Get the Recipe: Nashville Chicken Strip Burger
This Nashville chicken strip burger is a quick, easy and delicious meal, made easy with store-bought chicken strips and a homemade Nashville-style sauce.
Ingredients
- 12 Chicken Breast Strips, breaded or unbreaded
Nashville Hot Spice Mix:
- 1 Tablespoon cayenne
- 1 Tablespoon hot sauce, such as Frank's ™
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- Freshly ground pepper
For frying:
- 1/4 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 1/4 cup butter
For Coleslaw:
- 2 cups vegetable coleslaw mix
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise, or enough to moisten
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- Salt and pepper
To serve:
- Sliced sweet pickle rounds
- 4 burger buns, toasted
Instructions
- Bake chicken strips per the package instructions.
- While chicken strips are baking, prepare the coleslaw by mixing together all the ingredients. Set aside. Prepare the spice mix by combining all the ingredients. Set aside.
- A few minutes before the chicken strips are finished baking, heat the 1/4 cup oil in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat (about 12-inch skillet). When chicken strips are removed from the oven, add to hot oil in skillet and cook until golden and crispy, about 1-2 minutes per side. When golden, quickly but carefully remove chicken strips to a plate. Remove skillet from heat. Carefully add butter to hot oil (*it may splatter, so keep your hands away). When butter starts foaming, add prepared spice mix and quickly stir in. Return chicken strips to skillet and toss to coat with sauce. Remove to baking sheet when well coated.
- Prepare burger by toasting buns, then topping bottom of bun with a generous layer of prepared coleslaw. Top coleslaw with a some pickle slices. Top with 3 warm chicken strips, then a few more pickle slices.
Notes
Be sure to read the notes above this Recipe Card, for more tips on making this recipe.
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 543kcal, Carbohydrates: 30g, Protein: 37g, Fat: 41g, Saturated Fat: 21g, Cholesterol: 132mg, Sodium: 819mg, Potassium: 695mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 10g, Vitamin A: 1125IU, Vitamin C: 18.6mg, Calcium: 104mg, Iron: 2.4mg
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