Copycat Chick-fil-A Bites with Honey Mustard Sauce

I'm not usually a huge fast food fan - meaning I avoid it unless absolutely necessary - but this recipe caught my eye. I love me some chicken bites! However this lack of fast food knowledge makes me a frying novice.  Every attempt in the past has been an epic failure on my part, laughable really. When I read this recipe and saw that it called for peanut oil, I thought "oh sure, we have some of that" not realizing that the peanut oil we have is roasted peanut oil for Asian dishes not peanut oil for frying.  DUH! So while the frying of the chicken turned out  pretty well, they tasted like peanuts.  Super gross.  However, that being said I think they would have been really good minus the peanut oil mishap.  Thus I am sharing it with you.  I found this recipe on Pinterest from the Blog of Iowa Girl Eats. Check out her blog, lots of yummy things!

Prep time: 2-4 hours
Cook time: 15-20 mins
Serves: 2

INGREDIENTS:
2 large chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces and seasoned with salt & pepper
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup pickle juice
1 egg
1 1/4 cups flour
2 tbs powdered sugar
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1/2 cup peanut oil, divided (or canola or vegetable oil)

Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce:
1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
1 1/2 tbs yellow mustard
1 tbs Dijon mustard
2 tsp honey

DIRECTIONS:
Whisk together egg, milk and pickle juice, and pour into a large ziplock bag or bowl. Add chicken pieces and marinate in the refrigerator for 2-4 hours.

Combine flour, powdered sugar, salt and pepper in a large ziplock bag. Shake to combine. Remove chicken from the marinade and add into the bag. Shake to coat the chicken completely.

Heat half the oil in a large skillet or dutch oven over medium-high heat (6 or 7 out of 10.) Test the oil by dropping in a bit of the flour mixture. If it sizzles, the oil is ready, if it pops, lower the temperature a bit.

Gently place chicken pieces into the oil with tongs. Do this in 2 batches, as you don’t want to overcrowd the pan. Cook the chicken for 3-4 minutes, or until golden brown on one side. Turn the chicken over and allow to cook for 3-4 more minutes. Remove to a paper-towel lined plate. Heat the remaining oil and continue with the other half of the chicken pieces.

Stir together the honey mustard dipping sauce ingredients, and serve with the hot chicken bites.