How To Make Copycat Chick-fil-A Nuggets
Enjoy your favorite Chick-Fil-A nuggets at home anytime. Bite-sized chicken breasts deep fried to perfection, this recipe captures the authentic flavors.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2largeeggs
- 1cupmilk
- 1lbchicken breasts,cut into 1″ chunks
- ¾cupflour
- ¾cupbreadcrumbs
- 2tbsppowdered sugar
- 2tspkosher salt
- ½tspwhite pepper
- ¼tspchili powder
- 3inchesof peanut oil
Instructions
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In a food processor, add the breadcrumbs and process until very fine.
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In a large ziplock bag or a bowl add the chicken pieces, the milk and the eggs and combine.
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Put the chicken in the fridge for 15 to 20 minutes.
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In a large dutch oven, fill it 3 inches deep with peanut oil and heat to 365 to 375 degrees F.
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Put the breadcrumbs, flour, powdered sugar, Kosher salt, white pepper, chili powder in a bowl and whisk together.
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Dredge the chicken pieces in the flour mixture and let dry for a few minutes.
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Fry in batches (avoid crowding them) for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown and transfer to a sheet pan.
Recipe Notes
Don’t drain on paper towels, it will create steam and soften the nuggets.
Nutrition
- Calories: 454.48kcal
- Fat: 16.55g
- Saturated Fat: 5.27g
- Trans Fat: 0.13g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 6.16g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.47g
- Carbohydrates: 39.97g
- Fiber: 1.75g
- Sugar: 8.45g
- Protein: 34.08g
- Cholesterol: 171.67mg
- Sodium: 577.43mg
- Calcium: 138.24mg
- Potassium: 438.20mg
- Iron: 2.66mg
- Vitamin A: 97.78µg
- Vitamin C: 0.06mg
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