Fried Chicken Bites with White Rice and Tomato Gravy

I could eat this meal everyday! It's one of those comfort foods I grew up with. My Great-Great Aunt Bertie would make the most amazing fried chicken with homemade biscuits and honey butter to dip them in. The chicken was so crunchy and golden brown! Mmmmm....my mouth waters just thinking about it! My Nana makes delicious tomato gravy from tomatoes she cans herself. So this is my version of those two classic dishes I love, but the semi-homemade way!

Start the tomato gravy first by cutting up 8 pieces of bacon into small pieces and fry them in a pan over medium-high heat. Once they are nice and brown pour two 14.5 ounce cans of diced tomatoes into the pan and stir together with the bacon. Do NOT drain the fat off the bacon!! This is what makes it so yummy!! Let it simmer for a few minutes and then add salt and pepper to taste. Now this is very important: Add a teaspoon or two of sugar to the gravy. This will cut the acidity of the tomatoes and give it a little sweetness. Add more if you like it a little sweeter. Turn it down and let it simmer while you fry up the chicken.






Now for the chicken! Start by cutting up 3 or 4 chicken breast into bite sized pieces. Then put them in a bowl with a little bit of milk to coat them. Pour some of this chicken breading into a bowl and coat the chicken pieces.






Fry those bad boys up until they are golden brown. A couple minutes on each side.











Then enjoy this deliciousness.