Buffalo chicken Big Mac (McDonald's copycat) | Recipe | Bounded by Buns

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground chicken meat (thigh or breast or a combination of the two)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 whole egg
• 1 cup buttermilk
• peanut oil or another neutral frying oil (enough to fill at least 2 inches in your pot or pan)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup hot sauce (I use Frank's RedHot)
• 4 soft burger buns (the top and bottom of 2 buns will be sacrificed)
• 8 to 10 tablespoons <a href='https://boundedbybuns.com/recipes/r/blue-cheese-dressing' alt='view recipe' title='view recipe'>blue cheese dressing/sauce</a>
• pickles or <a href='https://boundedbybuns.com/recipes/r/pickled-celery' alt='view recipe' title='view recipe'>pickled celery</a> or raw celery (sliced in small pieces)
• lettuce, shredded
• 4 chicken patties (from above)