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Chick Fil A Spicy Chicken Sandwich
You can make Chick-Fil-A spicy chicken sandwich at home with this easy copycat recipe.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 50 min⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Stephanie Manley📖 copykat
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- pot
- skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Place the chicken into a large mixing bowl with pickle juice. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to ⏱️ 3 hours. Then drain the chicken and pat dry.
pickle juice (total juice from a 32-ounce jar of pickle chips)2 cups
2
Set up a dredging station for the chicken: Beat the egg, milk, and hot sauce in a medium bowl. In another medium bowl, Mix the flour, powdered sugar, salt, pepper, paprika, and cayenne pepper in another medium bowl.
large egg1hot sauce1 tablespoonpowdered sugar2 tablespoonssalt2 teaspoonspepper1 teaspoonteaspoon cayenne pepper1/2pepper jack cheese4 slicespaprika1 teaspoon
3
Heat the oil to 350°F in a heavy-duty pot over medium heat.
4
Working one chicken breast at a time, dunk one butterflied chicken breast into the egg mixture and shake off any excess. Then dredge in the flour mixture, covering completely. Immediately place the chicken into the oil and fry for 3 to ⏱️ 4 minutes on each side until golden brown. Then remove from the oil and let drain on paper towels. Repeat this process for each chicken breast. Be sure to fry each chicken breast immediately after dredging.
large egg1
5
Butter the cut side of the brioche buns, and toast them cut-side down in a separate skillet over medium-low heat.
butter2 tablespoons
6
Assemble the sandwiches by placing one piece of fried chicken on each bottom bun. Add 2 pickle slices over each piece of chicken and cover with the top bun. You can also make this a deluxe sandwich by adding lettuce, tomato, and pepper jack cheese.
pepper1 teaspoonpepper jack cheese4 slices
Nutrition Facts
calories
582 kcal
fat Content
31 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
1348 mg
protein Content
24 g
trans Fat Content
0.2 g
cholesterol Content
219 mg
carbohydrate Content
52 g
saturated Fat Content
16 g
unsaturated Fat Content
6 g
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