Chicken Parmesan Bites are a delicious appetizer perfect for the big game! With popcorn chicken, a little marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese, this pop-able appetizer couldn’t be easier!
Easy Appetizer Ideas
I personally think you can never have a shortage of easy appetizer recipes. Not only are appetizers great for, well, appetizers 😉 but they also make an amazing lunch or snack for the little tummy’s in your life! Chicken Parmesan Bites are no exception to the Easy Appetizer rule.. this may be the easiest!
If you have an air fryer, these little bites can become even easier, if that is even possible. I also love how we can take this one recipe and idea and adapt it into many other appetizers! Substitute bbq sauce, honey mustard, sweet and sour or wing sauce for the marinara sauce and you have a completely different dish!
How to make Chicken Parmesan Bites
To make theses Chicken Parm Bites, the first thing you’ll need to do is purchase your favorite brand of popcorn chicken. You can honestly make these as small and pop-able as you’d like. If you want to use larger chicken strips, be my guest!
Once you have picked out what chicken you’d like to use, we need to cook it until they are nice and crispy. As I mentioned earlier, I like to use my air fryer for this, the consistently have a great crispy texture that is hard to achieve in the oven.
Once the chicken is baked, hot and crispy, arrange in a serving dish. Spoon a small amount of your favorite marinara sauce onto the chicken and then top with shredded mozzarella cheese.
Now toss it in the oven and broil for a few minutes until the cheese is melty, bubbly and delicious. Pull out of the oven and serve immediately with toothpicks.
Can I make this Appetizer a meal?
YES! I absolutely love doing this. I will add a bit more marinara sauce and then scoop and serve over pasta instead of eating with a toothpick. This is always a hit with my kids as a meal.
Other Chicken Bite Appetizer Ideas to try
Other Chicken Bite Appetizer Ideas to tryAs mentioned above, using this same baking method but substituting sauce is a great way to switch things up. Below is a list of variations to try.
- BBQ sauce with parmesan cheese
- Honey Mustard and Swiss cheese
- Sweet and Sour sauce
- Franks Red Hot Sauce and brown sugar
- BBQ sauce and honey
- Salsa and cheddar cheese
Chicken Parmesan Bites
Chicken Parmesan Bites are a delicious appetizer perfect for the big game! With popcorn chicken, a little marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese, this pop-able appetizer couldn’t be easier!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 32 popcorn chicken pieces
- 1/2 cup marinara sauce
- 1 cup mozzerella cheese shredded
Instructions
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Bake the popcorn chicken according to package directions or using your favorite method.
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arrage baked popcorn chicken in a baking dish.
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Spoon a small amount of marinara sauce over each peice of chicken.
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Top with the shredded mozzerella cheese.
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Broil for a few minutes until the cheese is melted.
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Serve immediatly with toothpicks.
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Chicken Parmesan Bites are a delicious appetizer perfect for the big game! With popcorn chicken, a little marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese, this pop-able appetizer couldn’t be easier!
