It was the first new breakfast entrée in six years. In July 2016, Chick-fil-A began serving the Egg White Grill, a breakfast sandwich made with grilled chicken, egg whites and cheese on a toasted multigrain English muffin. It may sound crazy, but, “Customers told us that lunch and dinner weren’t the only times they wanted quality options,” says Amanda Norris, executive director of menu strategy and packaging at Chick-fil-A. Since the recipe revamp of 2014, grilled chicken has been a staple of the Chick-fil-A menu, popular for lunch and dinner as nuggets, on salads and sandwiches – and even for breakfast. Once the grilled chicken is cooked, it’s placed on a toasted multigrain bun with green leaf lettuce and tomato for the Grilled Chicken Sandwich. Ultimately, Chick-fil-A’s menu team chose a seasoning with simple ingredients: a blend of sea salt, lemon, garlic and savory herbs. The blend had to satisfy a lot of requirements: Complement the smokiness the grill provided, hold flavor after being cooked, and be able to be replicated every day in all Chick-fil-A kitchens across the country. We needed to create something better,” Farmer says. “Our previous grilled chicken was good, but not great. In fact, it took several years for Chick-fil-A’s culinary team to test 1,200-plus seasoning combinations. And finding the perfect recipe wasn’t easy. “That’s the real magic of our grilled chicken,” says Farmer.īefore the chicken is grilled though, it is seasoned and marinated. And like your grill at home, it leaves actual grill marks on the chicken, adding to the flavor and experience. Unlike your grill at home, it cooks both sides of the chicken at the same time, so it’s done fast and you don’t have to wait. Its proprietary cooking surface has the biggest impact for customers. ![]() How? With a hydraulic system to lift the lid and lower it – but gently so it doesn’t put too much pressure on the chicken and release the juices. The patented high-tech grill cooks the chicken quickly and keeps it moist by locking in flavor. So, Chick-fil-A’s engineering team invented it. Chick-fil-A wanted to serve a grilled chicken breast that tastes like it came off a backyard grill, but the technology simply didn’t exist at the time. The result was an unconventional pairing that melded taste and technology. It was going to take a combination of the two to provide the best meal for our customers,” says David Farmer, vice president of menu strategy and development at Chick-fil-A. “When the was relaunched in 2014, we could not work just on the technology for the grill or just on the recipe for the chicken. So why does Chick-fil-A’s grilled chicken taste so good? The answer: One of the tastiest, most nutritious options available in fast food – Chick-fil-A’s grilled chicken.Ĭhick-fil-A may be known for its original hand-breaded chicken sandwich, but its grilled chicken menu items are also customer favorites. ![]() Here’s a question for you: What happens when you add seven years of development, more than 1,200 recipes, one new innovative grill and a $50-million-dollar investment? The technology behind the juicy taste of our grilled chicken
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