Sesame Chicken Bites

From Taste of Home (Dec./Jan. 2003), page 29.

Yield: 8-10 appetizer-sized servings

Chicken:
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
½ cup dry bread crumbs
¼ cup sesame seeds
2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
½ cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon pepper
2 to 4 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the bread crumbs, sesame seeds, and parsley; set aside. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, onion powder, mustard, and pepper. Coat chicken in mayonnaise mixture, then add to crumb mixture, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat.

In a large skillet, sauté chicken in oil in batches until juices run clear, adding additional oil as needed.

Sauce:
¾ cup mayonnaise
4½ teaspoons honey
1½ teaspoons Dijon mustard

In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients. Serve with the chicken.

Notes:
- Honestly, I never measure the ingredients for the honey mustard sauce.
- Sometimes I mix the dry ingredients in a bowl and roll the chicken pieces in it instead of shaking them in a bag.
- Baked version (I've started doing this instead of frying them): Place chicken on a foil-lined baking sheet, sprayed with cooking spray.  Bake at 400F for about 15 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.  (Easier, less fat, and no oil splatters to clean up!)

Nutrition Facts (fried):
1 serving (3 pieces) = 323 calories, 28 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 35 mg cholesterol, 239 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 11 g protein.