Chicken Parmesan Bites
Chicken Parmesan Bites are a mini version of a traditional Chicken Parmesan dish, just in bite-sized pieces. They're perfect served over small beds of spaghetti noodles.
Servings: 6 Servings
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into 1 inch squares
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp Slap Ya Mama seasoning
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 large eggs, whisked
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
For The Spaghetti Sauce
- 15 oz can tomato sauce
- 6 oz can tomato paste
- 6-8 oz water
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp basil
- 8 oz spaghetti noodles
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 6+ slices mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Heat oil over medium high heat in a large skillet or cast iron pan.
- Using a medium saucepan, add tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, oregano and basil. Stir and bring to a slight boil. Reduce heat and simmer while the chicken is cooking, stirring occasionally.
- In a large baggie, add flour, seasoning, garlic powder and pepper. Shake to combine.
- Using a shallow container or bowl, whisk eggs and buttermilk together.
- In another shallow container, combine bread crumbs with Parmesan cheese.
- Start out by adding 10-12 pieces of chicken to a large baggie with the flour mixture, seal and shake to coat.
- Remove chicken and place into the buttermilk mixture and then into the bread crumb mixture and coat completely.
- Place coated chicken into the hot oil and cook for about 3 minutes on each side.
- Remove from skillet and place on a plat lined with paper towels until and remaining chicken has been fried.
- Next, place fried chicken pieces on a baking sheet and top each piece with a tablespoon of spaghetti sauce and a slice of mozzarella cheese.
- Place in the oven for 10-15 minutes until the cheese has melted and the chicken is thoroughly cooked.
- Cook pasta according to package directions, rinse and set aside.
- Remove chicken from oven. Add pasta to a plate, top with additional spaghetti sauce, if desired, and place chicken pieces on top of spaghetti noodles.
- Can add wooden picks to chicken bites and serve on an appetizer plate.