Description
Homemade Chick-Fil-A chicken nuggets are juicy, tangy, and delightfully crispy. Made with real chicken breasts seasoned then marinated in pickle juice for extra flavor before breading. They will become your new favorite homemade treat.
Ingredients
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For the Chicken:
- 2 pounds breasts or chicken tenders
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup pickle juice
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
For the Breading:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon season salt or all purpose seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black or white pepper
Instructions
- Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- Add the tablespoon of flour, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper to the chicken and mix well to coat.
- Pour the buttermilk and pickle juice over the chicken. Mix until the chicken is covered.
- Marinate for at least 45 minutes or overnight.
- Heat the oil at least 1-inch deep over medium-high heat.
- In a medium bowl, whisk all of the breading ingredients together until well combined.
- Drop a few nuggets at a time into the flour mixture, coat well, then carefully place them into the hot oil.
- Cook until golden brown and 165° Fahrenheit as read with a meat thermometer, about 3-5 minutes.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 126
- Sugar: 1.2 g
- Sodium: 667.1 mg
- Fat: 1.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 10.4 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 16.3 g
- Cholesterol: 37.7 mg