CopyCat Chic-Fil-A nuggets // Persnikkety Plates

 

Ingredients
 

For the nuggets

For the copycat Chick Fil A Sauce

Instructions

To make the nuggets

  • In a large bowl, combine the milk and pickle juice.
    1 ½ cups milk,½ cup dill pickle juice
  • To the milk mixture, add the cut up chicken pieces and make sure they are submerged.
    2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • Cover the bowl and place in the fridge to marinate for 1-3 hours.
  • Use a food processor to finely crush the crackers. (alternatively, you can place the crackers in a large zip top bag and crush them with a rolling pin)
    37 Ritz crackers
  • Pour the cracker crumbs into a large bowl and add the breadcrumbs, flour, paprika, pepper, salt and powdered sugar. Whisk together and pour into a large zip top bag.
    1 ½ cups breadcrumbs,½ cup all purpose flour,1 ½ teaspoon paprika,1 ½ teaspoon pepper,2 teaspoons salt,½ cup powdered sugar
  • After the chicken has marinated, pour approximately 2" of oil into the bottom of a deep frying pan, dutch oven, or deep fryer. You want enough oil to cover the nuggets.
    Peanut oil for frying
  • Heat the oil to 350-360° F.
  • While the oil is heating, use tongs to move the marinated chicken to the bag of seasoned bread crumbs, shaking until evenly coated.
  • Once the oil is at temperature, drop in the nuggets in batches, and let them fry until golden brown, approximately 2-3 minutes. Do not overcrowd the pan. Chicken should reach an internal temperature of 165° with a meat thermometer.
  • Move the cooked nuggets to a paper towel lined plate to drain and repeat until all batches are cooked.

To make the copycat Chick-Fil-A Sauce

  • In a medium bowl combine all the sauce ingredients and whisk until smooth.
    ½ cup mayonnaise,2 teaspoons yellow mustard,2 tablespoons barbecue sauce,2 tablespoons honey
  • Serve!

Notes

Store leftovers covered in the fridge for up to 4 days. 
Air Fryer Instructions
To use the air fryer, lightly spray the basket of your air fryer and then lay the coated chicken pieces into the basket in a single layer. Don’t overcrowd them. Cook for 6 minutes at 360° F. Open the basket, give them a shake and lightly spray with oil. Close and cook another 6 minutes at 360° F. Check to make sure they’ve reached an internal temperature of 165°. If you like them extra crispy, raise the heat to 400° and cook an additional 2 minutes.

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