Baked Parmesan Chicken Bites with Garlic Aioli

Ingredients

For Chicken

1 pound boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces

1 cup flour

2 eggs

2 cups breadcrumbs ( Panko )

1/2 cup grated Parmesan

salt and pepper

For Aioli

6 tablespoons mayonnaise

¼ teaspoon garlic, minced fine

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon flat leaf parsley, chopped fine

For Garnish:

Chopped parsley

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Bake breadcrumbs on rimmed baking sheet for 5 minutes or until golden brown.
Transfer to a rimmed plate, add Parmesan, and toss until combined.
On another rimmed plate place flour, and in a wide bowl beat the eggs together.
Increase oven temperature to 475 F
Place a wire rack on a large baking sheet and brush the rack with oil.
Generously season the chicken with a few pinches of salt and pepper.
Place chicken pieces in flour plate coating well, then in egg mixture,
and then roll in the parmesan-breadcrumb mixture patting crumbs onto all sides of the chicken.
Arrange in a single layer on the greased wire rack.
Bake in preheated oven until the chicken is crispy, golden brown, and cooked through, 12-15 minutes, flipping halfway through.
In meantime while the chicken is baking, mix together mayonnaise, garlic, parsley and lemon juice.
Place ramekin of aioli on a plate and surround with chicken bites.
Garnish with parsley, so that it looks pretty.
Enjoy!