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Chick Fil A Chicken Minis
You can enjoy Chick-Fil-A chicken minis anytime at home with this easy copycat recipe.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 16
Calories: 65 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 package Sister Schubert's yeast dinner rolls 16 rolls
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 16 Member’s Mark Southern Style Chicken Bites
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300°F.
- Carefully, place your rolls on a pan and cover them with aluminum foil. Bake for 15 mins or until lightly browned.
- In a small microwave safe bowl, carefully heat up your butter in 10-second increments until fully melted. Add honey and brown sugar to the melted butter and stir until combined.
- When the rolls are done, remove from oven and coat the tops evenly with the honey butter mixture using a silicone basting brush.
- Preheat air fryer for 390°F.
- Add chicken nuggets to air fryer in a single layer and cook for 5 minutes.
- Place rolls back into oven uncovered for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
- Once the rolls have cooled, remove them from the pan and place on a separate plate or serving tray. Remove nuggets from air fryer as well.
- Using a butter knife, make a horizontal cut halfway through each roll and open. Place a chicken nugget inside each roll.
- Drizzle more honey on top of the chicken minis if desired. Keep warm until ready to serve.
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Notes
- Member's Mark Chicken Bites can be found at Sam’s Club.
- Pickle Juice Secret: For an even more authentic Chick-fil-A flavor, sprinkle a few drops of dill pickle juice on regular chicken nuggets before heating them. This little-known trick helps create that distinctive Chick-fil-A taste.
- Batch Cooking Strategy: If serving a large crowd, keep the chicken nuggets warm in a 200°F oven while you work on the rolls and assembly. This ensures everyone gets hot, crispy chicken in their minis.
- Glaze Application Timing: Apply the honey-butter glaze while the rolls are hot, but assemble the sandwiches after the rolls have cooled slightly (3-5 minutes). This prevents the glaze from being completely absorbed and gives you that signature sticky sweetness on the outside.
Nutrition Information
Calories
65kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
16mg
(5%)
Sodium
125mg
(5%)
Potassium
57mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.01g
(0%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
66IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
0.01mg
(0%)
Calcium
1mg
(0%)
Iron
0.02mg
(0%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 65
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 65kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 125mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 57mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 66IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 1mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.02mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.