Description
Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwiches are a fiery and satisfying delight that brings Southern comfort food to your kitchen. This recipe features tender chicken breasts marinated in buttermilk and hot sauce, coated in a crispy breading, and fried to golden perfection. Each sandwich is topped with tangy coleslaw, zesty pickles, and creamy mayo, all nestled between toasted buns. Perfect for gatherings or cozy dinners at home, these sandwiches deliver a bold flavor that will leave your taste buds tingling. Enjoy the crunch, spice, and heartiness of Nashville’s signature dish with friends and family!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 medium chicken breasts
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- Spices (cayenne pepper, garlic powder, salt, black pepper)
- 4 burger buns
- Coleslaw
- Mayonnaise
- Pickles
Instructions
- Slice chicken breasts in half horizontally to create thin cutlets. Season with salt and pepper.
- In one bowl, whisk together buttermilk and hot sauce. In another bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, and spices.
- Dredge chicken in flour mixture, dip into buttermilk mixture, then return to flour mixture for double breading.
- Heat oil in a pan to 350ºF and fry each piece for about 3 minutes per side until golden brown.
- In a separate bowl, mix hot oil with brown sugar and spices to create the Nashville hot sauce; baste the fried chicken with this mixture.
- Assemble by spreading mayo on toasted buns; add fried chicken followed by coleslaw and pickles.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 540
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 1050mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 19g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 90mg