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.
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)!
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.
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.
How to Make Chick-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.
Next, remove your chicken from the mixture and lay onto paper towels. Pat dry. Drain the excess milk and pickle juice.
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.
Now, throw your chicken into the heated pan in a single layer 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 thoroughly.
The chicken is done when it reaches an internal temperature of 165 °F.
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!
That’s it! We hope you enjoy these and hope this recipe provides a quick fix to those Chick-Fil-A cravings on Sunday!
Store any leftovers in an airtight container and reheat in the microwave or air fryer. Enjoy!
Copycat Chick-Fil-A Grilled Nuggets
A Copycat recipe for Chick-Fil-A Grilled Nuggets so you can enjoy these on Sunday too!
Ingredients
- 1 Pound Boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into small pieces
- 1/2 Cup Dill Pickle Juice
- 1/4 Cup Milk
- 2 Teaspoons Powdered Sugar (yes, really!)
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1/4 Teaspoon Garlic Powder or Garlic Salt
- 1/4 Teaspoon Paprika
- 1/4 Teaspoon 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 Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 288Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 1957mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 0gSugar: 7gProtein: 36g
Gloria
Sunday 28th of January 2024
Made these today on a charcoal grill and they were amazing. I used boneless, skinless thighs, marinated for 30 minutes, which I kept whole. I could not believe how juicy and tender they were. I will be going to make more this week.
Vanessa
Saturday 27th of January 2024
Tastes exactly like them!!
Krystle
Sunday 14th of January 2024
Loved the recipe with tweaks. I completely excluded the 1/2 teaspoon of salt and cut down the season salt. The pickle juice combined with the season salt I did use made it the perfect level of salt.
Debby
Friday 15th of December 2023
So delicious and easy! I use chicken tenderloins and cut each in half. We LOVE it!
Brittanie Pyper
Friday 15th of December 2023
Oh yay I am so glad you loved it!!
Melissa
Monday 24th of July 2023
So so good! I used boneless skinless thighs because that's what I had. Tastes just like Chick-Fil-A chicken. My daughter asked what kind of witchcraft did I do to make it taste just like it. She loved the pickle taste! Will definitely be making this again. Fantastic recipe! Thank you!!
Brittanie Pyper
Tuesday 25th of July 2023
Oh yay! Thank you so much for sharing. So glad you and your daughter loved the recipe!