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These Garlic Butter Mushroom Chicken Bites are a wonderful, flavorful recipe that the whole family will gobble up within minutes. The chicken bites are tender and juicy. It is quick, easy, and made in one skillet so cleaning up is a breeze. It’s such a super easy dinner option for busy weeknights.
This budget-friendly but delicious chicken recipe is going to be your new favorite recipe. It’s such an easy way to turn simple chicken thighs into a tasty dinner. The garlic and mushroom combination is so flavorful that it really makes the chicken shine.
Need more easy chicken recipes for the week? You should try my Mongolian Chicken or Caprese Chicken Recipe. They come together so quickly and easily that your weeknights will be stress-free!
Table of Contents
- Why You’ll Love This Chicken Bites Recipe
- Garlic Mushroom Chicken Ingredients
- How To Make Garlic Mushroom Chicken Bites
- Tips and Notes to make the Best Garlic Butter Chicken Recipe
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Garlic Butter Chicken Variations
- More Easy Chicken Recipes
- Garlic Butter Mushroom Chicken Bites Recipe
Why You’ll Love This Chicken Bites Recipe
- A great dinner for your family. These healthy chicken bites are perfect for the entire family as they’re super tasty and made with healthy simple ingredients.
- Dinner in a flash. You can get this recipe cooked in less than 30 minutes. I love a quick dinner.
- Short ingredient list. You probably already have everything in the kitchen! With the short ingredient list, you can save yourself a trip to the grocery store.
Garlic Mushroom Chicken Ingredients
- Oil: use your oil of choice.
- Chicken thighs: you’ll need some boneless, skinless chicken thighs cut into cubes.
- Seasoning: I used paprika, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper.
- Butter: use unsalted butter since we are already adding salt to the recipe.
- Garlic: minced fresh garlic, not powdered.
- Mushrooms: use any type you like. I use white mushrooms.
- Peppers: I use green bell peppers and red bell peppers.
- Parsley: to garnish
How To Make Garlic Mushroom Chicken Bites
- Cook the chicken: Heat a medium skillet with oil, add the chicken cubes and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and continue cooking for a couple more minutes until golden in color and tender.
- Add in the seasonings: Add paprika, Italian seasonings, garlic powder, pepper, and salt to the chicken. Mix it, transfer the chicken pieces to a plate.
- Cook the vegetables: To the same skillet add the butter. Once the butter has melted, add the garlic and bell peppers. Sauté for 2-3 minutes.
- Combine everything: Stir the chicken back into the skillet along with the chicken juice released while resting the chicken. Cook for 4-5 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and no more moisture is left in the pan. Garnish the mushroom chicken bites with fresh parsley and serve.
Tips and Notes to make the Best Garlic Butter Chicken Recipe
- Feel free to add other veggies if you like. Some recommendations are zucchini, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, peas, and green beans.
- Cremini mushrooms can be used in place of white mushrooms.
- If your mushrooms have dirt on them, simply give them a brush. Avoid washing and soaking mushrooms as they’ll get waterlogged.
- Cut your chicken thighs into similar-sized pieces so that they cook evenly.
- Cook the chicken in a single layer and don’t overcrowd the pan. Cook in two batches to prevent boiling.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can use whatever chicken you have to hand, but be aware you might have to slightly adjust the cooking time. Chicken breasts and chicken thighs work well with this recipe as well. Just be sure to cut them evenly.
The best way to know when your chicken is done is to use a meat thermometer. Simply insert the thermometer into the thickest part of the chicken, when it reads 165F it’s done.
Leftovers can be stored for up to 3 days in an airtight container in the fridge. Be sure to let the chicken cool to room temperature before storing it as it will get soggy from condensation if it’s still warm.
These chicken bites are great with rice, quinoa, salad, mashed potatoes, or even some noodles. They are very versatile and goes with pretty much everything.
Cremini mushrooms are simply the brown version of the common white cultivated mushroom. You can also think of them as older than the white mushroom. The smaller, white button mushroom is the youngest variety, and the larger, Portobello mushrooms are older.
Absolutely. Although, the flavor of the Portobello mushroom will be bolder than the cremini mushroom.
Garlic Butter Chicken Variations
- Proteins: You can use different cuts of chicken like chicken breast or tenderloins. For red meat, use ribeye cubed steak. If you are looking for seafood options, I recommend using some jumbo sized shrimp or salmon cubes.
- Vegetables: You can add any vegetable you like. The best part about this recipe is that you can add in so many things without sacrificing any flavors.
- Herbs: Amp up the flavor by adding different fresh or dry herbs into the recipe. You can also use premade spices you like.
More Easy Chicken Recipes
- Chicken Zucchini Enchilada
- Lemon Garlic Chicken Skewers
- Grilled BBQ Chicken Breast
- Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Pasta
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Garlic Butter Mushroom Chicken Bites
Ingredients
- 2 tbsps. olive oil, divided
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, cubed
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp Italian seasonings
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 2 cups cremini mushrooms, sliced
- ⅓ cup green bell pepper, cubed
- ⅓ cup red bell pepper, cubed
- Parsley, to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Heat a medium skillet with oil, add the chicken cubes and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add in the seasonings; paprika, Italian seasonings, garlic powder, pepper and salt. Mix it, transfer the chicken pieces to a plate.
- To the same skillet add the butter. Once the butter has melted, add the garlic and bell peppers. Saute for about a minute and then add the mushrooms. Continue cooking for a couple more minutes.
- Stir the chicken back into the skillet along with the chicken juice released while resting the chicken. Cook for 4-5 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and no more moisture left in the pan.
- Garnish the mushroom chicken bites with fresh parsley and serve.
Notes
- Feel free to add other veggies if you like. Some recommendations are zucchini, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, peas, and green beans.
- Cremini mushrooms can be used in place of white mushrooms.
- If your mushrooms have dirt on them, simply give them a brush. Avoid washing and soaking mushrooms as they’ll get waterlogged.
- Cut your chicken thighs into similar-sized pieces so that they cook evenly.
- Cook the chicken in a single layer and don’t overcrowd the pan. Cook in two batches if needed.
