Get ready to turn up the heat with this Low-Carb Spicy Chicken Sandwich! Juicy chicken is marinated overnight in seasoned buttermilk to help tenderize the meat and build flavor. Then it’s coated in a crispy, spicy breading and fried until golden brown and delicious.
But the real star of this sandwich? The sweet-and-spicy mayo! Made with hot sauce, cayenne pepper, and a touch of honey, this creamy sauce delivers the perfect balance of heat and sweetness in every bite. Pile the crispy chicken onto your favorite keto-friendly bun, slather on that irresistible sauce, and get ready for a satisfying sandwich that brings plenty of spicy flavor without all the carbs.
Ingredients
For the Sweet and Spicy Mayonnaise:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 Tbsp. Tabasco or other hot sauce
1/4 tsp. cayenne
1 Tbsp. honey
For the Chicken:
4 chicken breast cutlets, pounded to flatten
2 cups buttermilk (approximately)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1/4 cup Tabasco
1-1/2 tsp. poultry seasoning
1 Tbsp. Cajun seasoning
1-1/2 cups Carbquick
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. minced onion flakes
1 tsp. smoked paprika
1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
2 tsp. cayenne pepper
Avocado oil for frying
4 slices provolone cheese
4 Keto hamburger buns
Lettuce, Tomato, Pickles
4 strips bacon, cooked crisp
Instructions
In a bowl, mix all the ingredients for the sweet and spicy mayonnaise. Chill until ready for serving.
In a large bowl, season the chicken with poultry seasoning, Tabasco, a little Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper. Pour buttermilk over the chicken until it is covered. Marinate the chicken overnight.
After the chicken is marinated, prepare a plate with a mixture of Carbquick, cornstarch, garlic powder, minced onion flakes, smoked paprika, Italian seasoning, and cayenne. Dredge the chicken in the coating mixture and press it into the chicken. Lay the chicken cutlets on a baking sheet until all the chicken is coated.
Heat avocado oil until hot. Fry the chicken on both sides until golden. Keep an eye on it to make sure the coating does not burn. Carbquick fries dark quickly. This is why the chicken must be pounded thin, so that it also cooks quickly at the same rate. Drain the fried chicken on a wire rack.
To serve, place a slice of provolone on top of the chicken. Add lettuce, tomato and crispy bacon. Don’t forget the sweet and spicy mayo to finish. Delicious!!
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Equipment
- 1 kitchen mallet
- 1 medium bowl
- 1 small spoon or whisk
- 1 large bowl
- 1 measuring cup
- Measuring spoons
- 1 baking sheet
- 1 skillet
- 1 tongs
- 1 Wire rack
Ingredients
For the Sweet and Spicy Mayonnaise:
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp. Tabasco or other hot sauce
- 1/4 tsp. cayenne
- 1 Tbsp. honey
For the Chicken:
- 4 chicken breast cutlets pounded to flatten
- 2 cups buttermilk approximately
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 cup Tabasco
- 1-1/2 tsp. poultry seasoning
- 1 Tbsp Cajun seasoning
- 1-12/ cups Carbquick
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. minced onion flakes
- 1 tsp. smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 2 tsp. cayenne pepper
- Avocado oil for frying
- 4 slices provolone cheese
- 4 Keto hamburger buns
- Lettuce Tomato, Pickles
- 4 strips bacon cooked crisp
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix all the sweet-and-spicy mayonnaise ingredients.
- Chill until ready for serving.
- In a large bowl, season the chicken with poultry seasoning, Tabasco, a little Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper.
- Pour buttermilk over the chicken until it is covered.
- Marinate the chicken overnight.
- After marinating, prepare a mixture of Carbquick, cornstarch, garlic powder, minced onion flakes, smoked paprika, Italian seasoning, and cayenne.
- Dredge the chicken in the coating mixture and press it into the chicken.
- Lay the chicken cutlets on a baking sheet until all the chicken is coated.
- Heat avocado oil until hot.
- Fry the chicken on both sides until golden.
- Watch it closely to make sure the coating doesn’t burn. Carbquick fries dark quickly. That is why the chicken must be pounded thin, so it cooks just as quickly.
- Drain the fried chicken on a wire rack.
- To serve, place a slice of provolone on top of the chicken.
- Add lettuce, tomato and crispy bacon.
- Don’t forget the sweet-and-spicy mayo to finish.
