Curried Chicken Bites pack a super-flavorful mixture of both sweet (mango chutney) and savory (chicken, onions, almonds) flavors into bright red cherry tomatoes. the result is a scrumptious two-bite appetizer that’s sure to please!
Okay, so I love cooking with curry, as did my mom. If you own either of my cookbooks (A Well-Seasoned Kitchen® or Fresh Tastes) you already know this, because several of my recipes include curry! I especially like to pair it with chicken – I even add a bit of curry into my Chicken Pot Pie recipe. These Curried Chicken Bites are another favorite curry + chicken combo.
For the filling, traditional flavors found in many curry dishes – chicken, mango chutney, green onion and almonds – are blended together with cream cheese and mayonnaise. Then, the filling is spooned into hollowed out tomatoes. That’s it! So easy. The resulting Bites are colorful, a bit spicy (depending on how much curry powder you use), a bit earthy, and super flavorful.
Note: you can also prepare the Curried Chicken Bites without tomatoes, using instead toasted coconut or phyllo cups (see Variations below).
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Curried Chicken Bites
Curried Chicken Bites are colorful, a bit spicy (depending on how much curry powder you use), a bit earthy, and super flavorful. They are easy to prepare, make ahead two-bite appetizers that are sure to please!
- Yield: 24 to 36 bites 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 24 to 36 cherry tomatoes – number needed depends on size of tomatoes
- 1 cup chopped cooked chicken
- 1 cup sliced or slivered almonds, lightly toasted
- 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 large green onion, finely chopped (white, light green and some of the dark green part), plus more for garnish
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon mango chutney, chopping any large pieces of mango
- 1 tablespoon curry powder (or more, depending on how strong your curry powder is)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
- Fresh ground pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Cut the non-stem ends off the tomatoes. Remove core and seeds (I use a grapefruit spoon or the small end of a melon baller). Place tomatoes upside down on paper towels to drain.
- Place the chicken, almonds, cream cheese, onion, mayonnaise, chutney, curry powder and salt in the bowl of a food processor and pulse just until blended.
- Lightly season prepared tomatoes with salt and pepper. Spoon in the chicken mixture. Garnish with finely chopped green onion. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to blend.
Notes
Make ahead: Filling can be made up to 2 days ahead and refrigerated, or up to 1 month ahead and frozen.
?Variation with toasted coconut: Prepare chicken filling as above. Shape into 1-inch balls and roll in toasted coconut (place 1/2 cup shredded coconut on a large rimmed cookie sheet and bake until lightly toasted, around 7 to 10 minutes. Cool.)
Variation with filo cups: Prepare chicken filling as above. Toast 24 to 36 purchased filo cups per package directions and fill.
- Category: make ahead, easy entertaining, two bite appetizers
- Method: No cook
