These Chicken Bites are everything you want in a Thai Chicken recipe! Crispy, salty, sweet nuggets of pure joy and the recipe is pretty simple to make too!
When I had semesters off during college, I used to be a server at a restaurant called Boston Pizza. Ever heard of them? They made awesome cobb salads, incredible breaded chicken wings, amazing pizza {….obviously} and delicious Thai chicken bites.
When I was at the store the other day, I spotted some sweet chili sauce and it immediately made me think of this appetizer. So, I picked up a bottle and made a homemade version. SO glad I did. These are crispy, salty and sweet nuggets of heaven. And they’re pretty easy to make too. We ate ours for dinner, but these are great as snacks or appetizers.
Ok, so first you’re going to want to coat some chicken pieces in flour and egg and then pan fry until crispy. Pan frying is like deep frying but healthier. Or at least that’s what I tell myself. {Another reason I still haven’t lost that last 5 pounds perhaps?} So, after the chicken is crispy, you coat it in the sweet chili sauce and serve. Pretty quick and painless, no?
If you take a look at the ingredients list, the only thing you probably won’t have in your pantry is this sweet chili sauce. I found it on the shelves in my small town grocery store so you should be able to find it in yours! {I think I paid $3.49. Not bad, right?} This recipe easily doubles or triples too! You’ll just have to do more batches using that healthy pan frying method we just talked about! 🙂
So, give these a try guys! Hope you like them as much as we do!
Thai Chicken Bites
Ingredients
- 1 large chicken breast boneless & skinless
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- canola oil or peanut oil for frying
- 1/3 cup sweet chili sauce
- carrots for garnish
- cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Pour 1-2 inches of oil into a deep skillet. Preheat over medium heat.
- Cut chicken into bite sized pieces and set aside. In a shallow dish, stir together flour, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- In another shallow dish, whisk egg, milk, salt and pepper together. Toss chicken pieces into dry mixture first, then into the egg mixture and back to the dry. Make sure you coat the chicken completely during each step!
- Place chicken pieces into hot oil and fry until golden brown on each side. (About 3-4 minutes per side.) Remove and drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with salt.
- Transfer to a large bowl and toss with sweet chili sauce. Divide into two equal portions and top with carrot and cilantro. Serve.
Julie says
Help! trying to print the eggs and the shrooms and the thai chicken bites but there isn’t anything there when I click to print!!!
Sherry in Union, KY says
These are sooooo good! These reminded me of sweet and sour chicken with a nice kick. They would be great served with rice and some steamed or stir-fried sweet peppers and fresh pineapple. Maggi sells a sweet Thai chili sauce without MSG, so that’s what I used. YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much for the recipe.
Silvia says
I’m going to make it on Sunday! Love the ingredients and it looks so easy to make!
Shelby says
LOVE THESE ! I would consider myself a pretty amateur cook and this is a very simple recipe with amazing results. Must try!
SummPD says
I have made these multiple times and my husband me i love them! I follow the recipe as is and serve with a a little salad with peanut or ginger dressing.
SummPD says
I have made these multiple times, my husband and I Iove them! I serve with a side salad with peanut or ginger dressing.
Veronica says
this looks so yummy! do you think i could do it with cubed tofu?? I don’t eat meat 🙁
Elizabeth says
I made this last night, my first from your website, and it was absolutely delicious!! Thank you so much!!
Rach @ EazyPeazyMealz says
oh my gosh, I have every ingredient right now, so I am totally making these! Yummy! I can’t wait to try them.
Andrea | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Oh wow! Those chicken bites look so mouthwatering. I really have to try this soon.
Hibah Qurashi says
I just tried this recipe and love it! thank you! A great appetiser 🙂
Brandy says
If I wanted to make a meal out of this, what could I use as a side(s) other then rice?
Britt says
My fav Saturday evening meal! Love the batter – the double dip is key! Usually combine these bites with sweet potato fries! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Allison says
Where Can I Get The Suace
CATFLY says
These rock! Both my husband and I gave this recipe two thumbs up! Thank you.
Whitney says
I made this a week ago – seriously one of the YUMMIEST things I have ever made!
Lauren says
Awesome!! Glad you liked them 🙂
brendan_mp says
I’ve made these a couple times now and they are always a big hit. Great recipe. Didn’t change a thing. Served with some sticky rice and spring rolls on the side for a complete meal. Thanks.
Linda Scott says
Mae Ploy is my favorite sauce. We had coconut shrimp at Pappadeaux’s restaurant and fell in love with the red sauce they serve with it. I asked for the recipe and the server brought out the bottle. I now make coconut shrimp at home with this sauce. I found it at my local Kroger store. I then found it on Amazon cheaper. I realize this is a post of your blog from 2011, but it just showed up on my FB news feed. I use quite a few of your recipes.
Haley says
This was yummy! !!
Liz says
Yum – thank you and Happy New Year.
Paul Stringer says
hi this was awesome. I just made my wife your recipe and we loved it. We moved to Australia and can’t get the boston pizza treats anymore. Excellent job. Thank
Shirley Tucker says
I know you’ published this recipe years ago, but as a Cannadian i really appreciate this Boston Pizza recipe. What I’ve always been looking for is copycat recipe for Boston Pizza meat sauce.
Mary Richardson says
Wonder if you could do these in an Air fryer? Daughter and son in law are determined to be super healthy.