Spicy Popcorn Chicken Bites

• Kettle Brand Chips↗3 cup

  I used Buffalo Bleu flavor

• flour↗1.5 cup
• a pinch of cayenneabout 1/4 teaspoon to start, more for additional spiciness (or omit if you don’t want them to be spicy)
• eggs↗2
• half and half↗0.25 cup

  milk works, too

• boneless skinless chicken breasts↗1
• olive oil, salt, and pepper↗
• honey mustard dipping sauce↗

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

2. 2

   Crush the chips in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Add 1 cup flour and cayenne and pulse again until incorporated into an even crumb-like mixture.

3. 3

   Place remaining 1/2 cup flour in a shallow dish.

4. 4

   Whisk eggs and half and half together in a shallow dish.

5. 5

   Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.

6. 6

   Rub a baking sheet with olive oil to coat or place a wire rack on the baking sheet if you have one.

7. 7

   Set up an assembly line of sorts: flour, egg mixture, kettle chip mixture. Dip each chicken piece in each bowl, moving through the assembly line and making sure it gets coated at each step – starting with flour, then egg, then crumbs. Place on the baking sheet.

8. 8

   Bake chicken for 5 minutes, flip if needed, and bake another 5 minutes. I found my total time varied but generally ended up between 12-18 minutes to get the right amount of crisping and browning. These go perfectly with the honey mustard dipping sauce!