Garlic Butter Chicken Cookout

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:09:27 GMT

Step 1

1. To prepare the chicken bites recipe and asparagus in garlic butter sauce. Start to slice chicken breasts into bite-sized chunks and season with salt, pepper and onion powder. Let it sit in a shallow plate while you prepare the asparagus.

Step 2

2. Wash and trim the ends of the asparagus, then blanch them in boiling water for 2 minutes, then soak in ice water to stop the cooking asparagus. The asparagus will cook faster and evenly in the skillet. You can skip this step if you have skinny asparagus. Drain and set aside.

Step 3

3. Heat half butter and olive oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-low heat. Gently stir-fry the chicken bites on all sides until golden brown. Lower the temperature, add one teaspoon minced garlic and Italian seasoning and stir and cook with chicken bites until fragrant. Remove the chicken bites from the skillet and set aside to a plate. You might have to work in batches to avoid crowding the pan and have steamed chicken bites instead of brown.

Step 4

4. In the same skillet over medium-high, add minced garlic then deglaze with chicken broth (or wine). Bring to a simmer and allow to reduce to half the volume. Add remaining butter, lemon juice, hot sauce, parsley. Give a quick stir to combine.

Step 5

5. Add the blanched asparagus and toss for 2 minutes to cook it up. Add the sauteed chicken bites back to the pan and stir for another minute to reheat. Garnish the chicken and asparagus with more parsley, crushed chili pepper, and lemon slices and serve your garlic butter chicken bites and asparagus immediately. Enjoy!

Step 6

NOTES:

Step 7

This one-pan garlic butter chicken bites and asparagus skillet is full of rich, buttery herb flavors with both chicken and asparagus all cooked in one skillet for quick, easy prep and cleanup. Here are a few tips so you can make the most f this delicious chicken dinner recipe:

Step 8

Depending on the thickness of your asparagus, you might want to skip blanching.

Step 9

You can enrich the sauce by adding some white wine.

Step 10

Do not overcrowd the pan when cooking the chicken bites. Proceed by batches, so each chicken bite has this delicious crisp golden crust!

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