Homemade Chick-fil-A nuggets

I know! 

I could hardly believe it either

You can make Chick-fli-A nuggets

whenever you want at home for cheaper

and they taste just as yummy

See!
I made them for dinner last week and

Hubby thought I just went and bought them 

and set them on a plate until

he saw the mess and a pan full of oil :)

That is how close they are to the original 

Here are the ingredients 

-8 chicken tenderloin strips boneless and skinless

(you can use full breast but I buy the tenderloins and they are easier 

for the nuggets)

-1 cup milk

-i egg

-1 1/4 cups flour

-5 TBSP powdered sugar

-2 tsp salt

-1 tsp pepper

-1/2 tsp chili powder

-Canola oil for frying 

(this makes about 30-40 nuggets)

Here is what you want to do:

First off you want to thaw your chicken

and then cut each tenderloin strip into 4-5 pieces 

(this is a perfect size for the nuggets)

In a small bowl whisk together your egg and 

1 Cup of milk 

Place your cut chicken pieces in the bowl

cover the bowl and set in the fridge to marinate 

for at least 1 hour

(I did mine for 2 hours and that was perfect)

When your chicken is done marinating

It is time to make your breading

-In a large plastic bag combine

the flour, powdered sugar, salt, pepper and 

chili powder 

-Shake the bag mixing it all together

-Put your chicken pieces in the bag of breading 

(leaving all the liquid in the bowl)

-Shake the bag coating all the chicken

-put enough oil in your pan or wok to be able to cover the chicken

-I let it heat up on medium/high heat until it started bubbling a little

and then I knew it was ready

you could also drip a few drops of water in it to see if it bubbles

-Then you are going to place 6-8 breaded chicken pieces in the oil at a time

(you don't want to do any more than that or they won't cook evenly)

-Leave them in the oil for 3 minutes 

-Take them out and put them on a plate with a paper towel 

to soak up the extra oil

-Then do your next batch and repeat until they are all fried

And they should look a little somethin like this 

and just taste like amazingness 

Of course I paired it with some BBQ sauce and honey for dipping

and some cole slaw 

since that is my fav combo at Chick-fli-A

I promise you will not be disappointed 

and they are so EASY not to mention

I had all of the ingredients just laying around my house 

I didn't have to buy anything for this recipe 

which is always a bonus 

They were a HUGE hit in this house

I will be making these at least once a month I am sure

This recipe is linked to these parties and HERE

I hope you try it out :)

My recipe is adapted from

A Zesty Bite