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Chicken Fried Chicken with Creamy Country Gravy

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Chicken-Fried Chicken with Creamy Country Gravy is a new favorite at this Nest! With its tasty flavored crispy breading, and rich creamy country gravy…it’s certain to be a hit at your Nest too! 

When you cook as much as I do, a new recipe isn’t a big deal to the birds that reside at my Nest.  So, when I served this dish last week and the hubs was crowing on and on about how good it was…you know it’s good!

Especially when he asks if we can have it every week and packs the leftovers himself for his lunches!!! (No, no we can’t have it every week…we can’t afford the cardiologist! Lol)

Chicken-Fried Chicken with Country Gravy

There has to be balance in our diets. Salad, soups, and fish followed by spectacular fried chicken! (Said in my best Minnie Pearl voice…and if you don’t know who that is…your younger than 50!)

Chicken-Fried Chicken with Country Gravy

This is a great homemade country meal and a true comfort food in every sense of the word.

How to Prep for Chicken-Fried Chicken

There is a little prep work that goes into this meal. Each step will help produce tender juicy chicken fillets.

Rinse and pat dry 3 large boneless chicken breasts.

Prep of Chicken Fried Chicken

Using a sharp knife, Fillet chicken breast length wise…

Filleting chicken breasts

You will have two fillets from each breast. (Are you impressed with my math skills!)

Chicken breasts fillets

Place chicken fillets in-between plastic wrap and tenderize the chicken fillets…or as I like to call it…

Tenderizing meat

Therapy!

I would like to caution that this type of “therapy” can be tricky. You can end up with ground chicken if you’re not careful…so choose your source carefully. Remember…we are tenderizing NOT pulverizing!

Tenderizing Chicken Breasts

Remove chicken from plastic wrap (I feel I need to state the obvious…lol) Season with seasoning salt and coarse black pepper.

Seasoning of Chicken

Place chicken in a medium size bowl and cover with 2–3 cups of buttermilk. Enough to submerse the chicken. Cover and refrigerate for 4–6 hours. 

TIP: I like to place mine in a bowl in the morning and let it soak all day. (Side note… I’d like to soak in buttermilk all day. Might plump up my wrinkles!)

chicken in buttermilk

Coating the Chicken Fillets

In a shallow dish add 2 cups of all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon onion powder, 1/4 teaspoon ground thyme, and 1/4 teaspoon sage.

Flour and seasonings in pan

Mix well with whisk to combine…

Flour mixture

Remove chicken from Buttermilk, allowing excess to drip off. Dredge the chicken in flour mixture. (I just love the word dredge…random fact!)

Many of you have asked where I got my Linden Sweden Flat Whisk. I bought mine from Ikea, but you can also find them on Amazon. It’s truly one of my favorite kitchen tools! It’s great for making gravy and sauces or beating eggs! I highly recommend having one in your kitchen.

Dredge chicken in flour mixture

Be sure to coat both sides, making sure chicken is covered in mixture. Gently shake off any excess flour.

Chicken in flour

How To Fry Chicken Fried Chicken

In a large skillet pour 1/2 inch of vegetable oil. Heat over medium-high heat until hot enough to fry chicken. Test by dipping tip of chicken fillet into oil…if it sizzles…it’s ready. You don’t want crazy spastic sizzle…that means the oil is too hot. 

TIP: PLEASE BE CAREFUL FRYING IN HOT OIL! Always make sure the handle of the skillet is turn towards the stove and AWAY from you!

I suggest checking out this awesome splatter screen it’s a great price and an easy way to protect yourself and your stove from all the clean-up! 

Chicken frying in oil

Turn the chicken over using a slotted spatula…aka “pancake flipper” thingy. (We’re all about technical terminology here at Norine’s Nest!) 

Slide the spatula carefully under the chicken and gently turn it over. This will help keep the breading on the chicken…which is our main goal!

The chicken is ready to be turned over when you can see the juices escaping around the edges the chicken like a bootlegger in prison. 

Chicken-Fried Chicken frying

Cook chicken until both sides are golden brow, crispy, and juice run clear.

Fried Chicken Fried Chicken

Carefully remove chicken from oil and place on a baking rack on top of a baking sheet and keep warm in oven until ready to serve.

Continue frying until all the chicken is cooked.

Chicken being kept warm in oven

How to Make Creamy Country Gravy

In skillet drain some, but not all of the “drippings” from the pan. Whatever you do…don’t get rid of the bits! We want all those tasty bits! (I’m a bit passionate…about the bits! Lol) Over medium heat whisk in 1/4 cup all-purpose flour. Mix until smooth to create a roux. 

Stir flour into drippings

Add 2 cups milk and stir with whisk until thick and creamy, add 1/2 cup of chicken broth and 1 chicken bullion cube. Continue mixing until bullion cube has dissolved.

Mixing milk into roux to create gravy

Gravy will be thick and creamy with chicken batter bits. (Ohhh there I go with the bits! Gotta love bits! They’re little flavor bombs!)

TIP: If the gravy is not thick enough, it should be, but if it’s not…add 2 Tablespoons flour with 4 Tablespoons of water in a small bowl and slowly add it to the gravy. Continue stirring until gravy is thickness you’d like. If it gets too thick…add a little more milk.

Chicken Fried Chicken Gravy

Place chicken on serving dish and cover with creamy country gravy! Smother that chicken fillet in all that flavorful creamy sauce. 

Chicken-Fried Chicken with Country Gravy

The minute my husband took his first bite it was love! I loved it too…but he really enjoyed it!  I’m trying to decide just how jealous I should be over a Chicken-Fried Chicken fillet? (That’s some pretty stiff competition!)

I served it with homemade mashed potatoes and a side of green beans.

Little tip… I used the remaining chicken stock in the can to boil the green beans. Those skinny frozen beans sucked up all the flavor.

Chicken Fried Chicken with Gravy

He even loved the green beans! It was an EPIC night at Norine’s Nest! This Chicken-Fried Chicken with Creamy Country Gravy could make dinner time epic at your nest too! Enjoy!

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Yield: 6 servings

Chicken Fried Chicken with Creamy Country Gravy

Chicken-Fried Chicken with Country Gravy

Tender, moist, juicy chicken fillets in with a golden crispy flavorful breading and smothered in an amazing creamy country gravy!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes 35 seconds
Additional Time 6 hours 4 seconds
Total Time 6 hours 50 minutes 39 seconds

Ingredients

Chicken Fried Chicken

  • 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • Seasoning Salt and Coarse Black Pepper to taste
  • 2 - 3 cups buttermilk
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried crushed thyme
  • 1/4 teaspoon sage
  • Oil for frying

Gravy

  • Pan drippings
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 bullion cube

Instructions

  1. Rinse and pat dry 3 boneless skinless chicken breast
  2. Using a sharp knife, fillet chicken breast lengthwise to create two halves
  3. Season with seasoning salts and pepper
  4. Place in medium bowl and cover with buttermilk. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, and place in refrigerate to marinate for 4-6 hours.
  5. In a shallow bowl mix together flour, paprika, black pepper, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, and sage. Whisk together until well combined.
  6. Remove chicken from buttermilk, one fillet at a time, shake off any excess buttermilk. Dredge in flour mixture, making sure both sides are coated in flour mixture.
  7. In a large skillet add 1/2 inch vegetable oil. Heat over medium-high heat.
  8. Carefully add chicken to hot oil and fry until both sides are golden brown, crispy, and juices run clear. Turn chicken over during cooking with slotted spatula. Remove cooked chicken and keep warm in oven on baking sheet.
  9. To make Gravy, drain off half the excess oil, keeping the bits in the pan and some of the drippings.
  10. Over medium heat add 1/4 cup of flour and whisk together to create a roux. While still whisking slowly add 2 cups of whole milk. Continue to stir until mixture begins to thicken. Add 1/2 a cup of chicken broth and 1 bullion cube. Continue stirring until mixture is thick and creamy. If gravy is not thick enough add 2 tablespoons flour to 4 tablespoons water and whisk into gravy. Continue cooking until thickness you desire is achieved.
  11. Serve gravy over fried chicken fillets.

Notes

Total recipe time includes 4-6 hour marinade time in buttermilk.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1 chicken fillet

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 443Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 863mgCarbohydrates: 52gFiber: 2gSugar: 16gProtein: 34g

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Stefanie

Monday 7th of January 2019

This looks amazing. Pinning now.

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Tuesday 8th of January 2019

Hi Stefanie! Thank you! My husband seriously would love it if I made this every week for him! It's one of his very favorite recipes. I do hope you enjoy it and thanks so much for pinning it. Happy Nesting! ~Norine

Sylvia Ardner

Friday 2nd of November 2018

Would love to see your great recipes and try them out. They look so yummy.

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Saturday 3rd of November 2018

Hi Syliva! Thanks so much! I sincerely appreciate the sweet compliment. I hope you'll try a few of my recipes and let me know what you think. Have a wonderful weekend! Thanks for stopping by my Nest! Happy Nesting! ~Norine

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