Chicken Biscuit Sandwich Recipe

This is a straightforward homemade version of McDonald’s Chicken Biscuit Sandwich — flaky, buttery biscuits stacked with crispy fried chicken and a dreamy swipe of honey butter. It’s rich, salty-sweet, and seriously addictive.

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Why I Like This Recipe

I made this on a Sunday morning with bedhead and no plan. Burned my tongue on the first bite—worth it. The biscuit is warm and messy and perfect, the chicken’s crispy, and the honey butter just… does things. Dangerous things.

Quick Summary

• Prep time: 25 mins
• Cook time: 30 mins
• Flavor: buttery, crispy, sweet ‘n salty
• Great for: brunch, late nights, hungover mornings

Ingredients

For the Biscuits

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder (hefty scoop)
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1½ sticks salted butter, super cold (divided)
• 1 cup buttermilk

For the Honey Butter

• 1 stick salted butter (room temp)
• 3 tbsp honey

For Each Sandwich

• 1 biscuit
• 1 tbsp honey butter
• 1 frozen breaded chicken breast (like Aldi’s red bag)
• 1 tbsp hot honey (optional but wild)

How To Make Chicken Biscuit Sandwich

1. Biscuits first: Preheat oven to 425°F.
   Mix flour, baking powder, salt, sugar. Grate 1 stick of cold butter in, mix with fingers ‘til sandy.
   Add buttermilk slowly, stir with fork till shaggy.
   Knead gently—don’t melt the butter!
   On a floured surface, form into a rough oval. Add grated butter on top, fold dough in thirds like a letter.
   Roll gently, cut into 6–7 biscuits.
   Place in buttered skillet, top with chopped butter.
   Bake 15–20 mins till golden. Brush with honey butter when done.
2. Make the honey butter: Just mix butter + honey. That’s it. Easy win.
3. Chicken time: While biscuits bake, air fry chicken at 400°F for 10–12 mins. Done when crispy.
4. Assemble the dream: Slice biscuit. Smear with honey butter. Chicken goes on. Drizzle hot honey. Cap with the top half.
5. Serve: Eat immediately. Dunk in more honey butter. Die happy.

Tips for Success

• Cold butter = flaky layers. Don’t skip the grating.
• Don’t over-knead the dough. Shaggy is good.
• Air fryer makes the chicken magic. Oven works too, just longer.
• Hot honey takes this to another universe.

Storage and Reheating

• Fridge: Biscuits + chicken can chill separately for 3 days.
• Reheat: Warm biscuits in oven or toaster. Chicken back in air fryer. Assemble fresh.
• Freezer: Biscuits freeze well. Chicken too, obviously.

FAQs

Common Mistakes and How to Dodge Them

• Warm butter in the dough. Flaky biscuits need cold chunks.
• Overmixing. The dough should be loose, not perfect.
• Forgetting the butter on top. Makes the golden crust.
• Air fryer overcrowding. Chicken needs space to crisp.
• Not brushing honey butter on hot biscuits. Melty magic missed.

Nutrition Facts (Per Sandwich)

• Calories: ~640 kcal
• Total Fat: 35g
• Saturated Fat: 18g
• Cholesterol: 95mg
• Sodium: 880mg
• Potassium: 310mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 55g
• Dietary Fiber: 2g
• Sugars: 9g
• Protein: 22g