Lemon Sage Chicken Bites Recipes

LEMON SAGE BAKED CHICKEN WITH OLIVES

Steps:

• Prepare your lemon sage marinade. In blender or food processor, blend together sage, lemon juice, lemon zest, onion, garlic, olive oil, seasonings, and mustard. The marinade should be creamy and smooth (see notes if don't have food processor).
• Place cleaned/trimmed skinless chicken in large bowl or casserole dish.
• Pour the marinade over the chicken thighs or chicken breast. Reserve a small amount of marinade for brushing chicken with marinade, once baked. (optional)
• Place chicken in fridge to marinate for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours. If you are using chicken breast, marinade for at least 1 hour in fridge first.
• After the chicken has marinated, preheat oven to 400 F.
• Place the marinated chicken and sliced onion in an oven safe skillet. Brown chicken and onion on medium high for 3 -5 minutes, flip chicken once while browning cooking. Remove from heat.
• Add the olives around the chicken and lemon slices on top of each piece of chicken.
• Season with pepper.
• Bake/Roast for 25 -30 minutes, checking internal temperature at 20 minutes to see progress. If you are using thick chicken breast, you might have to cook longer.
• Broil last 2-3 minutes to create a crispy outside on the chicken and lemon slices on top.
• Remove and let sit for 8-10 minutes before touching serving.
• - Brush baked chicken with the reserved marinade

LEMON CHICKEN BITES

Steps:

• Cut chicken in bite size pieces.
• Combine marinade ingredients.
• Marinate chicken for at least fifteen minutes.
• In the meantime, preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Also in the meantime, mix the panko and sesame seeds in a gallon ziploc bag and mix well.
• Add the chicken and close bag. Shake vigorously to coat all pieces.
• Arrange coated pieces on a baking sheet.
• Bake 20 minutes.
• In the meantime, combine together sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan. Stir constantly as it comes to a boil; as soon as it boils, remove from heat or reduce to low if serving warm.
• After chicken pieces are baked, use a spatula to put batches in the saucepan and coat with sauce. Move coated pieces to your serving platter.
• Sprinkle chives over the top for garnish (if desired) and serve with frilly toothpicks.