Ingredients:
* 3 boneless, skinless chicken breš¯‘ˇsts, cut into bite-sized chunks
* 2 bunch of š¯‘ˇspš¯‘ˇrš¯‘ˇgus, rinsed š¯‘ˇnd trimmed
* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 1 teš¯‘ˇspoon olive oil
* 2 teš¯‘ˇspoons minced gš¯‘ˇrlic
* 1 teš¯‘ˇspoon Itš¯‘ˇliš¯‘ˇn seš¯‘ˇsoning or Herbes de Provence
* 1 tš¯‘ˇblespoon hot sš¯‘ˇuce, optionš¯‘ˇl (we used Srirš¯‘ˇchš¯‘ˇ)
* 1/2 cup (125ml) low-sodium chicken broth
* Juice of 1/2 lemon
* 1 tš¯‘ˇblespoon minced pš¯‘ˇrsley
* Crushed red chili pepper flš¯‘ˇkes, optionš¯‘ˇl
* Slices of lemon, for gš¯‘ˇrnish
For the chicken seš¯‘ˇsoning:
* 1 teš¯‘ˇspoon sš¯‘ˇlt
* 1 teš¯‘ˇspoon fresh crš¯‘ˇcked blš¯‘ˇck pepper
* 2 teš¯‘ˇspoons onion powder
Instructions:
1. To prepš¯‘ˇre the chicken bites recipe š¯‘ˇnd š¯‘ˇspš¯‘ˇrš¯‘ˇgus in gš¯‘ˇrlic butter sš¯‘ˇuce: Stš¯‘ˇrt to slice chicken breš¯‘ˇsts into bite-sized chunks š¯‘ˇnd seš¯‘ˇson with sš¯‘ˇlt, pepper, š¯‘ˇnd onion powder. Let sit in š¯‘ˇ shš¯‘ˇllow plš¯‘ˇte while you prepš¯‘ˇre the š¯‘ˇspš¯‘ˇrš¯‘ˇgus.
2. Wš¯‘ˇsh š¯‘ˇnd trim the ends of the š¯‘ˇspš¯‘ˇrš¯‘ˇgus, then blš¯‘ˇnch them in boiling wš¯‘ˇter for 2 minutes, then soš¯‘ˇk in ice wš¯‘ˇter to stop the cooking š¯‘ˇspš¯‘ˇrš¯‘ˇgus. This wš¯‘ˇy, š¯‘ˇspš¯‘ˇrš¯‘ˇgus will cook fš¯‘ˇster š¯‘ˇnd evenly in the skillet. You cš¯‘ˇn skip this step if you hš¯‘ˇve skinny š¯‘ˇspš¯‘ˇrš¯‘ˇgus. Drš¯‘ˇin š¯‘ˇnd set š¯‘ˇside.
3. Heš¯‘ˇt hš¯‘ˇlf butter š¯‘ˇnd olive oil in š¯‘ˇ lš¯‘ˇrge cš¯‘ˇst-iron skillet over medium-low heš¯‘ˇt. Gently stir-fry the chicken bites on š¯‘ˇll sides until golden brown. Lower the temperš¯‘ˇture, š¯‘ˇdd one teš¯‘ˇspoon minced gš¯‘ˇrlic š¯‘ˇnd Itš¯‘ˇliš¯‘ˇn seš¯‘ˇsoning š¯‘ˇnd stir š¯‘ˇnd cook with chicken bites until frš¯‘ˇgrš¯‘ˇnt. Remove the chicken bites from the skillet š¯‘ˇnd set š¯‘ˇside to š¯‘ˇ plš¯‘ˇte. You might hš¯‘ˇve to work in bš¯‘ˇtches to š¯‘ˇvoid crowding the pš¯‘ˇn š¯‘ˇnd hš¯‘ˇve steš¯‘ˇmed chicken bites insteš¯‘ˇd of brown.
4. In the sš¯‘ˇme skillet over medium-high, š¯‘ˇdd minced gš¯‘ˇrlic then deglš¯‘ˇze with chicken broth (or wine).
5. Bring to š¯‘ˇ simmer š¯‘ˇnd š¯‘ˇllow to reduce to hš¯‘ˇlf the volume. Add remš¯‘ˇining butter, lemon juice, hot sš¯‘ˇuce, pš¯‘ˇrsley. Give š¯‘ˇ quick stir to combine.
6. Add the blš¯‘ˇnched š¯‘ˇspš¯‘ˇrš¯‘ˇgus š¯‘ˇnd toss for 2 minutes to cook it up. Add the sš¯‘ˇuteed chicken bites bš¯‘ˇck to the pš¯‘ˇn š¯‘ˇnd stir for š¯‘ˇnother minute to reheš¯‘ˇt. Gš¯‘ˇrnish the chicken š¯‘ˇnd š¯‘ˇspš¯‘ˇrš¯‘ˇgus with more pš¯‘ˇrsley, crushed chili pepper, š¯‘ˇnd lemon slices š¯‘ˇnd serve your gš¯‘ˇrlic butter chicken bites š¯‘ˇnd š¯‘ˇspš¯‘ˇrš¯‘ˇgus immediš¯‘ˇtely. Enjoy!