Spicy Chicken Sandwiches Recipes

SPICY CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Spray baking pan with cooking spray. Mix pepper sauce and water in a recloseable plastic bag.
• Mix all dry ingredients in a large recloseable plastic bag.
• Put chicken in bag with hot pepper sauce and toss to coat.
• Take chicken one piece at a time and shake in the bag of dry mixture, making sure to coat well.
• Place the chicken on the baking pan and coat with the cooking spray.
• Bake in a 350° oven for 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle chicken with hot pepper sauce mix and spray more cooking spray on the chicken.
• Turn and bake 30 minutes more.
• Brown the face of the buns.
• On the top half of the bun spread 2 teaspoons of the mayonnaise and top with a slice of tomato and chopped lettuce.

SPICY CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• 1. If deep frying, in a deep fryer or cast iron pot, heat 6-8 cups of oil to 375 degrees. If pan frying, heat 1 1/2-2 cups oil (about 1/2 inch in the pan) in a large, heavy bottomed frying pan.
• 2. In a large bowl or pie pan, whisk together hot sauce, water, and egg.
• 3. In a shallow bowl or pie pan, combine flour, salt, cayenne pepper, black pepper, onion powder, paprika, and garlic powder.
• 4. Pound each chicken breast with a mallet/tenderizer until about 3/8 inch thick. The chicken may be much larger than the bun when it's pounded thin. If so, you may want to cut the breast in half before breading to make the chicken fit better on the bun.
• 5. Coat each fillet in the flour, then in the hot sauce/water/egg mixture, then in the flour again. Repeat the dredge if you would like a thicker coating.
• 6. After all of the chicken is coated, deep fry for 8 to 12 minutes, or pan fry 4 to 6 minutes on each side. After frying, drain excess oil from the chicken by placing it on a cooling rack or on a plate covered with paper towels.
• 7. Grill the faces of the hamburger buns on a griddle or in a dry skillet (optional) and prepare sandwiches with chicken, mayonnaise, lettuce, and tomato.

SPICY CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Place the 4 chicken cutlets into a medium-size bowl, and pour over the buttermilk; next, add in as many dashes of Tabasco sauce as you'd like (I like mine spicy, so I added quite a few), followed by 1 teaspoon of salt and the pressed garlic cloves; using your hands, mix the marinade into the chicken breasts, and allow them to marinate for at least 20 minutes, or up to 24 hours.
• Prepare the creamy garlic-parmesan sauce: place all ingredients into the bowl of a food processor, and process until completely smooth and creamy; store in the fridge in a covered container to keep cold.
• Prepare your flour coating for the chicken by adding the flour, the black pepper, granulated garlic and onion, paprika, Italian seasoning, cayenne pepper, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt into a large bowl, and mix to combine; drizzle in the 1 tablespoon of buttermilk, and using your fingers, mix the buttermilk into the flour creating little "chunky" flour bits (this is good for a little extra crispiness when it fries).
• To coat your chicken, take 1 breast cutlet out of the buttermilk, and allow the excess to drip off; next, add the chicken to the seasoned flour, pressing it in and turning to coat both sides, then place the coated chicken on a clean plate; repeat the process until all chicken cutlets are flour coated. (I like mine a little "extra crispy", so I re-dredge each breast, one at a time, back in the buttermilk, then once again into the seasoned flour, and back to the plate, and repeat until all cutlets are double-dredged.)
• To fry, add about 4-6 cups of oil to a Dutch oven or heavy bottom deeper pan, so that the oil comes roughly halfway up the sides; place a clip-on digital thermometer onto the side, and bring the oil up to 365°.
• Once the oil is hot, work in batches by adding 2 of the breasts into the oil, allowing them to fry for a total of about 6 minutes, about 3 minutes per side (you can turn them frequently as I did, if you see that they're browning too much on one side), or until golden-brown and cooked through (you can also turn down the temp of the oil slightly if the breasts are browning too quickly).
• Remove from pan and allow the chicken to drain on a wire rack or paper towel-lined plate; repeat with the remaining chicken, and then allow the chicken to "rest" for just a few minutes out of the oil.
• Top each crispy fried chicken breast with 1 tablespoon's worth of the grated or shredded parmesan cheese, then lay a slice of the mozzarella cheese over that; place the cheese-topped chicken breasts onto a foil-lined baking sheet, and place them into the oven on a "low" broil to very quickly melt the cheese, just for a moment.
• Assemble your sandwiches by slathering on a good amount of the creamy garlic-parmesan sauce onto both the top and bottom buns, then lay a leaf or two of romaine on the bottom bun, followed by a fried chicken fillet, tomato slices, then 2 bacon halves, then the top bun; serve hot with sea salt oven fries, if desired.

DIY POPEYES BUTTERMILK FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts in between two pieces of parchment paper or plastic wrap. Cut each chicken breast in half crosswise to make 2 small pieces of chicken about the same size as the bun (see video below).
• In a large bowl, buttermilk, paprika, garlic powder, salt & black pepper. Add the chicken to the mix and place in the fridge to marinate up to 24 hours or use right away.
• Heat oil in a large heavy-duty skillet or pot on medium temperature or until the temperature reaches 350F.
• In a medium shallow bowl, whisk the flour, cornstarch, and spices. Drizzle 2-3 tablespoons of the buttermilk batter into the flour mixture and mix it through with a fork.Working with 1 piece at a time, dredge chicken the flour mixture and press flour on the top chicken to form a thick crust. Transfer chicken to hot oil and fry for 3-5 minutes per side or until the outside is crispy and golden and the internal temperature reaches 165F.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large saucepan and toast buns face down until golden and crisp. Whisk all the ingredients for the mayo in a small bowl and spread a generous layer of mayo on each bun. Top with pickles and chicken. Enjoy hot!

BAKED SPICY CHICKEN SANDWICHES (WENDY'S INSPIRED)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place a wire baking rack on a baking sheet and spray liberally with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Place each chicken breast between two pieces of plastic wrap. Using the flat side of a meat tenderizer or a glass, pound the chicken breasts until about 1/2"-3/4" thick. Slice both chicken breasts in half to make four, sandwich-sized chicken pieces.
• In a shallow dish, whisk together flour, salt and pepper. In a second shallow dish, whisk together red pepper sauce, milk and egg. In a third shallow dish, combine breadcrumbs, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, paprika and onion powder.
• Dredge chicken pieces in flour mixture, followed by red pepper sauce mixture, and then finally, press into breadcrumb mixture. Shake off extra and place on prepared baking rack. Repeat with remaining pieces. Spray tops of chicken with cooking spray. Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until chicken is browned and crunchy.
• Meanwhile, combine yogurt, dijon and minced garlic in a small bowl. Spread evenly on each of four hamburger buns. Serve chicken on buns with tomato slices and lettuce leaves.

WENDY'S SPICY CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• In a cast Iron skillet, heat up the Oil (as needed) to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Inside a bowl, mix together the Water (2/3 cup), and the Frank's® RedHot® Sauce (1/3 cup).
• In a separate bowl, mix together the All-Purpose Flour (1 cup), Cayenne Pepper (4 teaspoon), Salt (1 teaspoon), Ground Black Pepper (1 teaspoon), Onion Powder (1 teaspoon), Paprika (1/2 teaspoon), and Garlic Powder (1/8 teaspoon).
• Roll the Chicken Breast (4) in the flour mixture, then in the hot sauce mixture, and then back to the flour mixture. Do this one by one with all of the chicken.
• Fry each chicken breast for about 8 minutes, flipping them half way through.
• Drain off the excess oil from the fillets. Arrange the fillets, sliced Tomato (1), and Lettuce Leaf (4) inside your Hamburger Bun (4). top with some Mayonnaise (to taste), and serve!

SPICY FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise and hot sauce. In another bowl, toss the cabbage, parsley and jalapeno with the pickle juice.
• Heat 1/2 inch of vegetable oil in a large cast-iron skillet to 350 degrees F.
• In a shallow dish, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, pepper, cayenne and salt. Pour the buttermilk into another shallow dish. Working with one piece at a time, dredge the chicken in the flour mixture, shaking off any excess. Dip in the buttermilk and allow the excess to drip off. Dredge again in the flour mixture.
• Fry the chicken until golden and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Spread the bottom of each sandwich roll with the spicy mayo mixture. Layer on the pickles and fried chicken. Drizzle with honey, then top with some slaw and the sandwich roll tops.

SPICY CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken breast with salt and pepper and set aside. Mix the flour and cayenne in a shallow dish or bowl. Stir together the egg, buttermilk and 1 tablespoon hot sauce in a second shallow dish or bowl. Add the breadcrumbs to a third shallow dish. Coat each chicken breast by dredging in the flour mix, then dipping in the egg/buttermilk mixture and then finally in the breadcrumbs. Set aside.
• To a bowl, add the remaining cup of Louisiana hot sauce and 2 tablespoons of the melted butter. Mix together and set aside.
• Heat the olive oil and remaining 4 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over a medium heat. When the oil is hot and the butter has melted, add the chicken pieces to the skillet and fry until golden and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Remove and set aside. One by one dip the crisp chicken into the Louisiana hot sauce and butter mixture, turning to coat completely.
• Serve on the toasted buns with tons of pickles.