Cajun Creole Chicken Bites Recipes

CAJUN CREOLE CHICKEN BITES

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix bread crumbs, paprika, chili powder, Cajun seasoning and ½ teaspoon black pepper. Set aside.
• In a sauce pan, sauté onions, celery and peppers for 3 minutes in oil. Add tomatoes; sauté for another 2 minutes. Add chicken broth, remaining black pepper, garlic, basil, oregano, thyme and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer uncovered, stirring frequently about 30 minutes. Cover and remove from heat.
• While sauce is cooking, in a medium sized frying pan, bring oil to about 350 degrees over med-high heat. Coat chicken in bread crumb mixture. Fry chicken in several batches until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Check for doneness. Set on paper towel to drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place cooked chicken in bottom of a rectangular oven-proof casserole dish. Sprinkle 2 cups pepper jack cheese over the chicken. Bake 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• While chicken is in oven, add butter to sauce and stir until mixed thoroughly. Remove chicken from oven and spoon sauce over the top to serve.
• Optional: Sauce can be served on the side and spooned on individual servings.

CAJUN BOURBON CHICKEN BITES

Steps:

• Mix all the marinade ingredients, except white wine, in a zip lock bag.
• Put chicken pieces in the bag.
• Refrigerate at least several hours (preferably overnight).
• Bake chicken at 350 F for one hour in a single layer, basting with marinade every 10 minutes.
• Remove chicken.
• Scrape pan juices with all the brown bits and pour into a skillet.
• Add any remaining marinade and add 2 tbsp white wine to the skillet.
• Heat and add chicken.
• Boil for one minute and serve over cooked rice, or as an appetizer with individual toothpicks in each piece of chicken.