Chick-Fil-A Sandwiches

With all of the recent boycotting of Chick-Fil-A, it has become easier to find copycat recipes for their food online.  While I'm not boycotting them, I am on a budget, so making my own version of their sandwich sounded like a fabulous idea.  I found quite a few recipes, but decided to give this one a try.  (It looked the easiest).  Here's the recipe:

1 boneless, skinless chicken breast 
1/4 cup pickle juice (sour dill is my favorite) 
Optional: 1 teaspoon Tabasco 
1 egg 
1/4 cup milk 
1/2 cup flour 
1 tablespoon powdered sugar 
1/2 teaspoon paprika 
1/2 teaspoon salt 
1/4 teaspoon black pepper 
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 
1/4 teaspoon celery salt 
1/4 teaspoon dried basil 
Optional: up to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper for a spicy sandwich 
Oil for frying (about a cup) 
2 toasted hamburger buns 
4 dill pickle slices 

“Place the chicken between two pieces of plastic wrap and pound gently with the flat side of a meat tenderizer until it’s about 1/2-inch thick all around. Cut the chicken into two even pieces, and place in a bowl. 

“Pour pickle juice over chicken and marinate for 30 minutes to an hour. Add a teaspoon of Tabasco for a spicy sandwich. 

“Beat the egg with the milk in a bowl. Combine the flour, sugar, and spices in another bowl. 

“Dip the chicken pieces into egg, coating both sides, then coat in flour. 

“Heat the oil in a skillet until it’s 345 to 350 degrees. Fry the chicken for about two minutes on each side, or until golden and cooked through. Blot with paper towels and serve on toasted buns with pickle slices.”

So this was pretty good for a semi-regular chicken sandwich.  It definitely wasn't as good as Chick-Fil-A's sandwich, but it's a pretty good copycat recipe.  There are other, more complicated copycat recipes out there that are probably even better, but I'll probably stick to this one for now.  

My one big suggestion would be to pound those chicken breasts down as much as you can - if it's too thick it'll be weird, hard to eat, and take longer to cook.

If you're craving a Chick-Fil-A style sandwich but don't want to fork over the money to buy one, (or don't have one nearby) go ahead and try this recipe!