Grilled, Fried Chicken?!
A touch healthier way of eating a fried chicken sandwich!
I have a pretty crappy diet, because I love food! Smash burgers, cheesesteaks, lobster in drawn butter, fried mozzarella sticks, and French fries are all food I eat way too much of. I decided recently I would put some more effort in eating a little better, and tonight's dinner is a reflection of that.
I wanted a fried chicken sandwich. I wanted to cook it in a quick and easy method. I didn't want a ton of dishes to mess with afterwards. And I didn't want the guilt of having eaten an unhealthy fried chicken sandwich. Tonight's dinner checked all of the boxes I needed it to. And it tasted pretty damn good.
I started by mixing up a bread-crumb mixture; bread-crumbs, Parmesan cheese, thyme, basil, cayenne pepper, garlic salt, fresh ground pepper, dried green onion, and a little extra virgin olive oil. I drug the chicken through an egg wash, coated it with the bread-crumb mixture, drug it back through the egg wash, and coated it some more with the bread crumbs...
Bread-crumb mixture!
Preparing to coat the chicken!
And the chicken is now ready for the grill!
...and then threw it on the 500°F grill (on some foil so it wouldn't stick or loose any bread-crumbs). A couple of minutes on the grill, flipped so both sides cooked, was all the chicken needed to cook. I served it with sweet-potato fries from the air-fryer to keep with the theme of a slightly healthier meal.
Frying on the grill!
I was very happy to find the chicken had a really crunchy outside, just like it was fried. But I was really surprised that the chicken was very juicy on the inside. The crust gave it a nice, savory flavor. I topped my sandwich with the usual lineup of lettuce, tomato, onion, and added one of my favorites; avocado!
Mmmmmmmm!
It was good AND healthy-ish!
I'm a sucker for a sandwich like this.
It was great!
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Comments (11)
This looks good. I do this version of “fried” chicken as well but in the oven, but never tried it on the grill. I’ll have to try this. I sometimes like to add Parmesan cheese and some spices to amp up the flavor a bit.
Doing it on the grill was great because it meant less dishes!!!
It looks good! I am wondering if you could something similar in the oven 🤔. I don't have a grill 🙈.
It's super easy to do this in the oven!
I think so! 🙂
Looks very good!
That sounds fantastic. Now I want a chicken sandwich.
Definitely looks good! I like sweet potato fries with spicy ketchup.
I do them with honey mustard. Pretty much the only time I eat honey mustard!