Crispy Fried Chicken Bites & Gravy
with Mashed Potatoes & Creamy Coleslaw
- Milk
- Eggs
- Wheat
This hearty, satisfying meal is packed with classic Southern flavors—the definition of comfort food. You'll whip up crispy fried chicken bites, buttery mashed potatoes swirled with sour cream, and creamy gravy that ties each bite together. A side of crunchy, refreshing coleslaw completes the feast!
Ingredients
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
10 ounce
Chopped Chicken Breast
1 tablespoon
Fry Seasoning
12 ounce
Potatoes
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
2.5 teaspoon
White Wine Vinegar
2 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
(Contains: Eggs)
82 g
Tempura Batter Mix
(Contains: Milk, Wheat, Eggs)
2 unit
Scallions
4 ounce
Coleslaw Mix
1 tablespoon
Flour
(Contains: Wheat)
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Wash and dry produce.
Peel potatoes if desired; dice into ½-inch pieces. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.
Place potatoes in a medium pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, 10-12 minutes.
Reserve ¼ cup potato cooking liquid, then drain. Return potatoes to pot and keep covered off heat until ready to mash in Step 5.
While potatoes cook, open package of chicken* and drain off any excess liquid.
Season chicken with Fry Seasoning, salt, and pepper.
In a medium bowl, combine tempura batter mix, salt, and pepper.
In a second medium bowl, toss together coleslaw mix, mayonnaise, half the vinegar, 1 tsp sugar (all the vinegar and 2 tsp sugar for 4 servings), salt, and pepper until thoroughly combined.
Set aside until ready to serve.
Melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in a large pan over medium heat. Add scallion whites and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, 30 seconds.
Add flour; stir to combine. Whisk in stock concentrate and ½ cup plain water (1 cup for 4). Bring to a simmer and cook until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Turn off heat; transfer gravy to a small bowl and cover with plastic wrap to keep warm. Wash and dry pan (be sure to dry pan completely before using in Step 6!).
To pot with potatoes, add sour cream and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings); mash until smooth, adding splashes of reserved potato cooking liquid as needed. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Keep covered until ready to serve.
Heat a ½-inch layer of oil in pan used for gravy over medium-high heat.
Transfer seasoned chicken to bowl with tempura mixture; stir to coat.
Once oil is hot enough that a drop of batter sizzles when added to the pan, add coated chicken and cook, turning occasionally, until golden brown and chicken is cooked through, 4-6 minutes (for 4 servings, fry in batches).
Transfer chicken to a paper-towel-lined plate.
Divide chicken, coleslaw, and mashed potatoes between plates in separate sections. Using the back of a spoon, create a well in the mashed potatoes and fill with gravy (if gravy has cooled, microwave 30 seconds or until warmed through). Top mashed potatoes with scallion greens. Serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the crispy chicken and flavorful gravy, though some found the chicken bland and wanted more seasoning.
- Ease of prep: While some found it quick and easy, others felt it was time-consuming with multiple steps and pans.
- Suggestions: Consider larger, more uniform chicken pieces; add more gravy; and offer dipping sauce options like BBQ or honey mustard.
- Portions: Several mentioned the chicken pieces were too small, making them difficult to bread and resulting in mostly crispy coating.
- Leftovers: A few noted it reheats well in the air fryer, keeping the chicken crispy.
Reviews from our home cooks
My kids were a big fan of these chicken bites. Since they were small they seemed to cook up quick and easy and provided a little crunch. We loved the potatoes, but the coleslaw seemed pretty simple and lacked some flavor. All around a solid meal.
Loved how easy it was to make, as I have never made fried chicken before. However, my family felt like the chicken wasn't very flavorful or crunchy, and no one cared for the coleslaw. The mashed potatoes and gravy were wonderful though!
I love the crispy chicken bites, they are so good. The gravy is wonderful. The potato serving was very small. Please add more potatoes.
The flavors on this are very good. I think two chicken cutlets that I cut up would be better than the fine chopped chicken that comes with this meal. The onion gravy was outstanding. Will get again.
Kids loved it. I opted to use milk instead of water for the gravy like I usually do, otherwise followed the instructions and everything was delicious. Chicken was a bit random sized / too small, but still tasted good.
The "chopped" chicken was difficult to use in this recipe. The size of the pieces were irregular and most were very small - not great for breading and frying. If I was a less experienced cook, I would have had trouble with this.
This was great! I've never cooked fried chicken and this was easy!
This is a great meal. The chicken bites are great!! The coleslaw had good flavor too. Keep this one on the menu
Yummy but wish the chicken bites were bigger. Some were so small they cooked faster than the bigger pieces.
I liked how crunchy the chicken was and I thought the gravy was a great idea and really good
