Grand Lux Cafe takes our Spring dining at home up a notch with the release of their Nashville Hot Chicken Recipe

For chicken lovers, there are some times you just want something hot, spicy, and delicious. And with the help of the Grand Lux Cafe, we can make that happen all in the comfort of our own homes.

How you may ask? With the help of their special recipe release of course. In honor of National Hot Chicken Day, which took place on March 30, the Grand Lux Cafe (which is owned by The Cheesecake Factory by the way), decided to give us a little taste of their cooking. For those of us not near a restaurant, this is a chance to indulge in a little elevated cuisine right at home.

The Nashville Hot Chicken recipe walks you through everything you need to create the perfect chicken dish, right down to side suggestions and even how to make the spice happen. After all, if they aren’t able to make the dish for you in one of their restaurants, the Grand Lux Cafe wants to make sure you’re still getting a quality dish.

After having attempted this dish myself, I will admit that I much prefer when the Grand Lux Cafe makes my meal, but in a pinch this is definitely a delicious and satisfying meal at home.

The Grand Lux Cafe’s recipe for Nashville Hot Chicken

So how can you make this delicious dish at home? By following these well laid out instructions of course.

Nashville Hot Chicken Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup of hot sauce, preferably a vinegar based sauce (check out Louisiana Hot Sauce for this one)
• 1 ounce of unsalted butter (I used salted and I didn’t feel like that took away from the dish)
• 1 tablespoon of honey
• 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder
• 1 teaspoon of granulated garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon of brown sugar (I used dark brown sugar)
• 1/4 teaspoon of paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
• A pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
• A pinch of salt
• 4 – 4 ounce pieces of boneless, skinless chicken breasts (I used thighs in mine and it was still delicious) that have been slightly pounded
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper
• 1 cup of buttermilk
• 1 cup of flour
• Vegetable oil (this is for frying so you may need a bit)
• 8 pickle slices (or more)

Cooking Instructions for your Nashville Hot Chicken:

"Add enough oil into a large frying pan to come up approximately 1-1/2 inches on the sides. Make sure that the oil does not fill the pan completely. Heat the oil over medium heat to 350℉ or until it begins to shimmer.Heat the hot sauce, butter, honey, granulated garlic, onion powder, brown sugar, paprika, cayenne, salt and crushed red chile flakes in a small saucepan set over medium heat. Stir the ingredients together and bring to a simmer. Set aside until needed.Season both sides of the pounded chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Coat the chicken breasts in the flour and dip into the buttermilk. Repeat the flour and buttermilk process, and then coat in the flour one last time.Place the chicken into the frying pan and cook until half done. Carefully turn the chicken over and continue to cook until done and has become crispy and golden brown.Remove from the pan and allow to drain on paper towels.Place two chicken breasts onto each serving plate and drizzle the sauce evenly over the chicken.Place the pickle slices on top of the chicken."

For the recommended sides, the Grand Lux Cafe serves their Nashville Hot Chicken dish with green beans and mashed potatoes. And while that’s all well and good, I totally went in a different direction with mine.

Once you have created your own take on this Nashville Hot Chicken, we want to see your work. Share a picture of your creation on social media and be sure to tag us, and of course share with the people at Grand Lux Cafe too, I bet they want to see what you come with as well.

Are you a fan of Nashville Hot Chicken? Have you ever had the Grand Lux Cafe’s take on the dish before? Tell us in the comments below.