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drizzling honey over an open face honey chipotle chicken sandwich garnished with pickles
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Honey Chipotle Chicken Sandwiches

Crispy air fried frozen chicken bites tossed in a homemade honey chipotle sauce and served on a toasted baguette with pickles and lite ranch spread.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Bites
Cuisine: American
Keyword: air fried chicken bites, air fryer frozen chicken, honey chipotle chicken bites, honey chipotle chicken sandwich, lightly breaded chicken breast bites recipe
Servings: 4 Sandwiches
Calories: 495kcal
Author: Mason Woodruff

Ingredients

For the Honey Chipotle Chicken

  • 16 oz Frozen Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast
  • 1/4 cup 84g Honey
  • 2 Tablespoons 34g Ketchup
  • 1 Tablespoon 15g Red Wine Vinegar (or your choice of vinegar)
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Chipotle Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 1/4 cup 60g Chicken Bone Broth (or water)

For Serving

  • 1 Baguette halved and sliced into 4 pieces (about 5" each)
  • Avocado Oil Spray or Olive Oil
  • Pickles or Pickled Peppers

For the Ranch Spread

  • 1/2 cup 113g Nonfat Greek Yogurt
  • 2 Tablespoons 30g Light Mayo
  • 2 teaspoons Ranch Seasoning

Instructions

  • Toast the baguette in pan over medium-low heat with oil spray until golden brown. Set aside and wipe out the pan.
  • While toasting the baguette, mix the ranch ingredients together and place in the refrigerator.*
  • Add the chicken bites to an air fryer and cook for 10-12 minutes at 375ºF. (Or follow the air fryer/oven instructions on the packaging.)
  • Once the chicken is in the air fryer, add the honey, ketchup, vinegar, chipotle powder, salt, and broth to the pan you toasted the bread in. Place the pan over medium-low heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens and coats the back of a spoon/spatula.
  • Roughly chop the cooked chicken before adding to the pan with the sauce. Toss until the chicken is coated in the sauce.
  • To assemble the sandwiches, add the ranch spread to the bottom, followed by chicken and your choice of pickles. Close the sandwich and dig in.

Notes

*You can add a 1-2 teaspoons of milk/water to the ranch spread if you prefer a thinner consistency. You can also use premade lite ranch like the yogurt ranch from Bolthouse Farms or Toby's (about 60 calories per 2 tablespoons).
I like using Kirkland Signature or Just Bare lightly breaded chicken breast chunks/bites from Costco. You can find lightly breaded chicken bites options in the freezer aisles of most grocery stores now.
One of the sandwiches pictured above is topped with pickle de gallo from Grillo's Pickles. Any dill pickles work great. For an added kick, you can make your own pickle de gallo by dicing dill pickles, pickled jalapeño peppers, garlic, and fresh herbs.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sandwich | Calories: 495kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 9g