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{Copycat} Chick-fil-a Nuggets

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If you love making copycat recipes at home, this recipe is just for you. Copycat Chick-fil-a Nuggets are a great sub for the real thing.
Copycat Chick-fil-a Nuggets

 

 Chick-fil-a is one of my favorite places to eat. I really wish there was one near me in Idaho, but sadly I have to wait until I go to Utah to eat there. I always get the original chicken sandwich and their lemonade. My favorite part of the waffle fries are the end pieces.
Great. Now I am craving it.
Well thanks to My Name is Snickerdoodle, I can make their nuggets at home. These nuggets taste pretty similar to Chick-fil-a’s. Stick some toothpicks in them and you’ve got some great appetizers or snacks for New Year’s Eve. Or eat them as a meal with some fries.


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{Copycat} Chick-fil-a Nuggets
 
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Ingredients
  • Nuggets:
  • 2 skinless and boneless chicken breasts
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1¼ cups flour
  • 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • peanut oil (is best) or canola oil
  • Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce:
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 2 Tablespoons yellow mustard
  • 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 3 Tablespoons Honey
  • ½ Tablespoon lemon juice
Directions
  1. In a medium bowl whisk the egg and stir in the milk.
  2. Trim any fat away from chicken and cut chicken into bite size pieces.
  3. Place chicken in milk mixture and cover; let it marinate for 2-4 hours in the fridge. This will make the chicken very nice and tender.
  4. In a gallon size resealable baggie combine flour, powdered sugar, salt and pepper.
  5. Seal and shake to combine.
  6. Place about 2 inches of oil in a medium deep pot.
  7. Over medium high heat (more towards the high side) heat oil until hot. If using a thermometer let the temperature reach 375°. If you don't have a thermometer, test the oil by dropping a few drops of water into it. You want it to sizzle and not pop too much. Adjust your heat if necessary.
  8. Using a fork or tongs, remove cut chicken from milk mixture and place in the flour mixture.
  9. Seal and shake until nuggets are completely coated.
  10. Place about a 6-8 nuggets into hot oil and let them cook until golden brown, turning half way through once the edge of your chicken starts to turn white, about 1 minute each side. Always double check to see if any chicken you make is cooked through. Just make a tiny cut to see if it's pink.
  11. Remove and drain on a paper towel.
  12. Repeat until all nuggets are cooked.
  13. For the sauce, combine all ingredients; mix till smooth.

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  9. Mandy, <br />These look awesome! We love Chick-fil-A and I&#39;ve made a copycat recipe before but yours are way &#39;prettier&#39; than mine! haha 🙂 Thanks for sharing last week on Saturday Show &amp; Tell on Cheerios and Lattes! You are a featured favorite this week! We can&#39;t wait to see what you&#39;ve been up to this week! <br />Mackenzie 🙂

  17. Yum, these sound so good! I&#39;ve only been to the states three times, but I made sure to have Chick-Fil-a each time, I love it so much 🙂

  18. Making these today but I am gonna bake mine instead… Making Mac and cheese to go with it! So looking forward to these!! I so rep inner this to my recipe board on Pinterest too!!!

  22. I made them tonight for dinner and they were GREAT!!..My kids couldn&#39;t stop eating them. Thanks for the recipe! 🙂

  23. These were amazing! We barely had any to sit down &amp; eat with. Everyone kept popping them in their mouth at the counter. And the dip…. sooooo good. Thanks for the recipe.

  26. Chick-Fil-A marinates their chicken in pickle juice, its the secret to the actual flavor of the chicken.

  29. I could not get these to brown up at all. Oil not hot enough? I don&#39;t know. But a minute per side didn&#39;t seem like enough. Also a teensy bit too sweet. Next time, 1/2 tsp conf sugar.

    • Your oil probably wasn&#39;t hot enough. Try adjusting that and cooking for longer. Everyone&#39;s stoves or fryers cook differently.

  31. You have to marinate the chicken in pickle juice milk amd 1 egg for 2 hours. Thats the only ingrediante your missing. Before chikfila gets theit chicken the company soaks it in pickle juice before shipping it off.

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