Mandarin Chicken Bites Recipe
🕒 Cook Time: 20 minutes
🕒 Prep Time: 35 minutes
🕒 Total Time: 55 minutes
Description:
These Mandarin Chicken Bites are a delightful cold appetizer that adds a burst of color to any buffet table. With tender chicken, vibrant spinach, and juicy mandarin oranges, they are sure to impress your guests. Adapted from a Creme de Colorado cookbook, this recipe is a crowd-pleaser that will leave your guests asking for more.
Recipe Category:
Chicken
Keywords:
Spinach, Poultry, Citrus, Greens, Fruit, Vegetable, Meat, Low Protein, Low Cholesterol, Healthy, < 60 Mins
Ingredients:
| Quantity | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 2 | Boneless skinless chicken breasts |
| 1 3/4 | Chicken broth |
| 1/4 | Soy sauce |
| 1 | Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce |
| 1 | Fresh spinach leaves |
| 8 | Boiling water |
| 2 | Mandarin oranges |
| 1/4 | Mayonnaise |
| 1/4 | Sour cream |
| 2 | Curry powder |
Instructions:
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Cut chicken into 1-inch cubes.
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In a 10-inch skillet, combine chicken cubes, broth, soy sauce, and Worcestershire.
- Heat to boiling over medium heat; cover, reduce heat, and simmer until chicken is fork-tender (about 10-15 minutes).
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With a slotted spoon, remove chicken from broth and let cool slightly.
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Place spinach leaves in a colander.
- Pour boiling water over leaves.
- Drain and set aside to cool.
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Place a cube of chicken at the stem end of a spinach leaf and wrap the leaf around the chicken so that the chicken still shows on the sides.
- Secure the end of the leaf with a wooden pick.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. (Recipe can be prepared up to this point one day ahead.)
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To serve, place one mandarin orange at the end of each wooden pick.
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Serve with Curry Mayonnaise Dip (recipe follows).
Curry Mayonnaise Dip:
Blend all ingredients and refrigerate to allow flavors to mature.
Nutritional Information (per serving):
- Calories: 295.4
- Fat Content: 8.5g
- Saturated Fat Content: 2.5g
- Cholesterol Content: 35.5mg
- Sodium Content: 1313.3mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 40.8g
- Fiber Content: 5.7g
- Sugar Content: 25.6g
- Protein Content: 18.8g
Recipe Yield:
5 dozen bites
These Mandarin Chicken Bites are not only visually appealing but also packed with flavor and nutrition. Perfect for any occasion, they are a great addition to your appetizer spread. Enjoy the burst of citrus, the crunch of spinach, and the savory chicken in every bite!
