Buttermilk Fried Chicken and Bacon Sandwich - Love of Food

Ingredients

• 4 (5 ounce) raw, boneless and skinless chicken breast or 20 ounces cut into 4 equal size pieces
• ½ cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning, divided
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• Oil for deep fat frying
• 2 Tablespoons softened butter
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh garlic
• 1 ¼ teaspoons finely chopped fresh parsley
• 8 slices raw bacon
• 2 ¼ teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 1 ½ Tablespoons rinsed and drained low sodium garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
• ¾ teaspoon granulated garlic
• ½ teaspoon granulated onion
• 1 1/8 teaspoons dried chives
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
• ¾ teaspoon sriracha sauce
• 1/8 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 4 trimmed green leaf lettuce leaves
• 8 slices beef steak tomato
• 4 (4-inch) sesame seed hamburger buns