Copycat Chick-Fil-A Nuggets - Yes, they are soaked in pickle juice! (2024)

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Chick Fil A Grilled Nuggets is the copycat recipe to make anytime you’re craving fast food. Pair this nuggets recipe with our Homemade Chick-Fil-A Sauce and you’ll have the perfect copycat Chick-fil-A meal at home.

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Chick-Fil-A is best known for its delicious fried chicken sandwiches, grilled chicken sandwiches and tasty sides.

And if you happen to be watching what you eat or happen to be on a low-carb health journey, Chick-fil-A has great menu options for that too. My favorite? Chick fil a Grilled nuggets paired with a side salad or fruit cup.

The issue is, I tend to crave these on Sunday when Chick-fil-A is closed which is why I decided to create this copycat chick fil a grilled nuggets recipe so I can enjoy it at home, whenever!

I am sure that this grilled chicken nuggets recipe is going to be a huge hit in your household! It uses simple ingredients and it is the real deal (tastes just like the real thing)!

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Does Chick-fil-A soak their chicken in pickle juice?

I am sure you’re wondering if Chick-fil-A soaks their chicken in pickle juice and that answer is, it is complicated. Over the years, many former Chick-fil-A employees have confirmed that this is the secret behind the delicious tender chicken at Chick-fil-A. However, Chick-fil-A has yet to confirm this and others have denied this to be true. Overall, I’ve always personally thought there is a slight pickle juice taste to their chicken including their grilled nuggets so, I made this recipe to mimic that taste.

Want more Copycat Chick fil a recipes? Try our Copycat Chick-fil-A Chicken Minis, Copycat Chick-fil-A Peppermint Shake, Copycat Chick-fil-A Nuggets, and Chick-fil-A Frosted Lemonade.

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What You Need To Make Chick-Fil-A Grilled Nuggets

Boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
Dill pickle juice
Milk
Powdered Sugar (yes, really!)
Salt – Sea salt works great
Black Pepper
Garlic Powder or Garlic Salt
Paprika
Seasoned Salt
Stovetop Pan
Olive Oil or Sunflower Oil – Can also use soybean oil or peanut oil

You’ll also want your favorite dipping sauce such as bbq sauce, ranch sauce, Polynesian sauce, etc.

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How to MakeChick-Fil-A Grilled Nuggets At Home

First, start by cutting up your boneless skinless chicken breasts. You want to make sure they are bite-sized. Also, this is a good time to remove any chicken fat and discard it.

Next, take your chicken and place it into a large baggie or bowl along with the pickle juice and milk. Allow to marinate for a minimum of 30 minutes although overnight is ideal.

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Next, remove your chicken from the mixture and lay onto paper towels. Pat dry. Drain the excess milk and pickle juice.

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Next, heat your large skillet to medium-high and drizzle in a little oil.

Now, add your powdered sugar, salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and seasoned salt into a bowl with the chicken. Combine.

Things to note:

Some people do not like the pickle taste so you can either use less pickle juice or remove that ingredient all together. As someone who loves pickles, I like the pickle taste.
Make sure you cook these on about medium heat so they cook all the way through without burning. Chicken needs to reach 165 °F (73.9 °C) to be cooked thoroughly.

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Copycat Chick-Fil-A Grilled Nuggets

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Brittanie

A Copycat recipe for Chick-Fil-A Grilled Nuggets so you can enjoy these on Sunday too!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Additional Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 55 minutes mins

Servings 4 Servings

Ingredients

1 Pound Boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into small pieces
⅓ Cup Dill Pickle Juice can use less for less pickle taste
¼ Cup Milk
2 tsp Powdered Sugar
½ tsp Salt
1 tsp Black Pepper
¼ tsp Garlic Powder or Garlic Salt
¼ tsp Paprika
¼ tsp Seasoned Salt
A Drizzle of Olive Oil or Sunflower Oil

Instructions

First, start by cutting up your boneless skinless chicken breasts. You want to make sure they are bite-sized. Also, this is a good time to remove any fat from the chicken and discard it.
Next, take your chicken and place it into a large baggie or bowl along with the pickle juice and milk. Allow to marinate for a minimum of 30 minutes although overnight is ideal.
Next, remove your chicken from the mixture and lay onto paper towels. Pat dry. Drain the excess milk and pickle juice.
Next, heat your saucepan to medium-high and drizzle in some olive oil or sunflower oil.
Now, add your powdered sugar, salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and seasoned salt into a bowl with the chicken. Combine.
Now, throw your chicken into the heated pan and cook about 8-10 minutes while constantly tossing to cook evenly. Depending on your stove, you may need more time to cook to ensure it’s cooked throughly.
Once cooked, remove from heat and serve up with some homemade honey mustard sauce. You can of course, use up all those extra sauce packets you have lying around!

Notes

You can also use this recipe to grill the nuggets too!

This recipe makes about 24 nuggets depending on how large you cut them, so we made the serving size to be about 6 nuggets a person.

NUTRITION

Nutrition information is a rough estimate only; actual values will vary based on the exact ingredients used and amount of recipe prepared.

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