Chick-Fil-A Copycat - Chicken Nuggets!

Want that delicious Chick-Fil-A chicken without all the hate? A friend of mine shared this recipe and I decided to try it out for dinner the other night!

What you Need:
2 skinless and boneless chicken breasts
1 cup milk
1 egg
1 1/4 cups flour
2 TBSP powdered sugar
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper peanut oil (is best) or canola oil

The Steps:
1. In a medium bowl whisk the egg and stir in the milk. Trim any fat away from chicken. Cube chicken into bite size pieces. Place chicken in milk mixture,and cover. Let it 'marinate' for 2-4 hours in the fridge. This will make the chicken very nice and tender.

2. In a gallon size resealable baggie combine flour, powdered sugar, salt and pepper. Seal and shake to combine. Place about 2 inches of oil in a medium deep pot. Over medium high heat (more towards the high side) heat oil until hot. If using a thermometer let the temperature reach 375°.

3. Using a fork or tongs remove cut chicken from milk mixture and place in the flour mixture. Seal and shake until nuggets are completely coated.

4. Place about a 6-8 nuggets into hot oil and let them cook until golden brown, turning half way through once the edge of your chicken starts to turn white. About 1 minute each side. Always double check to see if any chicken you make is cooked through. I always just make a tiny cut to see if it's pink. Remove and drain on a paper towel. Repeat until all nuggets are cooked.

5. Serve with your favorite sauce!

The Verdict:

DELICIOUS!  This was seriously the best chicken nugget recipe I have ever had!  The chicken was so tender and like I said above, the kids loved it so much they had THIRDS!  I am glad I double the recipe!  Some things I changed was that I substituted buttermilk for regular milk and I misread the sugar and used granulated instead of powdered.  I don't think that made much of a difference in the flavor but maybe it would have.  I also didn't have peanut oil, so I used canola (the peanut oil probably would affect the flavor).  I served this with fresh corn on the cob from the local farm stand, and sugar snap peas.  I will definitely make this again, especially since this chicken was made with love!

Chicken made with LOVE not HATE!