Make your own Chick-fil-A as good as the original!
Ingredients
1. Nuggets 🍗
🍗1 cup cold full-fat buttermilk, well shaken
🍗¾ cup dill pickle juice
🍗1 extra large egg, well beaten
🍗1½ pounds chicken breast tenderloins, boneless and skinless (cut into 1-inch chunks)
🍗1½ cups all-purpose flour
🍗⅓ cup plain bread crumbs
🍗1½ teaspoons powdered sugar
🍗¼ tablespoon cornstarch
🍗1 teaspoon kosher salt
🍗½ teaspoon baking powder
🍗½ teaspoon smoked paprika
🍗¼ teaspoon black pepper
🍗4 cups canola oil, or vegetable oil
2. Mac & Cheese 🧀
🧀2 cups dry elbow macaroni
🧀¼ cup all-purpose flour
🧀3 tablespoons salted butter, sliced into pats
🧀1 ½ cups whole milk
🧀½ cup heavy cream
🧀½ teaspoon table salt
🧀½ teaspoon white pepper
🧀½ teaspoon smoked paprika
🧀¼ teaspoon garlic powder
🧀¼ teaspoon onion powder
🧀2 cups Colby jack cheese, freshly shredded (divided into 1½ cups and ½ cups)
🧀½ cup gouda cheese, freshly shredded
🧀½ cup American cheese, freshly shredded
🧀 cup parmesan cheese, freshly shredded
3. Dipping Sauce 🥣
2 teaspoons yellow mustard
2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
½ cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon honey
⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
4. Fried Chicken Sandwich 🍔
🍔3 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless (6 ounces each)
🍔2 cups buttermilk
🍔2 dashes Cholula hot sauce, or Tabasco hot sauce
🍔2 tablespoons dill pickle juice
🍔1½ cups all-purpose flour
🍔1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
🍔1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
🍔1 teaspoon paprika
🍔¾ teaspoon onion powder
🍔4 cups vegetable oil or shortening for frying
🍔6 brioche hamburger buns
🍔2 tablespoons salted butter, softened
🍔dill pickles, for serving
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