Description
Learn how to make a delicious Homemade Chick-Fil-A Chicken Sandwich that rivals the original. Crispy, flavorful chicken fillets with a pickle juice marinade, served on buttery toasted buns.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken:
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, halved horizontally to make 4 thin fillets
- 1 cup dill pickle juice
Batter:
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Other:
- Vegetable oil for frying
- 4 hamburger buns
- 4 tablespoons butter (optional, for toasting buns)
- Dill pickle slices
Instructions
- Marinate Chicken: Place chicken fillets in pickle juice for 30 minutes to 1 hour in the refrigerator.
- Prepare Batter: Whisk milk and egg in a bowl. In another bowl, mix flour, sugar, paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cayenne.
- Coat Chicken: Dip marinated chicken in milk mixture, then coat with seasoned flour.
- Fry Chicken: Fry in oil at 350°F for 3-4 minutes per side until golden.
- Toast Buns: Butter and toast buns in a skillet.
- Assemble: Place chicken on buns, add pickles, and top with the other bun half. Serve hot.
Notes
- For a spicier version, increase cayenne or serve with spicy mayo.
- Brioche buns complement the crispy chicken well.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes (plus marinating time)
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 530
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 850mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 34g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
