This oven baked chicken bites recipe is easy, quick, and ready in under 30 minutes. The boneless cubed chicken chunks are seasoned and then baked to perfection for juicy and tender baked diced chicken that is bursting with flavors. Serve as appetizers or as a main dish to rice, veggies, pasta, or potatoes.
Are you looking for what to make with chicken pieces? Look no further than my easy boneless chicken bites recipe. Boneless chicken breasts or thighs are cut into bite sized cubes, seasoned, and baked in the oven for a tasty chicken dinner.
This chicken bites recipe is one I make often and my family loves it so I'm sharing it with you today because I believe you will love it too! It is budget-friendly, versatile, and quick.
Ingredients
Here are what you will need to make baked chicken bites in the oven:
Boneless Chicken Breast or Boneless Chicken Thighs
Paprika
Garlic powder
Onion granules
Parsley
Black pepper
Salt
Stock cube (optional) - Crush this into powder.
Olive oil
How To Bake Chicken Bites
Step 1- Dice chicken breast or thighs into bite size cubes of about 1 inch and pat them dry. If you bought the ready-diced chicken, then skip this step and move on to the next step.
Step 2- Combine the paprika, garlic powder, onion granules, black pepper, crushed stock cube, salt and parsley.
Step 3- Add the cubed chicken into a bowl then add the seasoning and olive oil. Mix to combine.
Step 4- Transfer the seasoned diced chicken to a baking dish or tray.
Tip- Arrange the chicken chunks so they are not overlapping and there's a bit of space between them.
Step 5- Place the baking tray in the oven and bake chicken bites for 20 minutes at 200C/400F.
Tip- How long to cook diced chicken in the oven at 400 is 20-25 minutes. Chicken is cooked when the inside temperature reads at least 160F/70C. Don't overcook the chicken so it doesn't dry out.
Step 6- Bring the tray out of the oven. If adding garlic butter, or lemon butter sauce, add to the chicken now and stir to combine.
Step 7- Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes then serve.
What To Serve With Baked Chicken Bites
Serve as appetizers with dips or serve as a main dish with side dishes like potatoes, rice, pasta, and vegetables. Here are some recommendations:
Baked diced potatoes, seasoned potato wedges, baked sliced potatoes
Seasoned Rice, curry rice, Yellow rice, spicy rice
Air fryer vegetables, pan seared vegetables, roasted carrots, boiled broccoli.
Storage and Reheating
Let the chicken bites cool completely, then pack it in an airtight container or a Ziploc and store it in fridge or freezer. It will keep well in the fridge for up to 3 days and in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Reheat baked chicken bites in the oven, air fryer, or microwave.
To reheat in the oven- Transfer the chicken to a baking dish and bake in the oven at 180C for 8 minutes or until heated through.
In the air fryer- Air fry at 180C/380F for 4 minutes or until warmed to how you like it.
Tips
- When cutting the chicken into cubes, try to cut them as uniformly as possible so they cook evenly.
- For variation in taste, try different seasonings occasionally. Some good ones I recommend are jerk seasoning, lemon pepper, Peri peri, and blackening seasoning.
- Line the baking tray or dish with parchment paper for easy clean up.
- Add garlic butter, or lemon butter to the chicken bites after taking them out of the oven for even more flavor.
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Recipe
Oven Baked Chicken Bites Recipe
Equipment
- Baking tray
Ingredients
- 1 kg Boneless Chicken breast or thighs
- ½ teaspoon Paprika
- ¼ teaspoon Garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon Onion granules
- ¼ teaspoon Black pepper
- ½ teaspoon Parsley
- 1 5g Stock cube
- Salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon Olive oil
Instructions
- Dice chicken breast into bite size cubes of 1-2 inches and Pat them dry. If you bought the ready-diced chicken, then skip this step and move on to the next step.
- Combine the paprika, parsley, garlic powder, onion granules, black pepper, and Italian seasoning.
- Add the cubed chicken into a bowl then add the seasoning and olive oil. Mix to combine.
- Transfer the seasoned diced chicken to a baking dish or tray.Tip- Arrange them so they are not overlapping and there's a bit of space between them.
- Place the baking tray in the oven and bake chicken bites for 20 minutes at 200C/400F.How long to cook diced chicken in the oven at 400 is and how long to cook it at is. No matter the temp you chose, how long to cook cubed chicken in the oven is under 30 minutes.
- Bring it out of the oven. If adding garlic butter, or lemon butter sauce, add to the chicken now and stir to combine.
- Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes then serve.
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Notes
- When cutting the chicken into cubes, try to cut them as uniformly as possible so they cook evenly.
- For variation in taste, try different seasonings occasionally. Some good ones I recommend are jerk seasoning, lemon pepper, Peri peri, and blackening seasoning.
- Line the baking tray or dish with parchment paper for easy clean up.
- Add garlic butter, or lemon butter to the chicken bites after taking them out of the oven for even more flavor.
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