When you make this Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Recipe, you will be instantly teleported to Popeyes but won’t have to be confronted with long lines or sold-out signs!

You eat plenty of chicken sandwiches in your life. However, this one is the one that stops you in your thoughts and stays in your mind long once you ate it. It’s wonderful. It’s good. It makes me really happy, and this version is simply as wonderful if not better than the original.

Also, be sure to check the Popeyes Blackened Ranch Sauce recipe!

Popeyes Spicy Chicken Sandwich Recipe Notes

• A thermometer is essential to monitor and regulate the oil temperature as you go.
• Keep a spider-skimmer to skim out all the fallen breading so it doesn’t burn in your grease.
• It is ideal for marinating the chicken a minimum of the night before; however, the complete 24 hours is ideal.
• About the spices – the higher quality, the better this dish will be.
• I really like Penzey’s spices, and I am setting out to buy those slowly once my cheaper versions run out. They aren’t even costlier; they’re less accessible as they aren’t at grocery stores.

Ingredients you’ll need

• Chicken breasts
• Buttermilk
• Eggs
• Cayenne pepper
• Paprika
• Garlic powder
• Onion powder
• Cajun seasoning
• Sea salt and pepper
• Louisiana hot sauce
• Vegetable oil
• All-purpose flour
• Cornstarch
• Mayonnaise
• Butter
• Brioche buns
• Kosher dill pickle slices

Ditch the store-bought hot sauce and make your own Louisiana-style sauce for Popeyes’ spicy recipe. 

How to make Popeyes Chicken Sandwich

Step 1: Marinate the chicken breasts

First, prepare the chicken breasts by covering them with foil and flattening the thicker size using a meat mallet.

Add the buttermilk, eggs, cayenne, paprika, sea salt, pepper, and Louisiana hot sauce in a medium size bowl. Mix until it’s well combined. Marinate the chicken breasts for at least 4 hours, and for the best results, up to 24 hours.

Make sure it’s completely submerged in the marinade. 

Step 2: Prepare the spicy mayonnaise sauce.

In a separate, smaller dish, combine all of the ingredients for the spicy mayonnaise; mayo, paprika, hot sauce, Cajun, cayenne, and garlic powder. Place the covered bowl in the refrigerator and let the flavors combine for at least a few hours, preferably overnight. 

Step 3: Prepare the breading mix.

Put all the dry breading ingredients into a bowl of about medium size, and mix well; All-purpose flour, cornstarch, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, Cajun seasoning, sea salt, and ground pepper.

Step 4: Fry the chicken

In a heavy-duty pot, heat the oil to 350 degrees.

Take the chicken marinade out of the fridge, and pour in a third of a cup’s worth of the marinade liquid into the flour mixture. Stir the flour mixture with a fork after adding the liquid marinade. Coat chicken with flour mixture, using as much marinade liquid as necessary to get a coating texture right. 

Place the chicken in the hot oil and cook it for four to six minutes. Remove the chicken and put it on a baking sheet that has been prepared.

After a short rest period, return the chicken to the frying oil and cook it for another minute or two.

Step 5: Prepare the buns and assemble them. 

Preheat the pan over medium heat. Then, when the butter has melted, lay the buns, cut side down, in the greased pan. Get the buns nicely browned and toasted until the butter bubbles and the edges crisp.

Add a generous amount of spicy mayo to the buns.

Place the bottom bun with four or five pickle slices on it. Top with the chicken breast.

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Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Recipe 

Get ready to make the most mouthwatering chicken sandwich of your life with this easy copycat recipe! You won’t be able to resist the crispy, spicy excellence. Bon appétit!

Chicken Marinade

• 2 pounded chicken breasts, and cut in half to sandwich size
• 1 cup of buttermilk
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1 teaspoon of cayenne, paprika, sea salt, pepper
• Tablespoon of Louisiana hot sauce

Chicken Breading and Frying

• Vegetable oil
• 1.5 cups of flour, all-purpose
• 3/4 cup of cornstarch
• 1.5 tablespoons of paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, Cajun seasoning, and cayenne pepper.
• 2 teaspoons of sea salt
• 2 teaspoons of ground pepper

Spicy Mayo and Assembly

• 3/4 cup of mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons of Louisiana hot sauce
• 2 teaspoons of paprika
• 2 teaspoons of Cajun seasoning
• 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp of garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 4 buns, Brioche
• Kosher dill pickle slices

How to make Spicy Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Recipe (Copycat)

• Marinate the chicken for 4-24 hours before serving.
• Add the buttermilk and all marinade ingredients to a medium size bowl and mix well.
• Put the pounded chicken breasts into the marinade, and make sure it’s absolutely submerged. Tightly cover and refrigerate.
• Prepare the spicy mayonnaise by mixing all the ingredients in a smaller bowl; mayo, paprika, hot sauce, Cajun, cayenne, and garlic powder.
• Cover and put aside in the fridge to allow time for the flavors to meld along nicely.

Breading & Frying Popeyes Spicy Chicken Sandwich:

• Heat oil to 350 degrees using a heavy-duty pot.
• Prepare a landing destination for the finished chicken while the oil is heating.
• In this case, I use a baking sheet lined in paper bags or a couple of layers of paper towels.
• Using a medium-sized bowl, prepare the dry flour mixture by combining all the breading ingredients.
• Take out the chicken marinade from the fridge, scoop 1/3 cup of the liquid marinade, and add it to the flour mixture.
• Use a fork to mix the liquid marinade into the flour mixture.
• Take the chicken from the marinade, one at a time, and dry pat excess moisture with paper towels before placing it in the flour mixture.
• Coat chicken completely with flour mixture, adding additional marinade liquid as needed.
• Place the chicken into the frying oil for about 4-6 minutes.
• Take away the chicken and place it onto a lined baking sheet.
• Let the chicken rest for a couple of moments, then return to the frying oil for another minute or two.

For the buns:

• Heat the pan to medium heat.
• When it’s hot enough, add the butter and place the buns on the buttered surface.
• Toast till the edges of the buns are nicely butter-crisp.

Assemble the Popeyes Chicken sandwich:

• Add spicy mayo to each side of the buns, and do it generously.
• Add 4-5 pickle slices to the bottom bun, add chicken breast and place the top bun.

Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Video Instructions

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If you’ve liked this recipe, check out this Chick-fil-a Chicken minis copycat recipe.

Hello, it’s me, Sarah, from Cooking Frog. Today I’m going to share How to Make Chicken Minis just like Chick-fil-A makes them. Is bigger better? That does not seem to be true anymore. I mean, just look at the hamburger industry. Sliders, popularly referred to as “mini burgers,” have become the hot new item. It is not like there is less food…only smaller sizes and larger portions.

The Chick-fil-A Chick-n-Mini Copycat is really simple to make. They take their bite-sized Chick-fil-A chicken nugget and make it into a tiny chicken yummy sandwich. These small treasures arrive in 3-count or 4-count and may also be arranged in 20 or 40-count platter-sized portions.

If you think that it is odd to have a chicken for breakfast, try these out before you dismiss them. Although I really do prefer Mini’s daily, I will still make an effort to make them at least twice at breakfast time.

They are simple like a great deal of Chick-fil-A menu items is, but they are quality breakfast fast food. These bite-sized beauties are really worth getting up early for.

Now I have decided to make them, and the results were excellent; everyone loved them.

Since I’ve been getting many requests for these chicken minis from Chick Fil A, I’ve also added the recipe for the rolls below. However, the rolls don’t make much difference, except for the honey butter spread; they are pretty standard rolls.

Also, you can check the most recent recipes for this original Chick-Fil-A Cool Wrap, Chick-Fil-A chicken salad, Chick-Fil-A sauce recipe, and the most amazing Chick-Fil-A mac and cheese!

FAQs about Chick-Fil-A Chicken Minis

What are Chick-Fil-A Chicken Minis?

Chicken Minis are one of the most popular items in Chick-Fil-A restaurants. These little chicken biscuits are everyone’s favorites. These delicious chicken nugget sandwiches are served with small yeast rolls and are the best breakfast food for both parents and their kids.

Do Chicken Minis Contain honey?

Chicken Mini nuggets themselves don’t contain honey; however, rolls do. These miniature yeast rolls are brushed just slightly with a butter spread that does contain honey. So in this homemade version of Chicken minis, it is entirely up to you if you want to use honey for the rolls. 

Are Chick-Fil-A Chicken Minis Healthy?

Chick-fil-A Chicken Minis have 360 calories and are a satisfying low-calorie option to Chick-fil-A Cookies.

These delicious chicken nuggets can be served as breakfast on soft yeast buns coated with honey and butter batter. They are half the fat of chicken biscuits.

Is it okay to use honey butter from the store?

Totally! Since the shop was completely out of the pre-made type when I decided to make these, I did something I wouldn’t typically do: I chose to create my own. It couldn’t have been simpler!

Can I make Chick-fil-A chicken minis in advance?

Of course! They offer a terrific breakfast choice to prepare ahead of time. For simple mornings, make a few batches early in the week. You can even freeze some and reheat them later.

What type of biscuits should I use for my chicken minis?

Use a yeast roll if you want a taste that is truly genuine. I’ve included the recipe for the original rolls below.  Also, you may get it from the market’s frozen area. 

How to Make Chicken Minis?

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Ingredients

For the Rolls

• 1 tbsp of yeast
• 1 cup of warm water
• 3-4 cups of flour
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp of salt
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 1/4 cup of vegetable or canola oil
• 2 tbsp of melted butter

Honey butter batch

• 1/2 cup soft butter
• 1/8 cup honey

For the milk wash

• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk

For the chicken 

• 16 oz chicken breasts
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1/4 tsp paprika
• dill pickle juice

Instructions

Chicken Minis Video Recipe

Nutritional value for Chick-Fil-A chicken minis

360 Calories. 13g of Fat. 41g Carbs and 19g Protein

If you’ve liked this Chick-Fil-A recipe, be sure to try these Crispy Chicken Wings (Low-Carb) Keto Recipe

Today, I’m going to share with you how to make Beef Bulgogi Kimbap, the Korean version of Japanese “maki,” or rice rolls. This fantastic taste comes from sesame oil and independently seasoned meats and veggies.

What is Bulgogi Kimbap?

Kimbap is a Korean Seaweed Rice Roll that includes seasoned rice And various vegetables and meat that’s rolled in dried seaweed (kim). It’s so delicious and makes for a fantastic snack or lunch!

Though most of the flavor comes from sesame oil and individually seasoned meats and veggies, the one particular ingredient that is the heart of Kimbap is “danmuji,” or bright yellow pickled radish that you could find at the Korean grocery store in the refrigerated section.

Also, everything in the roll is mixed so well that you don’t need to dip it into any type of sauce. Once you have all the ingredients prepped, the building goes by Pretty quickly, and it’s worth it because it’s like having a well-balanced meal in every bite.

Beef Bulgogi Kimbap Recipe

Ingredients:

1. Roasted Korean or Sushi Sheets (Seaweed): 7 sheets
2. Cooked Short Grain Rice: 5 and 1/2 cups, cooled
3. Roasted Sesame Seeds: 1 Tbsp
4. Korean Perilla Leaves: 14 leaves, stems removed
5. Bulgogi (Korean Marinated Beef): 1 pound, cooked
6. Korean Yellow Radish Pickle Strips: 7 strips
7. Seasoned Burdock Root Strips: 14 pieces
8. English or Lebanese Cucumber: 1, seeds removed, julienned (about 270g/10 ounces)
9. Carrot: 1 medium, julienned (about 220g/8 ounces, use a mandoline slicer for best results)
10. Sesame Oil: 1 to 2 Tbsp
11. Rice Vinegar: 3 Tbsp
12. White Sugar: 2 Tbsp
13. Kosher Salt: 1-2 tsp

Instructions:

1. Prepare the Rice:

   • In a large bowl, mix the cooled steamed rice with rice vinegar, white sugar, and kosher salt. Gently stir in the roasted sesame seeds.

2. Assemble the Kimbap:

   • Place a seaweed sheet on a bamboo sushi mat.
   • Spread the seasoned rice thinly over the sheet, covering about 90% of the surface.
   • In the lower center of the rice layer, arrange the ingredients in the following order: perilla leaves, Bulgogi, yellow radish pickles, seasoned burdock root, cucumber, and carrots.

3. Roll the Kimbap:

   • Lift the bottom end of the sushi mat to cover the ingredients.
   • Gently roll the seaweed sheet upwards, ensuring the fillings stay in place.
   • If the seaweed doesn’t stick, dab a bit of water or place a few rice grains at the edge.

4. Shape and Finish:

   • Once rolled, use the bamboo mat to press and shape the roll firmly.
   • Repeat the process with the remaining ingredients.
   • Finally, brush the rolls with sesame oil for an added nutty flavor and a shiny appearance.

Tips:

• Slicing: Use a sharp knife to slice the rolls. Clean the knife with a wet cloth between cuts to prevent sticking.
• Serving: Serve immediately or wrap in cling film and refrigerate for a short period before serving.
• Variations: Feel free to add or substitute ingredients based on preference, such as avocado, spinach, or tofu.

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Cook’s Tips for Kimbap Recipe

Feel free to add any ingredients you might deem yummy. Some recipes include fish cake, crab, or burdock root.

If you’d prefer to, you can add sesame or julienned perilla leaves instead of spinach, which adds a burst of freshness.

Season all of the individual ingredients well, but don’t go nuts.

The ingredient from which this meal adds the most flavor should be the marinated beef.

The rice should be a tad dull, and everything together needs to be balanced, all in one bite. However, if you have leftovers, just dip the pieces in egg and pan-fry them for a yummy twist.

What is the difference between sushi and kimbap?

They are similar in how they include steamed seaweed and rice. However, sushi rice is seasoned with vinegar, whereas kimbap rice is seasoned with sesame oil. Cut it. Kimbap rice gets dry quickly, so you should eat it the day you make it.