process and sauté the chicken directly in the canola oil, then continue on with the recipe from there.I used broccoli and sweet potatoes for this dish mainly because that is what I had in the house. If you are looking for vegetable alternatives, this dish would also work well with asparagus, green beans, white potatoes, peas, corn, Brussel sprouts, butternut squash, and peppers.The use of the BBQ sauce in this recipe is optional. Depending on the BBQ sauce you choose, it can easily overpower the other flavors in the dish. If you leave out the BBQ sauce entirely, the other flavors in the dish will still be enough for some great tasting food.