BBQ Grape Jelly Chicken Bites

Who knew that two ingredients could transform chicken from plain-Jane to a homerun outta the ballpark!

This recipe was inspired by one of my brothers. When he’s visiting, he always requests my mom’s popular grape jelly meatballs–which she simmers in the crockpot all afternoon. 

I wasn’t making meatballs for dinner, but I was planning on cooking chicken. If grape jelly meatballs taste so amazing, was there a chance that it would be just as delicious on chicken? I was going to find out.

First, I diced up my chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces. That’s not necessary, but I think my mind was thinking about meatballs, plus smaller pieces of meat cook faster than a whole breast. I cooked them in a cast iron skillet with salt and pepper. 

Once they were fully cooked, I smothered them with grape jelly and barbecue sauce. After just a minute, the grape jelly had melted, so I turned down the heat to low. I let the chicken simmer for about ten minutes, stirring every few minutes to make sure the chicken was fully coated in the flavorful mixture.

Now it was testing time. Would they be as good as mom’s grape jelly meatballs? I took a bite. 

Let’s just say I’m grateful when I experiment in the kitchen. These barbecue grape jelly chicken bites blew me away!