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Copycat Chicken Minis

Chick-fil-A copycat chicken minis made with soft yeast rolls, fried chicken, and delicious sauce.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Marinating Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 16
Calories 168 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 food thermometer

Ingredients
  

Sauce
  • ⅛ cup mayonnaise
  • ¾ tablespoon sweet chili sauce (Maggi brand used in this recipe)
  • ½ teaspoon sriracha hot chili sauce (Huy Fong Foods used in this recipe)
  • 1 teaspoon butter, melted
Chicken
  • 1/2-3/4 pound chicken breast, deboned and cut into bite-sized pieces (See note below for shortcut advice)
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • ¼ cup dill pickle juice from a jar of pickles
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • vegetable cooking oil
  • 16 Parker House style mini yeast rolls (A package of frozen Sister Schubert's rolls was used in this recipe)
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon honey

Instructions
 

Sauce
  • Add the mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, hot chili sauce, and melted butter to a small mixing bowl. Stir well. Keep refrigerated until needed later.
Chicken and Rolls
  • Add the chicken to a mixing bowl, then pour buttermilk and pickle juice over it. Stir, making sure the liquid covers all the chicken. Let it sit in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven and bake the yeast rolls according to the package directions. Keep covered and warm after baking.
  • Whisk the flour, sugar, salt, and pepper In another mixing bowl. Stir to mix well. Add the chicken, one piece at a time, and coat with the flour mixture.
  • Pour 1 inch of cooking oil into a saucepan. Heat the oil to 350°F. Drop in chicken and fry until golden brown, 1-2 minutes, or until the chicken is 165°F inside.
  • Remove the chicken from the cooking oil and let the excess oil drain away on a paper towel.
  • Cut open each yeast roll, leaving the backside attached so the bread will hold the chicken like a glove. Add a piece of chicken and drizzle with the sauce (if using). Then mix the melted butter and honey and brush it on top of each roll. Serve on a platter and garnish with sliced scallions, fresh parsley, or rosemary.

Notes

Chicken

For a shortcut, purchase raw chicken breast already cut into small bite-sized pieces. Alternatively, use chicken tenders and cut them into pieces.

Rolls

The rolls used in this recipe are heat-and-eat. Other kinds can be used, but build in extra time to allow the rolls to rise, etc.

Comeback Sauce Recipe

Here is another similar sauce recipe you can use instead of the one listed in the recipe.
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons Texas Pete (or other hot sauce)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
Whisk all the ingredients until the mayonnaise is smooth. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Calories: 168kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 7gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 288mgPotassium: 78mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 54IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 0.4mg
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