Copycat Chick Fil A Chicken Sandwich
This tender Chick Fil A chicken sandwich copycat is crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside thanks to the secret marinade, pickle juice! Skip the drive thru and make your favorite chicken sandwiches at home.
Ingredients
For the chicken
- 4 chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- 1 cup dill pickle juice
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons black pepper
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 egg
- ½ cup milk
- Peanut oil for frying
For the sandwich
- 4 hamburger buns
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
- Pickles if desired
Instructions
- Trim the chicken breasts if necessary. Place the chicken in plastic wrap, then use a meat mallet or a rolling pin to pound the chicken breasts so the chicken is even in thickness and cooks evenly. Pound the chicken with the mallet until it is about ¾ inch thick.
- Soak chicken filets in dill pickle juice for at least one hour, but you can also marinade overnight.
- Drain the pickle juice from chicken pieces, then pat the chicken dry with paper towels.
- In a large bowl mix together flour, powdered sugar, salt, pepper, and paprika then set aside.
- In a medium sized bowl crack the eggs and mix with a fork until the yolks break. Add the milk to the eggs and blend with a fork until well mixed.
- Dip each piece of chicken into the milk & egg mixture and then toss in the flour mixture. Shake off extra flour and gently place the chicken into hot peanut oil.
- Heat peanut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Fry the chicken filet for about 5-6 minutes on each side or until the chicken is 165 degrees inside when checked with a meat thermometer. Place the chicken on paper towels to drain.
For the sandwich
- Place a large pan or a griddle over medium-high heat. Melt butter in the pan. You may need to work in batches.
- Place the hamburger buns with the inside of the bun face down onto the griddle. Grill for about 2 minutes or until the buns are lightly toasted.
- Layer the chicken on the buns, then top with pickles. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Make The Chicken Sandwich "Deluxe"
To make your chicken sandwich "deluxe, add a piece of green leafy lettuce, a slice of tomato, and a slice of cheese to the sandwich. Try colby-jack or pepper jack cheese.Make This Chicken Sandwich In The Air Fryer
To make the chicken in the air fryer, follow the marinating and seasoning instructions as directed. After breading, spray the chicken filets heavily with olive oil spray. Place the chicken onto the air fryer basket, which has been prepared with nonstick cooking spray. Put the basket in an air fryer preheated to 370 degrees and cook the chicken for 10 to 12 minutes, flipping the filets and spraying with olive oil spray halfway through the cooking time.Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.