It’s easy to miss the sweetness that comes from the fast-food nuggets and equate any small, crispy, white meat chicken bits to the cult-favorite.īut make no mistake, there is no nugget out there that tastes exactly like Chick-fil-A’s – or at least I haven’t found it yet.Not all frozen chicken nuggets are created equal and when you're looking for something that tastes like it's from the drive-thru it can be hard to figure out which bag to reach for. Overall, I can see why someone would think Just Bare’s lightly breaded chicken breast chunks taste like Chick-fil-A if they weren’t doing a direct side-by-side comparison. I even tried dipping both nuggets into Chick-fil-A sauce, but tasting one after the other, the difference was still unmistakable. These Costco-stocked chicken nuggets made me think of the frozen popcorn chicken of my childhood, which isn’t a bad thing at all, but it’s no Chick-fil-A. There was a little bit of a spicy, white pepper kick, but nothing major – there is no hint of heat in Chick-fil-A’s nugget flavor profile. On the other hand, the Just Bare nuggets were saltier and more directly savory. The flavor made me want to keep going back for more, and more, and more. It’s such a distinct flavor, one I’ve never gotten from something savory outside of these little golden drops of chicken-y goodness. It’s hard to put a finger on the quality, but it reminded me of the underlying sweetness of a pie crust. Rachel Askinasi/InsiderĬhick-fil-A’s bite-sized breaded chicken has a sweetness to it that I hadn’t noticed until I pit it against nuggets made by another company. Read more: I tried 4 different frozen chicken nuggets and was surprised by how different they all were Just Bare nuggets vary in size and texture more than Chick-fil-A nuggetsĮven Chick-fil-A sauce couldn’t make Just Bare taste exactly like Chick-fil-A. So to test this claim, I put on my most critical nugget-eating hat and pit the two against one another for a side-by-side comparison to see if the Costco chicken chunks could serve as an at-home replacement for Chick-fil-A, which cost me $9.85 for a 12-piece order. Many other TikTokers who tried the nuggets agreed, posting taste-test videos under the hashtag #justbarechicken, which has 3 million views at the time of writing. The video, which had 2.3 million views at the time of writing, shows and her daughter swooning over the Just Bare chicken (A 64-ounce bag retails for $17.40 at the wholesale club). It just hits differently than any other breaded or fried chicken I’ve had.Īnd while I’ve tested numerous brands of frozen nuggets sold in supermarkets, I hadn’t yet tried Just Bare’s lightly breaded chicken breast chunks from Costco, which TikTok user says taste exactly like the beloved fast-food. There’s something special about Chick-fil-A’s chicken recipe. Related: I ate nothing but ‘healthy’ fast food for a week - here’s what happened ![]() Visit Insider’s homepage for more stories. The Just Bare nuggets were good but didn’t taste quite like Chick-fil-A’s. ![]() I tried the two side-by-side to test the theory. TikTokers say a brand of frozen nuggets available at Costco taste just like Chick-fil-A nuggets. I put Chick-fil-A nuggets and Just Bare chicken chunks to the test.
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