Copycat Chick-fil-A Nuggets

Name: Copycat Chick-fil-A Nuggets
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2-3 boneless skinless chicken breasts; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 large egg; ¼ cup dill pickle juice; 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour; 3 tablespoons powdered sugar; ½ tablespoon cornstarch; 2 ½ teaspoons table salt; 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper; Olive Oil Spray

9 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:03:25 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories246.5 kcal (12%)

Total Fat5.8 g (8%)

Carbs27 g (10%)

Sugars5.9 g (7%)

Protein20 g (40%)

Sodium1131 mg (57%)

Fiber0.8 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2Boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 cupbuttermilk

1egg

large

¼ cupdill pickle juice

1 ¼ cupall-purpose flour

3 tablespoonspowdered sugar

½ tablespooncornstarch

2 ½ teaspoonstable salt

1 teaspoonfresh ground black pepper

olive oil spray

Instructions

Step 1

Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces, set aside.In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg, and pickle juice until smooth.

Step 2

Add the chicken and coat in the mixture. Cover and place in the fridge for at least 1 hour or up to overnight (overnight is best).

Step 3

In a gallon-sized ziploc bag add the flour, powdered sugar, cornstarch, salt, and pepper. Shake it up so everything gets mixed together.

Step 4

Preheat the air fryer to 390°F.

Step 5

Place pieces of chicken into the flour mixture, close the bag, and shake to coat the chicken. I do about ¼th batch at a time.

Step 6

Spray the basket of the air fryer with olive oil spray.

Step 7

Place the chicken nuggets not touching into the air fryer basket. Spray very well with the olive oil spray, make sure each piece is coated.

Step 8

Air fry for 8 minutes, flipping halfway through, and spray liberally with more olive oil spray. Chicken is done when an internal temperature reaches 165°F.

Step 9

Repeat with the remaining nuggets.