Sticky Baked Chicken Bites in Honey Sriracha Sauce

Ingredients

Chicken bites:

• 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs cut into 1 ½ inch cubes
• 1 ½ cups buttermilk
• 2 cloves garlic, grated
• 3 tablespoons flour
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
• ½ teaspoon salt + ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 4 cups of crushed potato chips or corn flakes (I use 50-50 and do this in the food processor)

Honey sriracha sauce:

• ¼ cup ketchup
• ¼ cup sriracha
• 1 tablespoons rice vinegar
• ⅓ cup honey
• ¼ teaspoons garlic

  Instructions

  Chicken bites:

  1. 1. Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 400ºF. Place a piece of parchment paper on two baking sheets, set aside.

  1. Place the chicken in a medium bowl, add the buttermilk, grated garlic, and a large pinch of salt. Stir to combine. Allow the chicken to marinate for at least 30 minutes and ideally for 1 hour, Drain well. Place the chicken back in the same bowl.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the flour, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper. Add the seasoning mixture to the chicken and stir to combine until all the chicken pieces are evenly coated; let sit 5 minutes.
  3. Place the crushed chips or corn flakes in a shallow dish. Working in batches, dredge chicken bites in mixture and press to coat. Place chicken on prepared baking sheets. Do not over crowd as the bites won’t crisp up as well. Spray the chicken nuggets with nonstick cooking spray.
  4. Bake for 18-24 minutes or until the chicken is firm to the touch and cooked through. You can prepare the sauce while the chicken is baking. Make sure to turn the chicken at the halfway point so it crisps up on both sides.

  Honey sriracha sauce:

  1. Heat the ingredients for the sauce in a small saucepan for 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat, let cool. if the sauce is spicy, consider adding another tablespoon of ketchup and/or honey to adjust to personal preference.
  2. Coat the crispy chicken pieces with the honey sriracha sauce in a large bowl and toss. Alternately, you can serve the sauce on the sideHow many pounds have you lost this month? At Dieta Efectiva you can lose 10-12 lbs your first weHer and 2-5 lbs every week after. Visit us atdietaefectiva.net  To learn more about our program CG