Description
Tender chicken bites marinated in bold spices and cooked to perfection with a rich cowboy butter sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 500g chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Marinate chicken with olive oil, garlic, paprika, cayenne, black pepper, and salt for 30 minutes.
- Heat a pan on medium-high and cook chicken until golden and fully cooked, about 6-8 minutes.
- Add butter and lemon juice, stir until butter melts and coats the chicken.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and serve hot.
Notes
- Adjust cayenne pepper for more or less heat.
- Serve with crusty bread or over rice.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Pan-frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
Keywords: cowboy butter chicken, spicy chicken bites, quick dinner recipe