Homemade Chick-Fil-A Chicken Nuggets

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If I had the option of eating Chick-Fil-A every day of my life, I would. I LOVE it. This version of Homemade Chick-Fil-A Chicken nuggets helps me with my addiction and might help you with yours.

In honor of a new Chick-Fil-A opening down the street from us, we decided to give these a whirl!  They really tasted so close to the real thing!

(And you don’t feel so bad about eating them because they are homemade, right?!)

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This Homemade Chick-Fil-A Recipe has been a family favorite for years. Here are our tips to make it even easier to make:

1. The first step is just mixing whisking the milk and egg together. Then you just throw in your chicken! If you want to make this step easier, have your chicken all cut up into bite sizes pieces, ready to go.

2. Let the chicken soak for at least 30 minutes. This is what makes it SO tender.

3. While your chicken is soaking, mix all of your dry ingredients
4. Also while your chicken is soaking, get your sauce pan all heated with oil so you will be ready to add your chicken.

5. Once your chicken is done soaking, you are going take a few pieces at a time, and place them in the flour mixture. Make sure all the chicken is coated with the flour and then place into the hot oil

6. Cook each side for at least 2-3 minutes or until golden brown (You want to make sure that chicken is no longer pink)

7. Place the chicken on some paper towels to soak up any oil. Then cook the rest of your chicken. It really is that easy? 



Now that you have the chicken recipe, you HAVE to make the sauce to go with it! The recipe is SO easy! Here are the ingredients you need:

mayonnaise (or light mayonnaise)
mustard
lemon juice
honey
Barbecue Sauce (we like the “smoky” sauces best in this recipe)
If you have all of those ingredients, then you are set! You can actually make it!
Find the Chick-Fil-A Sauce Recipe HERE

Want to watch how we do it? Check out our Homemade Chik-Fil-A Chicken Nuggets Recipe (VIDEO)

 

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Serves: 6

Homemade Chik-Fil-A Chicken Nuggets

45 minPrep Time

18 minCook Time

1 hr, 3 Total Time

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 2 Tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 (32 ounce) bottle canola oil (for frying)

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl whisk milk and egg together
  2. Place chicken on counter and cut into cubed bite size pieces; trim any fat that you may see
  3. Put the chicken in the milk mixture and mix so that all is coated and place in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes
  4. In another large bowl combine the flour, powdered sugar, salt, pepper, and chili powder and stir together.
  5. In cast iron pot or sauce pan pour in oil so that its at least an inch deep on med/high heat
  6. Remove the chicken from refrigerator and place about 8 pieces at a time into the flour mixture making sure all the chicken is coated with the flour and then place into the hot oil
  7. Cook each side for about 2-3 minutes or until golden brown (You want to make sure that chicken is no longer pink so you can cut one piece to test it out)
  8. Place the chicken on some paper towels to soak up any extra oil.
  9. Repeat the same steps with the rest of the chicken.

Notes

Dip nuggets in your favorite sauce.

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43 Responses to “Homemade Chick-Fil-A Chicken Nuggets”

  13. MommyMulholland
    I do the exact same thing, but with one exception . . . into the egg and milk mixture, I put just a splash of dill pickle juice . . . A long time ago, I bought a tray of nuggets for a party, and asked for an ingredient list as some folks had allergies . . . listed as an ingredient was pickle juice . . . makes a big difference!!
    January 16, 2012 at 11:41 am
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  20. miss.marcedes
    When I was a kid we used to have Chik-Fil-A restaurants in a couple of the malls around town but they all closed down by the time I was about 11 or 12......I never actually ate at one but this looks great so I am going to try it out soon!!
    June 15, 2012 at 11:25 am
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  21. Priceless
    We don't have this fast food chain in Canada (yet):( so I'm so glad to have stumbled upon this on Pinterest. I can't wait to try this out I'm sure it taste fantastic. I'm a chicken nugget fan so this is perfect! Thanks for sharing :)
    July 4, 2012 at 6:34 am
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  22. Brittany L'Esperance
    Has anyone tried these with buttermilk? I did a similar recipe for chicken nuggets once that called for buttermilk, but I used regular milk because I didn't have any, and I had a hard time getting the "breading" to stick. I will try both and report back. :-)
    July 25, 2012 at 5:50 am
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  24. Sadie
    I saw this posted on Pinterest as "Chicken Nuggets without the hate"... haha love them. Well, I'm a vegetarian so I don't PERSONALLY love them. I love that there's a good recipe out there that can help people have the willpower to stay away from that place. ;)
    August 3, 2012 at 5:33 pm
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  26. trublu13
    I have read all the tips above to get an authenticate CFA taste. These were pretty good nuggets. I made the last batch w/ an extra dash of chili powder. My hubby liked, our daughter didn't. I am going to try the pickle juice and peanut oil. The only difference I noticed was after frying, the breading didn't have the same texture or color. How can I achieve this?
    September 20, 2012 at 6:09 pm
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  28. marla washburn
    I have made these....last week. They were so good, I am going to make them again tonight!! mikefordscfacorporate says you should not be using their name....Maybe, if I were you, I would change that title on your picture. I would really hate to see you guys get in trouble. Great website and I have made many of your recipes.
    November 4, 2012 at 4:51 pm
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  30. Byron
    Whether or not it matches the Chick-fil-A taste, this looks delicious. I'm in England for two terms, so I'm admittedly easy to impress. I'm also relieved that I can recreate their beloved chicken without having to patronize an outspokenly homophobic corporation. Thank you!
    February 20, 2013 at 5:00 pm
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  31. Julie
    Made these yesterday! So yummy! Just confused about one thing--in the directions it says to coat the chicken in the milk mixture and then refrigerate...do I refrigerate the chicken IN the milk or do I dip the chicken and then refrigerate just the chicken? Thanks!
    October 14, 2013 at 8:50 pm
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  32. Katonna
    I was just wondering if this would work as a freezer meal type of thing..could these be cooked up and then frozen in freezer bags and taken out and just reheated? my daughter likes chicken nuggets(go figure huh? lol) and I would love to just make homemade ones but not everytime we decided spur of the moment she wants some for lunch..so if I could find something that could replace our bag/box of chicken nuggets we heat up that would be AMAZING!
    August 8, 2014 at 1:44 pm
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