Meal Kit
Nashville Hot Fried Chicken
with butter beans, Texas toast, and pickles
Prep & Cook Time: 30-40 min.
Spice Level: Spicy
Cook Within: 5 days
Contains: Milk, Wheat, Soy
A favorite regional dish in Nashville, local lore attributes the origin of this hellaciously hot chicken to a girlfriend cooking a VERY hot fried chicken dish for her womanizing boyfriend. Unfortunately her plan backfired when he loved the dish and opened up a restaurant specializing in cooking "hot" chicken. #whompwhomp
In Your Box (serves 2)
- 15½ oz. Butter Beans
- 2 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
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- 2 oz. Roasted Red Peppers
- 2 Green Onions
- 6 Pickle Slices
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- 2 Home Chef Hot Chicken Seasoning
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Nutrition (per serving) QOjx57Pw
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Calories1440
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Carbohydrates101g
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Net Carbs99g
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Fat90g
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Protein59g
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Sodium1210mg
Recipe Steps
You Will Need
- Olive Oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- 2 Mixing Bowls
- 1 Medium Non-Stick Pan
Before You Cook
Cooking Guidelines
To ensure food safety, the FDA recommends the following as minimum internal cooking temperatures:
- Steak and Pork 145° F (rest cooked meat, 3 minutes) |
- Seafood 145° F |
- Chicken 165° F |
- Ground Beef 160° F |
- Ground Turkey 165° F |
- Ground Pork 160° F
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Prepare the Ingredients
Trim and thinly slice green onions. Drain and rinse butter beans. Cut roasted red pepper into 1/4" dice. Drain pickles and reserve juice. Combine buttermilk, 2 Tbsp. pickle juice, and 2 tsp. salt in a mixing bowl. Add 2 Tbsp. buttermilk-pickle juice mixture to a second mixing bowl with flour and 1/2 tsp. pepper. Stir to form a shaggy mixture. Rinse chicken breasts and add to bowl with buttermilk-pickle juice to brine for 10 minutes.
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Make the Butter Beans
Heat a medium non-stick pan over medium heat. Add 1 tsp. olive oil, butter beans, half the green onions, and roasted red peppers to hot pan. Cook until warm throughout, about 5-6 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove to a plate and set aside. Wipe pan clean, add vegetable oil, and heat to 350 degrees over medium heat. Test oil temperature by adding a pinch of flour to it. It should sizzle gently. If it browns immediately, turn heat down and let oil cool. If it doesn't brown, increase heat.
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Coat Chicken and Fry
Line a plate with a paper towel. Remove chicken breasts from buttermilk mixture and dredge in seasoned flour, shaking off any excess. Dip in buttermilk again and then flour again for a second coating. This helps to makes chicken extra crispy. Shake off excess flour and carefully add chicken to hot oil and cook, covered, 7-9 minutes, turning every 3 minutes. Remove cover and cook 2 more minutes, or until golden brown and chicken reaches a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees. Place on paper towel-lined plate to cool.
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Make the Hot Sauce
Carefully pour off all but 1/4 cup vegetable oil into heat-proof container. There should be enough oil left to just coat bottom of pan. For medium heat, add half the hot chicken seasoning and 1/2 tsp. salt to hot oil and cook over low heat until spices are aromatic, about 1 minute. Spices will "bloom" in hot oil and release flavor and heat. For full spice effect, add remaining seasoning.
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Make the Chicken Hot
Feel free to skip this step and just serve sauce on the side for complete heat control. This sauce will make your chicken five-alarm-fire hot! Place fried chicken in pan with hot sauce and turn over with tongs to coat completely. Allow excess sauce to drip back into pan before serving.
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Plate the Dish
Place a slice of Texas toast on a plate and spoon some butter beans next to it. Place chicken on top of Texas toast and top with pickle chips. Garnish with remaining green onions.
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