Chicken Biscuit Sandwich Recipe

This towering Chicken Biscuit Sandwich is a brunch icon as well as being incredibly indulgent! Folding grated cold butter into the dough creates flaky layers, which along with the sticky honey butter glaze adds a sweet-salty richness to this sandwich that is so satisfying on a lazy morning.

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Chicken Biscuit Sandwich Recipe Ingredients

• The Biscuits:
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder (hefty scoop)
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 1/2 sticks salted butter, frozen or super cold (divided use)
  • 1 cup buttermilk (keep it cold!)
• The Honey Butter:
  • 1 stick (8 tbsp) salted butter, room temperature
  • 3 tbsp honey
• The Sandwich:
  • 6 frozen breaded chicken breasts (high quality, like “Red Bag Chicken”)
  • Hot honey (optional drizzle)

How To Make Chicken Biscuit Sandwich Recipe

1. Prep the oven: Preheat your oven to 425°F (220°C).
2. Mix dry ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
3. Cut the butter: Take 1 stick of the frozen butter and grate it using a box grater directly into the flour mixture. Use your fingers to toss the butter curls in the flour until it looks crumbly and sandy. Keep the remaining 1/2 stick cold for later.
4. Add liquid: Pour the cold buttermilk in slowly. Stir gently with a fork until a shaggy, messy dough forms.
5. Fold and layer: Dump the dough onto a floured surface. Knead it very gently 2-3 times just to bring it together. Pat it into a rough oval. Grate half of the remaining cold butter (1/4 stick) over the dough. Fold the dough in thirds like a letter (left over middle, right over middle). This creates flaky layers!
6. Cut biscuits: Gently roll or pat the folded dough out to about 1-inch thickness. Use a biscuit cutter (or a glass) to cut out 6–7 biscuits. (Don’t twist the cutter, just press down!).
7. Bake: Place the biscuits in a buttered skillet or on a baking sheet, touching slightly. Chop the final 1/4 stick of cold butter and dot a little piece on top of each biscuit. Bake for 15–20 minutes until tall and golden brown.
8. Chicken time: While the biscuits bake, cook the frozen breaded chicken breasts in an air fryer at 400°F for 10–12 minutes (or bake according to package) until crispy and hot.
9. Honey butter: Mash the room temperature butter and honey together in a small bowl until smooth.
10. Assemble: When biscuits are done, brush the tops immediately with honey butter. Slice a biscuit in half. Smear the inside with more honey butter. Add a crispy chicken fillet. Drizzle with hot honey. Cap with the top half.

Recipe Tips!

• Don’t Twist: When cutting out biscuits, press straight down and lift straight up. If you twist the cutter, you seal the edges of the dough layers together, preventing the biscuit from rising to its full, flaky potential.
• Cold is Gold: Keep everything cold! The butter, the buttermilk, even the bowl if you can. Cold butter releases steam as it melts in the hot oven, which physically pushes the dough layers apart.
• The “Red Bag” Hack: Aldi’s “Red Bag Chicken” (Kirkwood Breaded Chicken Breast Fillets) is famous for tasting like Chick-fil-A. It’s the perfect shortcut for this recipe because it has a pickle-brine flavor that cuts through the rich biscuit.
• Letter Fold: The folding step (laminating) is what turns a regular biscuit into a “flaky layer” biscuit. Don’t skip the fold!

What To Serve With Chicken Biscuit Sandwich Recipe?

This Chicken Biscuit Sandwich Recipe is a massive, heavy meal! To balance it out, you need acid and crunch. A side of crisp Grapes or a Fruit Salad is essential to cleanse the palate. If you are serving this for a hangover brunch, a side of scrambled eggs with hot sauce is a power move! A tall glass of Sweet Tea or cold Brew Coffee completes the Southern diner vibe.

How To Store Chicken Biscuit Sandwich Recipe

• Refrigerate: Store leftover biscuits and chicken separately. Biscuits keep in an airtight container for 2 days. Chicken keeps in the fridge for 3 days.
• Reheat: Reheat the chicken in the air fryer to crisp it up. Warm the biscuit in the microwave for 15 seconds. Assemble fresh!
• Freeze: You can freeze the baked biscuits for up to 3 months. Thaw on the counter. Do not freeze the assembled sandwich with the butter and honey.

Chicken Biscuit Sandwich Recipe Nutrition Facts

• Calories: 650 kcal
• Fat: 35g
• Carbohydrates: 55g
• Protein: 25g

Nutrition information is estimated per sandwich.

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