GRILLED COPYCAT CHICK-FIL-A NUGGETS

Who doesn’t love Chick-fil-A?

I love their grilled nuggets when I’m there but eating them homemade tastes just as good! Plus...you can control the amount of oil they are cooked in. The ingredients in this marinade will surprise you, but will make feel like you are eating out. 

Enjoy these nuggets with your choice of honey mustard sauce (see below), ketchup, mustard, or any other preferred condiments.

Eating these nuggets over a green salad balances out the salty chicken nuggets with some cool and crispy lettuce and will hit a wide variety of necessary micronutrients- vitamins and minerals. Feel free to eat these in a rice bowl as well.

However you choose to eat it, you can’t go wrong!

INGRDIENTS

Marinade
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into small pieces
1/2 cup dill pickle juice
1/4 cup milk
Seasoning
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp seasoned salt
1-2 tsp olive oil

To serve: simple green salad or your choice of dipping sauce. Great with honey mustard (optional recipe below), ketchup, or any other preferred condiments.

Honey Mustard Sauce (optional)
2 tbsp mustard
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp Greek yogurt
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp paprika

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Begin by thawing the chicken breasts, then cutting them into bite-size pieces. Remove any visible fat from the chicken.

2. In a large gallon-size plastic bag combine chicken pieces, pickle juice and milk. Let marinade for 30+ minutes. The longer it marinades the better!

3. In a small bowl combine salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, seasoned salt, and powdered sugar. Mix thoroughly.

4. After the chicken has been marinating, season it with the previously made seasoning mix. Sprinkle a small amount of seasoning on each chicken piece. Do NOT roll the chicken in the seasonings. That will make it too salty, and it isn’t meant to be a breading for the chicken!

5. After sprinkling the seasoning on all of the prepared chicken, heat your skillet to medium-high, and drizzle with olive oil.

6. Add your chicken to the heated pan, and cooking for 7-10 minutes, or until cooked thoroughly at an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Continue to stir throughout the cooking process so that all pieces of chicken are cooked evenly.

7. Remove from heat and serve with your choice of green salad or condiments.

NUTRITION (per 4 oz of chicken nuggets)
Makes 4 servings

213 calories
36g protein (71%)
2g carbs (2%)
6g fat (27%)

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COPYCAT CHICK FIL A NUGGETS

Yield: 4

Author: Katie Lees

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 10 MinTotal time: 20 Min

Eating these nuggets over a green salad balances out the salty chicken nuggets with some cool and crispy lettuce and will hit a wide variety of necessary micronutrients- vitamins and minerals. Feel free to eat these in a rice bowl as well.

Ingredients:

Marinade

• 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup dill pickle juice
• 1/4 cup milk

Seasoning

• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp paprika
• 1/4 tsp seasoned salt
• 1-2 tsp olive oil

To Serve

• Simple green salad or your choice of dipping sauce. Great with honey mustard (optional recipe below), ketchup, or any other preferred condiments.

Instructions:

1. Begin by thawing the chicken breasts, then cutting them into bite-size pieces. Remove any visible fat from the chicken.
2. In a large gallon-size plastic bag combine chicken pieces, pickle juice and milk. Let marinade for 30+ minutes. The longer it marinades the better!
3. In a small bowl combine salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, seasoned salt, and powdered sugar. Mix thoroughly.
4. After the chicken has been marinating, season it with the previously made seasoning mix. Sprinkle a small amount of seasoning on each chicken piece. Do NOT roll the chicken in the seasonings. That will make it too salty, and it isn’t meant to be a breading for the chicken!
5. After sprinkling the seasoning on all of the prepared chicken, heat your skillet to medium-high, and drizzle with olive oil.
6. Add your chicken to the heated pan, and cooking for 7-10 minutes, or until cooked thoroughly at an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Continue to stir throughout the cooking process so that all pieces of chicken are cooked evenly.
7. Remove from heat and serve with your choice of green salad or condiments.

Calories

213

Fat (grams)

6

Sat. Fat (grams)

1.6

Carbs (grams)

2

Fiber (grams)

1.2

Net carbs

.8

Sugar (grams)

1

Protein (grams)

36

Sodium (milligrams)

225

Cholesterol (grams)

97

serving size = 4 oz chicken -- 71% protein 2% carbs 27% fat

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