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Easy Chicken Bites Recipe
Easy Chicken Bites are simple enough to make for a quick and healthy snack and they freeze very well. A light coating of starch and spices makes them nice and crispy when baked. You'll love them!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
27 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 211 kcal
Course:
Lunch
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- ⅓ ⅓ cup tapioca starch or cornstarch use tapioca for Whole30 or paleo
- 1 1 tablespoon paprika, garlic powder, onion powder
- 1 1 teaspoon each: sea salt and pepper
- 1 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken thighs see notes
- 1 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix together the starch with the paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
- Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces then add 4-5 pieces at a time to the starch and spices. Coat them well then put them on a baking sheet. Repeat until all the chicken pieces are coated.
- Drizzle the chicken with the oil and bake for 12 minutes. Turn the chicken bites over and broil for 5 minutes to make them crispy.
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Notes
- This recipe can also be made with 1 lb. boneless chicken breasts.
- To freeze these chicken bites, coat them in the starch and spices then put them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Freeze them then remove them from the baking sheet and put them in a freezer bag. Bake them from frozen and add 5 minutes to the baking time.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ¼ of the recipe
Calories
211kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
22g
(44%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
108mg
(36%)
Sodium
685mg
(29%)
Potassium
314mg
(9%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
27IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
24mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 211
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 211kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 108mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 685mg | 29% |
| Potassium | 314mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 27IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.