Zaxbys chicken fingers and buffalo wings are lip-smacking good from the wing flavors and sauces. This homemade fried chicken recipe is coated in a homemade honey mustard sauce that tastes like a spot-on copycat of the Zaxbys boneless wings!
Appetizers and Salads are always a popular pick on a menu! Transform a hand-breaded chicken recipe into a Buffalo Chicken Salad or Restaurant-quality Chicken Sandwich for lunch or dinner. And if you love a good chicken sauce for wings and things, try this Chick-fil-A Sauce Or Subway Southwest Chipotle Sauce.
Watch How to Make Zaxbys Chicken at Home:
Zaxbys Chicken Fingers or Wings?
Zaxby’s famous chicken comes in boneless or traditional wings and the chicken fingers-style. Any variety can be tossed in your choice of Zaxby’s sauce. My favorite is the Zaxbys boneless wings in a honey mustard wing sauce. It’s less messy than eating bone-in chicken and the boneless style can easily be transformed into a sandwich or enjoyed from a fork.
This fried chicken recipe is irresistibly tender and crispy thanks to the bite-sized boneless wings that get tenderized in a quick baking soda marinade and then hand-breaded to the best homemade chicken coating.
This chicken breading was adapted from my Popeyes Fried Chicken Recipe (which is the best-fried chicken recipe I’ve ever come to!) For my other fried chicken recipes check out this Country Fried Chicken with Gravy (99 Copycat), Crispy Chicken Tenders, Boneless Chicken Wings, and Easy Orange Chicken Recipe.
Zaxby’s Boneless Wings In Honey Mustard Sauce
After nailing the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich, I’ve been sticking to this fried chicken recipe since. It’s literally Restaurant-quality fried chicken with an impeccable crust.
Further ado, I’ve simplified the recipe for the Zaxby’s Chicken Copycat and after comparing both side-by-side with the real thing, I was told the homemade chicken was way better!
Zaxby’s Hot Honey Mustard Sauce
Honey Mustard Sauce vs Hot Honey Mustard Sauce
The main difference between both honey mustard sauces is that the hot honey mustard sauce has cayenne pepper for additional spice. Whereas, regular honey mustard sauce is more of a yellow hue due to the lack of ground cayenne.
For my Copycat Zaxby’s Honey Mustard Sauce and full story on how it was made, read my post. It’s been claimed to be a spot-on copycat from my taste-testers, and believe me one of them is a Zaxby’s connoisseur!
A Honey mustard sauce recipe can be used as a dipping sauce to French Fries, chicken wing sauce, or salad dressing. I do not find the Hot Honey Mustard Sauce to be too spicy. In fact, it is rated on the wimpy side of its signature sauces. Both honey mustard sauces are available at Zaxby’s near me. Zaxby’s sells their signature sauces for $.25 apiece.
All of Zaxby’s sauces and dressings are sold at Zaxby’s Restaurants for twenty-five cents apiece. Depending on what you order off the Zaxby’s menu, their sauces can come complimentary like the Zax sauce. This easy homemade honey mustard sauce only needs 4 ingredients! My homemade honey mustard sauce recipe is made from simple pantry ingredients! According to Zaxbys Nutrition and Allergen Guide ( not available on their website anymore ), the boneless wings in hot honey mustard sauce contain eggs and wheat with gluten sensitivities. Zaxby’s Hot Honey Mustard Sauce Ingredients: To make a Homemade Honey Mustard Sauce that tastes like Zaxby’s, simply whisk together all the ingredients until smooth. Then serve this honey mustard dipping sauce as a chicken sauce over crispy fried chicken (wing sauce), or as a salad dressing. Kids love a chicken tender meal with honey mustard dipping sauce as is! Zaxby’s wings and things are best with their signature sauces. Here is the complete list of Zaxy’s wing sauces that you can dress up with fried chicken tenders, boneless wings, or traditional wings; Tip: Make a chicken sandwich, chicken fingers plate, or salad for a fun family dinner or lunch, and recreate one of these sauces! This homemade honey mustard sauce can keep for months in the fridge. Store the honey mustard sauce in an airtight container or squeezable bottle for up to 3 months in the fridge. Zaxby’s wings can be served with a side of Ranch Dressing or a Honey Mustard Sauce. Here is a list of foods that go with fried chicken. FAQ
Does Zaxby’s Sell Their Sauce?
What’s in Zaxby’s Honey mustard Sauce?
Zaxbys Boneless Wings Ingredients:
How To Make Zaxbys Honey Mustard Sauce?
Zaxby’s Wing Flavors
How To Store Homemade Honey Mustard Sauce?
What To Serve With Zaxby’s Boneless Wings?
Tips:
- Make a Zaxby’s chicken sandwich by adding the fried chicken pieces to a bun or Texas toast slice.
- Arrange chicken fingers on a plate and add the dipping sauces separately for kids to choose and pick what flavors they’d like.
- Serve chicken with a side of Slaw.
- Make a Zaxby’s boneless wings meal by serving with a side of fries, and a thick slice of Texas toast.
- Toss fried chicken pieces in this Zaxbys Honey Mustard Sauce.
Restaurant-Quality Fried Chicken Recipes:
- Country Fried Chicken with Gravy (99 Copycat)
- Popeyes Chicken Sandwich (Copycat Recipe)
- Alice Springs Chicken (Outback Copycat)
- Boneless Chicken Wings
More Sauces To Try:
- Chick-fil-a Sauce- a honey mustard sauce with BBQ.
- Ranch Dressing- homemade ranch dressing with a kick of garlic.
- Canned Marinara Sauce-a tomato-based sauce perfect for dipping!
- Subway Chipotle Southwest Sauce– perfect over a chicken sandwich!
- Honey Mustard Sauce- Zaxbys copycat.
Helpful Tools To Make Honey Mustard Sauce:
- Wire Whisk
- 2-Cup Measuring Cup
- Measuring Spoons
- Large Mixing Bowl
- Heavy Dutch Oven Pot
- Slotted Spoon
- Frying Oil
Zaxbys Chicken
Equipment
- Dutch Oven
- Measuring tools
- Sheet Pan and Cooling Rack
Ingredients
- 3 lbs chicken breast (cut into strips or chunks)
Breading:
- 3 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 Tbsp seasoned salt (Lawry's)
- 1 Tbsp salt
- 1 tsp Adobo seasoning
- 1 Tbsp pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder and garlic powder
- 2 Tbsp sugar
Wet Batter:
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
Instructions
Instructions:
- Whisk together the wet batter and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the breading.
- Dip the chicken pieces into the wet batter then into the dry breading and press coating into the meat.
- Shake off any excess flour and fry in 2-inches of oil until done and meat reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.
- Arrange the fried chicken pieces onto a sheet pan lined with a cooling rack. Keep warm in an oven until all the chicken pieces finish frying.
- Toss in Zaxbys Honey Mustard Sauce and serve with crunchy celery sticks.
