Chick-Fil-A Nuggets Clone Recipe
If you love Chick-Fil-A nuggets as much as we do, then you’ll love this Chick-Fil-A nuggets clone recipe. With just a few simple ingredients, you can make Chick-Fil-A nuggets at home that taste a lot like the restaurant version. Chick-Fil-A nuggets are one of the most popular items on the menu. And for good reason! They’re juicy, flavorful, and perfect for dipping in Chick-Fil-A’s signature sauce.
Chick-Fil-A Clone
This Chick-Fil-A Clone Recipe comes pretty close to the “real thing” and is good any day of the week.
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Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 483kcal
Ingredients
- 2-3 chicken breasts cut into 1-inch pieces
- peanut oil
Breading
- 2 cups dry pancake mix
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon basil
Brine
- Pickle Juice
Instructions
- Combine all dry ingredients in a large container and set aside.
- Soak chicken in pickle juice and place in refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
When it is time to fry:
- Place peanut or vegetable oil in large skillet and heat to 350 degrees.
- Drain chicken and coat each piece with dry batter.
- Fry for approximately 4-6 minutes until golden brown and cooked thoroughly. Place cooked nuggets on a plate lined with paper towels to absorb excess oil.
Notes
- To get those extra crunch pieces of goodness that are found on some of the nuggets, take a little bit of milk and splatter it into the dry mix before breading your nuggets. [Serious Eats]
- If you don’t have a thermometer and want to check if you have your oil at the right temperature of 350 degrees, you can test it by placing a couple of popcorn kernels in your hot oil. The popcorn will pop right around that temperature. [Cooking Comically]
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 483kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 1937mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 20g
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Oh yum! I love Chick-fil-A chicken.
I love Chick-fil-A but the nearest one to our home is an hour drive. I need to try this recipe.
I will have to try this recipe.
I’ll definitely have to try this!
oh yum – we just got our first taste of Chik-fil-A here in TX – I’m not big on frying food in my home (I just don’t like the whole oil splattering thing), but these sound good enough to tempt me to try!
Would love to try this!
I’ve never tried their nuggets, but heck, now I can just make yours and I’ll have done it! 🙂
Oh I love trying mock recipes and this one looks amazing!
Those look awesome. We’ll have to try these!
Sounds and looks delish! I stopped eating there because all the unwanted stuff in their mix.
I was surprised at what all is in there when I looked at the ingredient list.
These totally look like the real deal!
We don’t have a Chick-Fil-A in our area, so I’ve never tried it before.
This is awesome! We don’t have Chick-fil-A here so I may have to give these a go.
We do not have Chick Fil A here and I miss it. Thanks for the clone!
I would never have thought to Brine in pickle juice!
Those wee lil’ nuggets look mighty tasty.