Ratings and Reviews of Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich

I’ve tried like three different chick filet recipes and this is by far the closest one. I think the secret ingredient is definitely the powdered sugar! My son loved it and said, “Chick filet!”

Very good although not quite up to CFA. A couple of points, though. CFA does not brine their fried chicken sandwiches in pickle juice nor do they use buttermilk. They do brine a couple of menu items in pickle juice though.

Meat must be marinated in pickle juice before coating.



That's the missing step

I cook all of the time and this is excellent! Eat while warm. You'll see. I think it is as close as anyone can get! Use good small tender boneless chicken breast and fresh buns ingredients it can't be beat. I have a cooking blog and featured this recipe shared back giving credit to Todd.

I marinated in pickle juice over night, and I will make this again for my Chick-Fil-A loving family. But to Cape...I say get over yourself, this is about recipes not politics. But since you brought it up....I stood in line to give them my money the day after...no racism here just expressing his beliefs like you are free to do. ;)

I did the pickle brine but it still doesn't taste like Chick-fil-A. It was very yummy but something is not right - sandwich-wise. Making tenders to go along with the special sauce somehow tastes just the same.

Three cups of peanut oil is a little expensive, so I only used about one cup and cooked the chicken in my electric wok (with a lid) at 350

This is the only batter recipe I use, MANY times and love it! The one difference I make is instead of milk I soak the cut up chicken in water/egg mixture with kosher salt, adding lots of ice cubes to make it very cold, for a few hours. Straight from the brine into the flour mixture (which I change nothing from the recipe above). Let them sit a few minutes then deep fry. If using large chicken breast halves, three sandwiches can be made from one, so I usually make 12 sandwiches at a time with four halves,

The only chicken marinated w/ pickle brine is the grilled chk.

What about the spicy chicken sandwich?? That's my all-time favorite there. How do they get it so deliciously spicy? Oh, and thanks so much for the simple, easy-to-follow recipe!!!