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Chick-fil-a Grilled Chicken Sandwich recipe is simple to make at home while still enjoying amazing flavor. From the smoky grill flavor to the perfect marinade, this is the best Copycat Chick-fil-a Grilled Chicken Sandwich.
Our family loves dining at Chick-fil-a so I love Copycat Chick-fil-a Recipes. The chicken is so tender and the flavor has the perfect blend of seasoning. The grilled chicken sandwich is my personal favorite as it is slightly healthier and so delicious.
For a delicious twist on this chicken sandwich, make this Zinger Burger.
What's in this post: Chick-fil-a Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Why We Love This Recipe
We love the flavor of this grilled chicken sandwich. It is made with simple ingredients and it taste amazing. Check out this Chick-fil-a Grilled Chicken Club Recipe for another family favorite recipe.
Ingredients
- Boneless Chicken Breast, filleted
- Pickle Juice
- Milk
- Powdered Sugar
- Salt and Black Pepper
- Garlic Powder
- Olive Oil
- Green Leaf Lettuce Leaves
- Tomato, sliced
- Multi-Grain Buns
- Dressing of your choice
Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe and ingredients in the recipe card.
Variations Ideas
Feel free to add your favorite toppings to make this Grilled Chicken Sandwich.
- Applewood Bacon
- Sweet BBQ Sauce
- Dijon Mustard
- Colby Jack Cheese
- Pepper Jack Cheese
How to Make Chick-fil-a Grilled Chicken Sandwich
- Step 1 – Make the marinade mixture. Whisk together the pickle juice, milk, powdered sugar, salt, pepper and garlic powder. I used the pickle juice from an open jar of pickles in my refrigerator.
- Step 2 – Marinade the chicken. Place the fillets in this mixture for a minimum of 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
- Step 3 – Preheat the grill. Set the grill to medium high heat or about 400 degrees F. Rub the grill grates with oil generously. This will prevent the chicken from sticking.
- Step 4 – Grill the chicken until fully cooked. Put the chicken directly on the grill grates. Grill the chicken for 3 to 5 minutes on each side. The chicken needs to reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
- Step 5 – Allow the chicken fillets to rest. Place the chicken on a separate plate to rest for at least 5 minutes prior to making sandwiches.
- Step 6 – Assemble the sandwiches. Start by spreading the sandwiches with the dressing of your choice on one side of the buns. Top with lettuce, tomatoes and then the grilled chicken fillets. Then sandwich is ready to serve and enjoy!
How Long to Marinate the Chicken
The chicken needs to marinate for at least 30 minutes. However, up to 4 hours will give it even more flavor.
How Long to Grill Chicken Breasts
The boneless breast of chicken does not take long at all to cook. They should be ready in about 3 to 5 minutes per side.
It is pertinent that the internal temperature is 165 degrees.
Serving Suggestions
- Dressing of choice. We like chick fil a sauce.
- Lettuce
- Tomatoes
- Pickles
You can also butter and toast the buns before making the sandwiches if you prefer.
How to Store Leftovers
Refrigerate any leftover chicken in an air tight container for up to 5 days.
More Chick Fil A Copycat Recipes
- Copycat chick fil a nuggets
- Easy Copy Cat Chick fil a Lemonade Recipe
- Copycat Chick-fil-a Fruit Cup Recipe
- Chick-Fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwich Recipe
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Chick Fil A Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Ingredients
- 2 Chicken Breasts filleted
- ¾ cup Pickle Juice
- ⅓ cup Milk
- 2 tsp Powdered Sugar
- 2 tsp Pepper
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 4 Lettuce Leaves
- 1 Tomato sliced
- 4 Multi-Grain Buns
- Dressing of your choice
Instructions
- Whisk together the pickle juice, milk, powdered sugar, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Marinade the chicken fillets in this mixture for at least 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
- Preheat the grill over medium high heat (400 degrees F) and rub the grill grates with oil so that the chicken does not stick.
- Place the chicken directly on the grill grates and grill the chicken for 3-5 minutes on each side until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
- Move the chicken to a separate plate to rest for at least 5 minutes.
- Then it’s time to assemble the sandwiches. Spread your dressing of choice on one side of the hamburger buns. Then top it with lettuce, tomatoes and then the grilled chicken fillets. Then sandwich is ready to serve and enjoy!
Ohhhh, yes, girl. This was ? so ? good! My family loved it. Will keep coming back to this recipe. The pickle juice sounds so weird and unexpected but the taste was spot on. 10/10
Keara – Wahoo! So glad you loved it!
I was suspect with how the marinade would work with the chicken but this recipe was incredible! So spot on with Chick fil A’s grilled chicken. I used 2 large chicken breasts cut into 6 pieces to make my own Egg White Grills and chicken salads at home. These are so juicy and flavorful even made ahead of time and warmed up throughout the week. A keeper!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it Madison! And I love that you made them throughout the week as well. Thank you so much for the positive review!
This was exactly what I was looking for. I made a few modifications: my pickles were already heavy on the garlic so I omitted the garlic powder and I used a little bit of cane sugar in place of the icing sugar (curious to know why icing sugar is specified). The chicken came out tender, juicy and very flavorful. Even better than Chick-Fil-A in my opinion!
Thank you for publishing this recipe!
We thought it was better than Chick Fil a too!
My family of nine loves this recipe! It’s a crowd pleaser and now officially on our dinner rotation. It’s very hard to please seven children, ages 8 to 17, and a husband who’s a picky eater but this is one recipe everybody gets excited about!
This recipe is banging! We used the George Foreman grill and cooked for 5-10 minutes depending on the thickness of the chicken breast filet. Butter and lightly toast your brioche bun. Add pickle and waffle fries and you have fast food at home! Thank you!!
So happy you liked it! Thank you so much for the comment!
Hello,
The Chic fil A copycat grilled chicken recipe does not say if the pickle juice is sweet or dill.
Please advise.
Thank you,
We used dill pickle juice. Thank you