A family favorite, popcorn chicken is a dish made up of bite-sized pieces of deep-fried chicken. The chicken goes great with mashed potatoes and green beans, in my opinion.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 cups oil, or as needed
- 3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cubed
Instructions
- Mix flour, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl. Beat eggs and lemon juice together in a separate bowl.
- Heat 2 inches of oil in a large pot over medium heat.
- Dredge chicken pieces in flour mixture; shake off excess. Dip into beaten egg. Lift up so excess egg drips back into the bowl. Press into flour mixture again to coat.
- Lower pieces of chicken carefully into hot oil in batches; fry until golden brown, 7 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Repeat with remaining chicken pieces.
- To test the oil to make sure it is hot enough: a small amount of flour dropped in should sizzle.
- We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking. Amount will vary depending on cooking time and temperature, ingredient density, and specific type of oil used.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 451 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 49 g |
| Cholesterol | 96 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 21 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 248 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This recipe was perfection since I followed the commenters’ suggestions to increase seasonings to 3 TBS of salt, 1 TBS of pepper and 2 TBS of garlic powder. It was amazing! Subbed gluten free flour (Celiac) and it turned out light, perfectly seasoned, and delicious!
Tasty treat for everyone!
I made these with a few changes to the recipe, I used the air fryer, and it turned out just great! I saw that some of the reviews said it needed more seasonings, so I salted the chicken a night before and let it sit in the fridge for a night. It made it much more flavorful and amazing. Thank you!
the breading fell off
I made this recipe for our boys and it was a HUGE hit! Zero complaints and there was complete SILENCE at the dinner table while they ate! Definitely a keeper!
To be honest, to me the original recipe tasted very plain and had no flavor. There was barely any salt/ pepper taste. So I customized the recipe, added more Salt, Black & Cayanne Pepper, Red Chilli Powder, some more Garlic Powder in the flour and added some more Lemon Juice in the egg. Then did the second batch, which tasted much better.
Used the recipe as a guide and adjusted the flavours to what I had and like ( maple bacon rub, seasoning salt, garlic powder, paprika and black pepper) I adjusted the flour ratio to the chicken I had on hand. I subbed a couple dashes of Frank’s Red Hot instead of lemon with the egg mixture. My husband loved these. They turned out very tasty and a wonderful crispy batter.
Absolutely delicious!! A favorite recipe of mine now!!
Delicious! Just plan for enough time to make
It would have been better, had I ate it once it was ready. Instead I took it to work for lunch, maybe it was made to eat asap
READ THIS BEFORE YOU MAKE IT: Like the others said, this needs a ton more of seasoning and salt. (I’d say at least 3 tablespoons salt, double the garlic powder) On top of that, 2 cups of flour is more than enough as there was a huge amount of it wasted at the end. Also I recommend 10+ minutes in the fryer to get that golden crusty goodness.
Turned out perfect! This is an easy recipe and can be tweaked by adding more seasoning. Made Valentine snacks with these.
This turned out great! I do think the flour could use double the amount of seasoning but other than that I wouldn’t change a thing.