Garlic Butter Chicken Bites with Lemon Asparagus

Directions

• To prepare the chicken bites recipe and asparagus in the garlic butter sauce:
  Start to slice chicken breasts into bite-sized chunks and season with salt,
  pepper, and onion powder. Let sit in a shallow plate while you prepare the
  asparagus.
• 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. This way
  they will cook asparagus faster and evenly in the skillet. Drain and set aside.
• 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 heat, add 1 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 browned.
• In the same skillet over medium-high, add minced garlic then deglaze with
  chicken broth. 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.
• Add the blanched asparagus and toss for 2 minutes to cook it up. Add the
  sautéed chicken bites back to the pan and stir for another minute to reheat.
  Garnish the chicken and asparagus with more parsley and lemon slices and
  serve your garlic butter chicken bites and asparagus immediately.