Best Spicy Chicken Sandwich Recipes

FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH WITH SLAW AND SPICY MAYO

Steps:

• For spicy mayo and slaw:
• Mix garlic, mayonnaise, and hot pepper sauce in a small bowl; cover and chill. Toss onion, jalapeño, cabbage, pickles, and pickle juice in a large bowl to combine; cover and chill.
• For fried chicken and assembly:
• Whisk flour, pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a shallow bowl. Pour buttermilk into another shallow bowl. Working with 1 piece at a time, dredge chicken in flour mixture, shaking off excess. Dip in buttermilk, allowing excess to drip back into bowl. Dredge again in flour mixture, shaking off excess.
• Pour oil into a large heavy skillet to a depth of 1/2". Prop deepfry thermometer in oil so bulb is submerged. Heat over medium heat until thermometer registers 350°F.
• Fry chicken until golden brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a wire rack set inside a baking sheet; season with salt. Spread cut sides of rolls with butter. Heat another large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, cook rolls buttered side down until browned and crisp, about 1 minute.
• Spread with spicy mayo. Build sandwiches with rolls, chicken, and cabbage slaw.

SPICY FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise and hot sauce. In another bowl, toss the cabbage, parsley and jalapeno with the pickle juice.
• Heat 1/2 inch of vegetable oil in a large cast-iron skillet to 350 degrees F.
• In a shallow dish, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, pepper, cayenne and salt. Pour the buttermilk into another shallow dish. Working with one piece at a time, dredge the chicken in the flour mixture, shaking off any excess. Dip in the buttermilk and allow the excess to drip off. Dredge again in the flour mixture.
• Fry the chicken until golden and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Spread the bottom of each sandwich roll with the spicy mayo mixture. Layer on the pickles and fried chicken. Drizzle with honey, then top with some slaw and the sandwich roll tops.

COPYCAT WENDY'S SPICY CHICKEN FILLET SANDWICH

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the chicken, jalapeño juice, buttermilk and hot sauce. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour, more if you have the time.
• In a shallow bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, pepper, onion, garlic, and chili powder.
• To dredge the chicken, remove each piece from the buttermilk mixture and dip into the seasoned flour. Dip once again into the buttermilk and once more into the dry ingredients. Place the dredged chicken on a wire rack set over a baking sheet and continue coating the remaining chicken pieces. Allow the coated chicken to rest while you heat up the oil. This will prevent the coating from falling off during frying.
• Pour the oil into a large pot and heat up to 365 degrees F. Carefully lower the chicken into the hot oil, cooking it in batches to not overcrowd the pan. Fry until golden brown and the chicken reaches 165 degrees, about 4 to 6 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the chicken from the oven and place on a clean wire rack, set over a baking sheet.
• Set a large pan or griddle over medium high heat, melt the butter and toast the buns, cut side down.
• To assemble the sandwiches, spread the buns with mayonnaise and place a chicken on each bottom bun. Top with lettuce and tomato and the top bun. Serve immediately.

SPICY CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Spray baking pan with cooking spray. Mix pepper sauce and water in a recloseable plastic bag.
• Mix all dry ingredients in a large recloseable plastic bag.
• Put chicken in bag with hot pepper sauce and toss to coat.
• Take chicken one piece at a time and shake in the bag of dry mixture, making sure to coat well.
• Place the chicken on the baking pan and coat with the cooking spray.
• Bake in a 350° oven for 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle chicken with hot pepper sauce mix and spray more cooking spray on the chicken.
• Turn and bake 30 minutes more.
• Brown the face of the buns.
• On the top half of the bun spread 2 teaspoons of the mayonnaise and top with a slice of tomato and chopped lettuce.

SPICY BREADED CHICKEN FRIED STEAK SANDWICH

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. THE CHICKEN STEAK
• 3. Gather your ingredients.
• 4. Place the milk, or buttermilk, in a shallow bowl, and add the steak.
• 5. Allow to rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
• 6. Meanwhile, add the flour, garlic powder, paprika black pepper, cayenne, and salt to a shallow bowl, and combine.
• 7. Add the beaten egg to another shallow bowl.
• 8. Remove the steak from the milk, or buttermilk, shake off any excess, and coat in the flour mixture.
• 9. Shake away any excess flour, and dip in the egg mixture.
• 10. Shake away any excess egg, and coat a second time in the flour.
• 11. Place the steak on a wire rack, and allow it to rest for 15 minutes.
• 12. Chef's Note: This will help dry out the crust and make it nice and crispy.
• 13. Add 1/2-inch (1.3cm) of peanut oil to a skillet, over medium heat.
• 14. When the oil reaches 350f (175c), add the steak,and cook until nice and brown on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.
• 15. THE ASSEMBLY
• 16. Add your favorite sauce, mayo, or whatever you like to one side of each piece of bread.
• 17. Chef's Note: This is my favorite sauce: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/spread/andy-s-not-so-secret-secret-sauce.html?p=5
• 18. Lay down a bed of lettuce.
• 19. Add the chicken-fried steak.
• 20. Add the sliced tomatoes.
• 21. Top with the other piece of bread.
• 22. PLATE/PRESENT
• 23. Cut in half, and serve with your favorite side. Enjoy.
• 24. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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SPICY CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• 1. If deep frying, in a deep fryer or cast iron pot, heat 6-8 cups of oil to 375 degrees. If pan frying, heat 1 1/2-2 cups oil (about 1/2 inch in the pan) in a large, heavy bottomed frying pan.
• 2. In a large bowl or pie pan, whisk together hot sauce, water, and egg.
• 3. In a shallow bowl or pie pan, combine flour, salt, cayenne pepper, black pepper, onion powder, paprika, and garlic powder.
• 4. Pound each chicken breast with a mallet/tenderizer until about 3/8 inch thick. The chicken may be much larger than the bun when it's pounded thin. If so, you may want to cut the breast in half before breading to make the chicken fit better on the bun.
• 5. Coat each fillet in the flour, then in the hot sauce/water/egg mixture, then in the flour again. Repeat the dredge if you would like a thicker coating.
• 6. After all of the chicken is coated, deep fry for 8 to 12 minutes, or pan fry 4 to 6 minutes on each side. After frying, drain excess oil from the chicken by placing it on a cooling rack or on a plate covered with paper towels.
• 7. Grill the faces of the hamburger buns on a griddle or in a dry skillet (optional) and prepare sandwiches with chicken, mayonnaise, lettuce, and tomato.

SPICY BUFFALO CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Brush each chicken breast with wing sauce then season with salt and pepper.
• Grill each chicken breast, basting with wing sauce until fully cooked.
• Drizzle each hamburger bun with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and place on grill until golden brown.
• Build each sandwich from bottom bun to top with lettuce, tomato, chicken breast and 1 tablespoon of blue cheese dressing.

FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH WITH SPICY MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Pour the kefir, or buttermilk, or yogurt into a small dish and stir in the ½ teaspoon of hot smoked paprika, ½ teaspoon of salt, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, and maple syrup. Peel the garlic and mince or grate it in, too. Give a good stir, then add the chicken thigh and turn it in the marinade to make sure it's well coated. Cover the dish, then leave for at least 4 hours or up to 2 days in the fridge. (If you simply cannot wait that long, leave the chicken in its marinade out on the kitchen countertop for 20-40 minutes.)
• Take the chicken, in its marinade, out of the fridge in good time to get to room temperature before you start to cook it.
• Mix the flour with the remaining ¼ teaspoon each of hot smoked paprika and salt in a shallow dish. Lift the chicken out of the marinade, but don't try and shake it off. Dredge both sides of the chicken in the seasoned flour, then dip briefly back into the marinade and dredge again. This double-dredging is essential to get a thick, shaggy coating. You can leave the coated chicken in the flour dish until you fry.
• Mix the garlic mayonnaise with the Chili Crisp oil and honey, and spread both pieces of a split burger bun (or a couple of slices of bread) with it. Put a plate lined with paper towels by (but not dangerously near) the stove, if you want to get rid of any excess fat once the chicken's cooked.
• Pour enough oil into your chosen pan to come about 1½ inches up the sides. Heat until a small piece of bread becomes golden and crisp almost instantly; if you want to be precise, and have a food thermometer, then you want the fat to be at 375ºF when the chicken goes in (and about 350ºF as it cooks).
• Using tongs, gently lower the chicken thigh into the hot oil, and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side, by which time the coating should be deep gold and very crisp and the chicken completely cooked through. Remove to the waiting paper-lined plate, remembering to take the pan of oil off the heat, and leave to stand for a couple of minutes while you shred some iceberg lettuce and get out your pickles. Put a handful of shredded lettuce on top of the mayo on the bottom slice, top with the fried chicken, add kimchi, pink-pickled onions and any other pickles you want. Scatter with a bit more lettuce and squidge on the top of the bun or second slice of bread. Go in cautiously: I have more than once burned my mouth.

WENDY'S SPICY CHICKEN FILLET SANDWICH

Steps:

• 1. Preheat 6 to 8 cups of oil in a deep fryer to 350 degrees. 2 Combine the pepper sauce and water in a small bowl. 3 Combine the flour, salt, cayenne pepper, black pepper, onion powder, paprika and garlic powder in another shallow bowl. 4 Pound each of the chicken pieces with a mallet until about 3/8-inch thick. Trim each breast fillet if necessary to help it fit on the bun. 5 Working with one fillet at a time, coat each piece with the flour, then dredge it in the diluted pepper sauce. Coat the chicken once again in the flour mixture and set it aside until the rest of the chicken is coated. 6 Fry the chicken fillets for 8 to 12 minutes or until they are light brown and crispy. Remove the chicken to a rack or to paper towels to drain. 7 As chicken is frying, prepare each sandwich by grilling the face of the hamburger buns on a hot skillet over medium heat. Spread about 2 teaspoons of mayonnaise on the face of each of the inverted top buns. 8 Place a tomato slice onto the mayonnaise, then stack a leaf of lettuce on top of the tomato. 9 On each of the bottom buns, stack one piece of chicken. 10 Flip the top half of each sandwich onto the bottom half and serve hot.

SPICY GRILLED STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST SANDWICH

Steps:

• Slice a small pocket into each chicken breast with a sharp knife. Layer cheese slices, avocado slices, and sliced jalapeno inside the chicken pockets. Pinch chicken breasts closed and secure with toothpicks or skewers; place chicken into a casserole dish.
• Whisk olive oil, lime juice, mesquite seasoning, and salt together in a bowl; drizzle half of the mixture over chicken breasts. Turn chicken breasts over and drizzle with remaining olive oil mixture; cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Place chicken breasts on preheated grill and cook for 7 minutes; turn chicken over and brush with BBQ sauce on the cooked side. Continue grilling for about 5 minutes; turn chicken over and apply BBQ sauce to the second cooked side. Cook chicken until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 2 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Serve each chicken breast on a Kaiser roll.

COPYCAT CHICK-FIL-A SPICY DELUXE CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Directions:
• In a medium bowl whisk together wet ingredients, add chicken, making sure to coat evenly. Allow chicken to marinate for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium sized pot, over medium-high, heat oil to 350°F While oil heats, in a medium bowl, whisk togethers dry ingredients.
• Reserving the marinade, remove the chicken to a plate. Whisk the egg into the marinade. Dip the chicken into the egg mixture, one piece at a time, shaking off excess egg mixture. Dredge chicken piece in flour mix, making sure to coat evenly on both sides. Repeat the breading process (egg mixture to flour mix) one more time, set chicken aside. Line a baking sheet with paper towels.
• Once oil is heated, cook chicken until golden brown on each side, about 2 to 3 minutes a side. Chicken should be opaque in the center. Place cooked chicken on prepared baking sheet to drain.
• Brush toasted buns with butter. Divide pickle slices, lettuce, tomatoes, and chicken and cheese, on each bun. Top with remaining bun halves.

SPICY CARIBBEAN CHICKEN SANDWICH WITH PINEAPPLE AND TANGY BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. For spicy chicken rub add all spices into a bowl and stir well. Pull skin off chicken legs. Cover both sides of chicken with spicy rub and set aside. Turn oven on to 350 degrees.
• 2. In large heavy oven proof pot heat up oil on med-high heat. After oil is transluscent add marinated chicken to pan. Allow to brown on both sides about 8 minutes each side. Move chicken around pan occasionally. Add the green onions, sweet and spicy peppers, and thyme to pan. Stir vegetables around pan for 5 minutes. Add orange juice, lime juice, and pineapple chunks to pan. Stir bottom of pan to de-glaze. Cover with foil and lid and allow to cook in oven for 45 minutes or until chicken is 180 degrees.
• 3. While Chicken is cooking, heat sauce pot on medium with olive oil to begin bbq sauce. When oil is transluscent add yellow onion and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Stir occasionally and allow onion and garlic to sweat in pan for 3 to 5 minutes. When garlic and onions have changed color add the rest of ingredients to pot. Turn heat up to high and bring to a boil stirring frequently. When it comes up to a boil turn down heat to low-med and allow to simmer for 30 to 45 minutes. Stir occasionally. The finished product should be thick. When sauce has finished leave chunky or blend in food processor if you prefer a smoother bbq sauce.
• 4. When chicken is done cooking allow to cool. Start pulling chicken meat off the bone into a large bowl. Shred the pineapple also and mix with chicken. Then serve chicken and pineapple on hearty roll with bbq sauce.

SPICY SOUTHWEST CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• 1. In a blender, mini-chop, or food processor, pulse the sun-dried tomatoes, chipotle, adobo sauce, water, oil, vinegar, mustard, and brown sugar together until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste and pulse again. Transfer to a small bowl.
• 2. In another small bowl, mash the avocado with half the cilantro and all of the lime juice. Season generously with salt and pepper to taste.
• 3. Spread 4 of the slices of bread with the avocado mixture. Spread the remaining 4 pieces of bread with the sun-dried tomato-and-chipotle mixture, then layer on the chicken, bacon, tomato, onion, the remaining cilantro, and the bread. Cut in half and serve immediately.

MARY'S GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH WITH SPICY BUFFALO CHICKEN, PEPPER JACK AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Brush both sides of each slice of bread with the butter.
• Place the blue cheese and heavy cream in a food processor fitted with a steel blade and process until smooth. Spread the pureed blue cheese over the top of one side of each slice of bread.
• In a small bowl, mix together the chicken and hot sauce and arrange it over the blue cheese puree on one slice of the bread. Place the pepper jack cheese on top of the chicken and cover it with the other slice of bread, blue cheese puree side down.
• Heat a griddle on top of the stove over medium-high heat. Place the sandwich on the griddle and grill for about 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until the bread is golden brown and the cheese is melted. Slice the sandwich into 8 small serving pieces.

CRISPY FISH OR CHICKEN SANDWICH WITH SPICY MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Spicy Mayonnaise: In a small bowl combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, hot sauce, and rice vinegar until blended. Set aside.
• Preheat oil in saute pan.
• Wash fillets and pat dry with a towel. Lightly sprinkle with Cajun seasoning on both sides.
• In one bowl, place flour mixed with 1 1/2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning. In a separate bowl place the panko and in a third bowl, beat together the egg, Dijon mustard and 1 1/2 tbs. water.
• Dredge fillets into flour, then the egg mixture and lastly, the panko. Add fish or chicken to oil and fry until golden brown, about 5-6 minutes depending on thickness. Remove to a paper towel lined platter.
• To assemble, spread the Spicy Mayonnaise mixture on both inner sides of the toasted pistolettes then layer within the hot fish (or chicken) fillets, romaine, tomatoes and onion slices.
• NOTE: For the chicken version, with a mallet pound skinless, boneless breast fillets to a 1/8" thickness then proceed with recipe instructions.

SPICY BBQ CHICKEN CLUB SANDWICH

Steps:

• The night before the tailgate, cover each chicken breast loosely with plastic wrap and pound each one to a thickness of about 3/8-inch. Season both sides of each breast generously with the BBQ dry rub, then place them in a covered container in the refrigerator overnight. The next day, let the breasts come back to room temperature for about 30 minutes before grilling. Over a grill set on medium-high heat, grill the bacon strips on both sides to a crisp doneness. Remove the bacon to a plate lined with paper towels to drain. Grill the chicken breasts until nicely browned on the first side, about 3 minutes. Turn the breasts over and brush the top side with some BBQ sauce. After cooking for 2 more minutes, place a slice of cheese on top of each breast. When the cheese begins to melt, remove the breasts from the grill to a plate and loosely cover them with foil to stay warm. Meanwhile, brush each onion slice with oil and place them on the grill. Cook for about 3 minutes, then flip the onion slices over and grill until lightly charred. Remove the onions from the grill to a plate. Brush one side of each slice of bread with the melted butter and place them buttered-side-down on the grill. Cook the bread for about 30 seconds, then flip over and grill for another 30 seconds. Remove the bread to a platter. Sprinkle each slice of tomato with salt and pepper, to taste. To assemble, place a grilled chicken breast on each of 4 slices of bread with the buttered side facing up. Place 2 slices of bacon over each breast. On top of the bacon, place a grilled onion slice, then a seasoned tomato slice and then a lettuce leaf. Finally, brush the other 4 bread slices on the buttered side with some BBQ sauce and place them sauce-side-down on top of the sandwiches. Serve immediately.

SPICY CHICKEN CLUB SANDWICH

Steps:

• Beat together egg and milk set aside.
• Pound chicken breasts until 1/2 inch thick.
• Mix together all breading mix ingredients in a deep dish or plate.
• In a large heavy skillet, heat oil over medium heat until hot but not smoking.
• Using a double breading process, bread chicken in this order: coat both sides of chicken in breading, dip in egg wash coating both sides, then coat both sides again in breading.
• Fry chicken until golden brown on both sides about 8 minutes.
• Top each piece of chicken with two slices of cheese overlapping, then place 2 slices of bacon lengthwise.
• Cover to let cheese slightly melt.
• Assemble sandwiches in this order: lettuce leaves, 2 slices of tomato overlapping, chicken, and add 2 teaspoons of mayonnaise on each top half of bun.

SPICY BUFFALO CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Heat the butter a large skillet over medium heat. Add the shredded chicken. Sprinkle with garlic powder and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Stir in the cream cheese and cheddar cheese, until melted. Add the hot sauce, tasting and adjusting to your heat preference (3 tbsp is the perfect amount for my family).
• Arrange the sandwich. Scoop a generous amount of the buffalo chicken mixture on a bun. Pour blue cheese over all and top with chopped celery.
• Serve with a side of celery sticks and carrot sticks with blue cheese dressing.
• Enjoy!

HOT & SPICY CRISPY CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Coat chicken with coating mix as directed on package; place on foil-covered baking sheet.
• Bake 20 min. or until done (165ºF). Top with cheese; bake 2 min. or until melted.
• Spread cut sides of rolls with mayo; fill with chicken, lettuce and tomatoes.

SPICY JALAPEñO CHICKEN SANDWICH RECIPE

Steps:

• Bake chicken patties as directed on package, topping with cheese for the last 5 min.
• Mix mayo and hot pepper sauce until blended; spread onto cut sides of rolls.
• Fill with pickles, chicken patties and lettuce.