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Loaded Chicken Bites

A vintage recipe recreated into appetizers with chicken, dried beef, and bacon with a creamy dipping sauce.
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 56
Calories 48 kcal

Equipment

  • 56 wooden toothpicks or small skewers
  • 9 x 13-inch baking dish

Ingredients
  

  • (1) 2.25 ounce jar dried sliced beef (14 slices) (Armour brand used in this recipe)
  • 56 small single-bite pieces chicken breast, skinless and boneless (about 4 medium-sized breasts)
  • 10 slices bacon, uncooked and each slice cut into 6 pieces (There will be a partial slice leftover)
  • 8 ounces sour cream, room temperature
  • 1 can condensed mushroom soup
  • ½ cup light cream, room temperature

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Stack the bacon slices on top of each other. Use a knife or kitchen scissors to cut the stack into 6 small stacks for a total of 60 pieces. You will only need 56 of these. On a large microwave-safe plate, place a paper towel. Then place the cut bacon, spread out, on the paper towel. Place another paper towel on top of the bacon. Microwave on high for 2 minutes.
  • Cut the chicken breasts into approximately 1-inch x 1-inch bite-sized pieces for a total of 56 pieces. (For a quicker fix and if available at your store, buy precut bite-size pieces of chicken.)
  • Open the dried beef jar and keep the beef slices stacked. Cut the stack into 4 pieces by cutting a plus pattern. You will have 56 pieces. Place the dried beef pieces in a baking dish. Place a chicken piece on top of each slice of dried beef. Cover each chicken piece with one of the small slices of partially-cooked bacon.
  • Cook the chicken bites for 25 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
  • While the chicken is cooking, mix the sour cream, soup, and cream together in a medium-sized saucepan. Heat on medium-low until the sauce is hot, about 5 minutes. After the chicken bites have cooked, remove them from the oven and pour some or all of the bacon grease into the sauce (about 4 tablespoons) and stir until combined. Pour sauce into a dipping bowl or fondue dish with a heating element.
  • Place a toothpick into each chicken piece. Dip in the sauce. Serve hot.

Notes

Source

Dried Sliced Beef

Nutrition

Calories: 48kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 3gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 96mgPotassium: 58mgFiber: 0.03gSugar: 0.2gVitamin A: 51IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.1mg
Keyword Appetizer, Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites, Chicken Recipe, Continental Chicken Appetizers, Continental Chicken Bites, Cream Chicken Bacon Bites, Loaded Chicken Bites, Party Chicken Appetizers
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