Chicken Biscuits

Chicken Biscuits make a quick and versatile Southern-style meal. They’re a tasty option for breakfast, or enjoy them at any time of the day!

Chicken and Biscuits

If you’re looking for a quick and versatile Southern-style meal, you’re in luck. Though these easy Chicken Biscuits are a tasty option for breakfast, they’re actually incredibly filling at any time of the day!

Once in a while, it’s nice to have something different for breakfast. Sometimes cereal doesn’t cut it, and you want comfort food! Few things are more “Southern comfort” than fried chicken and biscuits … they go hand-in-hand. 

Chicken biscuits are definite a Southern classic, yet everyone, regardless of geography, seems to have big opinions on their favorite chicken biscuit place!! I know I do. Still, only one kind of chicken biscuit beats out the rest, and I’m sure you all would agree…

Homemade! Chicken biscuits right from your very own kitchen always taste better than the ones from a fast food joint or a restaurant. There’s just something about chicken and a biscuit made with love, you know? And today…I’m going to show you a recipe that’ll keep your family coming back for more. It’s fast and easy, and you’ll enjoy it each morning you make it.

Of course, these chicken biscuits also work well as lunch or dinner meals. They’re really versatile!

Chicken and Biscuits Recipe: Ingredients & Substitutions

To make chicken biscuits, you will need…

Ingredients

For the chicken

• boneless, skinless chicken breast halves are generally the traditional cut used in chicken biscuits.
• flour, salt, cayenne pepper, and regular pepper will form your dry mix, which in turn forms the breading on the fried chicken. For the flour, using all-purpose is fine!
• hot sauce – is definitely a necessity with Southern-style chicken biscuits, in my opinion!! You don’t have to use as much as I’ve listed in the recipe, though – to taste is fine, especially if you’re sensitive to spice.
• buttermilk – which you’ll add to the hot sauce to make your wet mix.
• oil for frying the chicken – use any of your favorites or whatever you have on hand at the house! I find vegetable oil works best, but peanut oil is also a good one.

Biscuits

• My Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe – or your favorite biscuit recipe. You can also use canned or frozen. Or use your favorite baking mix to create your biscuits.

Chicken Biscuits Recipe: FAQs

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• Butter Dip Biscuits
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Servings: 8 servings

Chicken Biscuits

By Jamie Sherman

Chicken Biscuits make a quick and versatile Southern-style meal. They're a tasty option for breakfast, or enjoy them at any time of the day!

Prep: 15 minutes mins

Cook: 30 minutes mins

Total: 45 minutes mins

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Equipment

• baking sheets
• spider strainer
• tongs
• 8 Inch Cast Iron Skillet – Pre-Seasoned Skillet 
• GranPappy Electric Deep Fryer
• measuring cups and spoons
• measuring cups and spoons
• cutting board
• knife

Ingredients 

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For the chicken

• ▢ 4 thin boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• ▢ 1 tablespoon hot sauce, or to taste
• ▢ 1 cup buttermilk
• ▢ 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional
• ▢ oil for frying

For the biscuits

• ▢ My homemade Buttermilk Biscuits, or your favorite biscuit recipe, prepared according to recipe or package directions

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Instructions 

• Heat oil to 375°F.
• Cut each breast in half so there are 8 thin chicken pieces total.
• In a pie plate, combine the hot sauce and buttermilk. In a separate pie plate, combine the flour, salt, pepper, and cayenne.
• Dip each chicken piece into the flour mixture, then into the buttermilk mixture then dip back into the flour mixture – coating each side well. Place the chicken pieces in the fryer and fry until golden brown on each side, flipping once if necessary. Do not overcrowd. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining chicken pieces.
• To serve, split the biscuits in half and top with one piece of fried chicken.
• Serve immediately with additional hot sauce, if desired.

Notes

• You can add a cooked egg or a slice of cheese for a more filling meal.
• If your family is not a fan of spicy food, you can reduce or eliminate the cayenne pepper and hot sauce.

Nutrition

Serving: 1biscuit, Calories: 239kcal, Carbohydrates: 19g, Protein: 28g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 79mg, Sodium: 503mg, Potassium: 507mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 115IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 45mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Originally published on November 29, 2012. Updated on March 20, 2022.