You can’t beat the luscious combination of sweet-salty hoisin sauce and peanut butter—the nuttiness melds beautifully with the soy in the Chinese version of barbecue sauce. Truly an express summer supper, with just 5 ingredients!
Meal Type: Appetizer
Chicken Almond Satay Endive Bites
A lightly pickled cucumber salad—sliced and tossed with paper-thin red onions and seasoned rice vinegar—is a nice crisp complement to these rich endive bites. Chop either white or dark chicken to make the creamy salad to spoon into each endive leaf. If you’d like, garnish each bite with a fresh cilantro leaf.
Jerk Chicken Skewers with Smoky Orange Vinaigrette
Sweet and spicy, these mini skewers are just the right bite for a holiday gathering.
Chicken Brochettes with Chimichurri Salsa
This chimichurri-style salsa is raw and should be a thick, coarse puree. It can be finely chopped by hand or buzzed up in a mini processor or blender. This is the time to use a nice-quality olive oil.
Chili Chicken Strips with Spiced Picante Sauce
You can’t beat a simple coleslaw with these savory tenders – a combo of chopped cabbage, julienned carrot, and thinly sliced red onion, tossed with a creamy slaw dressing perhaps. Try adding some chopped fresh cilantro or julienned jicama for a southwestern touch.
Mini Baked Crunchy Chicken Potstickers with Hoisin Dipping Sauce
Savory, with a nice crisp bite, these mini appetizers look more like eggrolls. For a more traditional chewy potsticker texture, shallow-fry them in peanut oil, then add some water to the pan to finish them with steam. Ambitious Kitchen created this recipe from an ingredient list submitted by Meggan S., who was a finalist in the Just Bare Chicken+5 Ingredient Challenge.
Hot & Crunchy Chicken Bites with Creamy Cilantro Lime Dip
For even crunchier chicken chunks, shallow fry the chicken in about ½-inch oil in a large, deep skillet. Make the dip ahead and refrigerate until party time—the flavor will only get better.