Crisp chicken bites

Name: Crisp chicken bites
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 fillets boneless chicken breast fillets; 6 Tbsps red pesto; 3 large handfuls breadcrumbs, frsh or dried (about 300g 10oz); 1 serving olive oil

Crisp chicken bites takes around 25 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe makes 12 servings with 24 calories, 0g of protein, and 2g of fat each. This recipe covers 0% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from BBC Good Food requires chicken breast, pesto, breadcrumbs, and olive oil. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet.

Instructions

Cut the chicken breasts into small chunks, each about the size of a marble (you should get roughly 15 pieces per breast).

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Chicken Breast

Put the pesto in a bowl and mix together with the chicken until coated all over. Tip the breadcrumbs into a large freezer bag.

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Breadcrumbs

Whole Chicken

Pesto

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Bowl

Add the chicken pieces in batches to the bag and give it a good shake to coat.

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Chicken Pieces

Shake

Place a piece of greaseproof paper on a baking sheet, then lay the chicken pieces on the sheet, making sure none of them are touching. Put in the freezer and, when frozen solid, take off the baking sheet and store in a container or freezer bag.

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Chicken Pieces

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Baking Sheet

To cook, heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/ gas

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Oven

Pour a little oil onto a shallow baking tray, just enough to cover it.

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Cooking Oil

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Baking Pan

Put the tray in the oven and let it heat up for 5 mins. Tip the chicken onto the sheet and return to the oven for 10-15 mins until crisp and cooked through.

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Whole Chicken

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Oven

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Servings:

4fillets

boneless chicken breast fillets 6Tbsps

red pesto 3large handfuls

breadcrumbs, frsh or dried (about 300g 10oz)1serving

olive oil

Recommended wine: Sparkling Rose, Sparkling Wine

Sparkling rosé and Sparkling Wine are great choices for Chicken Bites. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. You could try Zonin Sparkling rosé. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 18 dollars per bottle.