Honey Mustard Fried Chicken Bites

Name: Honey Mustard Fried Chicken Bites
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard; 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons honey; 2 medium-size boneless skinless chicken breasts; 1/3 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup canola oil (amount may vary depending on the size of skillet used, or number of batches made); Honey mustard sauce; Fried chicken bites; Thinly sliced green onions (optional)

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by Nancy

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These colorful honey mustard fried chicken bites are a delicious main dish and take only 30 minutes to make.

Honey Mustard Fried Chicken

Made with only 7 ingredients, these fried chicken bites are definitely a “less is more” kind of recipe.

For how good this tastes, it seems like it would take a lot longer to make.

It’s a quick and easy main dish for any day of the week.

The only hard part about making this recipe is not eating the fried chicken bites before finishing the dish in the honey mustard sauce.

I always have to make extra fried chicken for this very reason.

About the Recipe

This honey mustard fried chicken tastes a little bit savory and a little bit sweet with each bite.

And the honey mustard sauce gives the fried chicken a bright and colorful appearance, almost like it’s glazed.

About Serving

These chicken bites are served warm and garnished with thinly sliced green onions.

This delicious main dish can be served with rice, noodles, mashed potatoes, salad, vegetables or your preferred side dish or dishes.

For best results, this honey mustard fried chicken should be served right away after making them.

Let’s check out the ingredients.

Fried Chicken Bites

Boneless skinless chicken breast, salt, ground black pepper, all-purpose flour and canola oil

Honey Mustard Sauce

Prepared yellow mustard and honey

Garnish

Optional – Thinly sliced green onions

Equipment

Small wire cooking/baking rack, large plate (to drain excess oil off of the cooked chicken), and a large skillet

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.

Preparation

Rack for the Cooked Chicken:

Set a wire cooking rack (small to medium size) on top of a large plate.

The fried chicken pieces will be transferred from the skillet onto this rack to drain off any excess oil.

Set aside.

Honey Mustard Sauce

In a small bowl, add mustard and…

…honey.

Then whisk together until combined.

Do a quick taste test and if a sweeter taste is preferred, add more honey.

Or if less sweetness is preferred, add more mustard.

Set aside.

Fried Chicken Bites

Cut and Season the Chicken:

Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces (about 1-1/2-inch pieces).

On top of each piece of chicken, evenly add salt and…

…pepper.

Using cooking tongs,

…turn the pieces of chicken over and…

…evenly top them with salt and pepper.

Coat the Chicken with Flour:

In a medium size shallow bowl, add flour.

To the bowl, add the pieces of chicken…

…and…

…evenly coat all sides with flour.

Set aside for just a moment.

Fry the Chicken:

To a large skillet, add canola oil.

TIP – Depending on the size of your skillet, you may need to add more oil so that it’s about 1/2-inch deep in the pan

Heat the skillet on medium heat and add a pinch of flour to the pan.

When the flour in the pan starts to bubble…

…using tongs…

…carefully add each piece of flour-coated chicken to the skillet.

When placing the pieces of chicken in the skillet, make sure there is some room in between each piece…

…so that the pan isn’t overcrowded.

Watch the chicken closely and when the bottom sides of the chicken start to turn a golden color…

…use tongs to carefully turn each piece over.

TIP – If the oil starts to get too hot, turn the heat down.

OR turn the heat off and carefully move the skillet to an unused burner.

Once the oil cools down, move the pan back onto the burner and turn the heat back on to a lower setting to finish cooking the chicken.

As the bottom of each piece of chicken turns a darker golden color…

…continue to turn the pieces over until all sides are golden brown (about 5 to 6 minutes on each side; for a total cooking time of about 10 to 12 minutes).

TIP – Cooking time may vary depending on the size of each piece of chicken.

Drain Excess Oil from the Chicken Bites:

Once the chicken bites are thoroughly cooked, turn off the burner and…

…using tongs, carefully transfer the chicken from the skillet onto the cooking rack that’s placed on a large plate.

Set aside for just a moment.

TIP – While the chicken sits on the rack to drain off excess oil, whisk the honey mustard sauce one last time just before coating the pieces of chicken with the sauce.

Honey Mustard Fried Chicken Bites

Coat the Fried Chicken Bites with Sauce:

To the bowl with the honey mustard sauce…

…add…

…each piece of…

…fried chicken.

Using tongs or a spoon, gently coat each fried chicken bite with the sauce.

Serve

Transfer the fried chicken bites onto a serving plate and drizzle the sauce that’s left in the bowl on top.

Serve right away while warm.

Top with thinly sliced green onions.

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Honey Mustard Fried Chicken Bites

These honey mustard fried chicken bites are a delicious main dish and take only 30 minutes to make.

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Yield: 2 Servings

Prep: 15

Cook: 15

Total: 30

Ingredients

Honey Mustard Sauce

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons honey

Fried Chicken Bites

2 medium-size boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/3 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup canola oil amount may vary depending on the size of skillet used, or number of batches made

Honey Mustard Fried Chicken Bites

Honey mustard sauce
Fried chicken bites

Garnish

Thinly sliced green onions optional

Equipment

Small wire cooking/baking rack (to drain excess oil from the fried chicken)
Large plate (for the rack to sit on)
Large skillet

Instructions

Preparation

Rack for the Cooked Chicken - Set a wire cooking rack (small to medium size) on top of a large plate. Set aside.
The fried chicken pieces will be transferred from the skillet onto this rack to drain off any excess oil.
Flour to Coat Pieces of Chicken - In a medium-size shallow bowl, add the flour. Set aside.

Honey Mustard Sauce

In a small bowl add mustard and honey. Whisk together until combined.
Do a quick taste test and if a sweeter taste is preferred, add more honey. Or if less sweetness is preferred, add more mustard. Set aside.

Fried Chicken Bites

Cut the Chicken - Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces (about 1-1/2-inch pieces).
Season the Chicken - On top of each piece of chicken, evenly add salt and pepper. Using cooking tongs, turn the pieces over and evenly top them with salt and pepper.
Coat the Chicken with Flour - To the bowl of flour, add the pieces of chicken. Evenly coat all sides of the chicken with flour. Set aside for a moment.
Fry the Chicken - Heat the skillet on medium heat and add a pinch of flour to the pan. When the flour in the pan starts to bubble, using tongs, carefully add each piece of flour-coated chicken to the skillet.
When placing the pieces of chicken in the skillet, make sure there is some room in between each piece so that the pan isn't overcrowded.
Watch the chicken closely and when the bottom sides of the chicken start to turn a golden color, use tongs to turn each piece over.
If the oil starts to get too hot, turn the heat down. OR turn the heat off and carefully move the skillet to an unused burner.
Once the oil cools down, move the pan back onto the burner and turn the heat back on to a lower setting to finish cooking the chicken.
As the bottom of each piece of chicken turns a darker golden color continue to turn the pieces over until all sides are golden brown (about 5 to 6 minutes on each side; for a total cooking time of about 10 to 12 minutes).
Cooking time may vary depending on the size of each piece of chicken.
Drain Excess Oil from the Chicken Bites - Once the chicken bites are thoroughly cooked, turn off the burner and using tongs, carefully transfer the chicken onto the cooking rack that's placed on a large plate. Set aside for just a moment.
While the chicken sits on the rack to drain off excess oil, whisk the honey mustard sauce one last time just before coating the pieces of chicken with the sauce.

Honey Mustard Fried Chicken Bites

Coat the Fried Chicken Bites with Sauce - To the bowl with the honey mustard sauce, add each piece of fried chicken. Using tongs or a spoon, gently coat each fried chicken bite with the sauce.

Serve

Transfer the fried chicken bites onto a serving plate and drizzle the sauce that's left in the bowl on top.
Serve right away while warm. Garnish with thinly sliced green onions.

Notes

TIPS:

Frying the Chicken - If the oil starts to get too hot, turn the heat down.
OR turn the heat off and carefully move the skillet to an unused burner.
Once the oil cools down, move the pan back onto the burner and turn the heat back on to a lower setting to finish cooking the chicken.
Cooking Time - Cooking time may vary depending on the size of each piece of chicken.
After Frying the Chicken - While the chicken sits on the rack to drain off excess oil, whisk the honey mustard sauce one last time just before coating the pieces of chicken with the sauce.