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Copycat Chick-fil-a Chicken Minis

These copycat Chick Fil-A chicken minis taste just as good as the original, and you don't have to leave the house to enjoy them!
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 16 Minis
Calories 177kcal

Equipment

  • Measuring Cups and Spoons
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Resealable bag
  • Dutch oven, deep fryer, or deep frying pan
  • Tongs
  • baking sheet

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • ½ cup dill pickle juice
  • 3.8 ounces Ritz crackers
  • 1 ½ cups breadcrumbs
  • ½ cup flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoon paprika
  • 1 ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • Peanut oil for frying
  • Frozen yeast rolls like Sister Shubert's rolls
  • ¼ cup salted butter softened
  • 1 ½ tablespoons honey

Instructions

  • In a large bowl combine the milk and pickle juice.
  • To the milk mixture add your cut up chicken pieces and make sure they are covered.
  • Move the bowl to the fridge to marinate from 1-3 hours.
  • To make the breading for the chicken nuggets use a food processor to finely crush the crackers.
  • Mix the cracker crumbs with the breadcrumbs, flour, paprika, pepper, salt and powdered sugar.
  • When you are ready to fry add peanut oil to a deep frying pan, dutch oven or a deep fryer. You want enough oil to cover the nuggets.
  • Heat the oil to 350-360.
  • You can dredge your nuggets in the breading mixture one by one. I prefer to place the breading mixture in a ziploc bag, add the nuggets and shake them up until coated.
  • When the oil is hot enough, drop in the nuggets and let them fry until golden brown 2-3 minutes.
  • Do this in batches and do not overcrowd the pan.
  • Drain the nuggets of paper towels and repeat with other batches until they are all cooked.
  • Meanwhile cook your rolls according to the package instructions.
  • In a small bowl combine the butter and honey.
  • When the rolls come out of the oven, brush them with the honey butter.
  • Split each roll in half and add a chicken nugget.
  • Serve!

Notes

Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.

Nutrition

Serving: 2Chicken Minis | Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 600mg | Potassium: 180mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 228IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 1mg