Cheesy Chicken Bites
Cheesy Chicken Bites, chicken coated in Cheez-It Grooves, baked (not fried), and topped with even more intense cheese flavor with Cheez-It Crunch’D. Perfect for appetizers during your basketball festivities
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 610kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs Boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 cups Cheez-It Grooves original flavor
- 2 Large eggs
- 1 Tbs Cream milk, or half and half
- 1 cup Cheez-It Crunch'D
- Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Spray a baking sheet with non-stick spray
- Cut chicken into bite sized pieces and season with salt and pepper
- Crack eggs into a bowl and whisk cream, milk, or half and half into it with a fork
- In a food processor, crush up the Cheez-It Grooves until they are fine, but not to powder
- Dip chicken in egg mixture then crushed Cheez-It Groves, until well coated
- Place on baking sheet with some space between each piece
- Bake for 10-12 minutes
- Remove from oven, use a toothpick to skewer a Cheez-It Crunch'D and then put into each chicken bite!
Notes
Serve with Roasted Poblano Cheese Sauce for even more cheesy flavor fun!
Nutrition
Calories: 610kcal | Carbohydrates: 1.3g | Protein: 62g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Cholesterol: 283mg | Sodium: 642mg | Potassium: 750mg | Sugar: 0.5g | Vitamin A: 1023IU | Calcium: 632mg | Iron: 1.9mg