"It took four years for Cathy to perfect Chick-fil-A's chicken sandwich, and hundreds of recipes were tested in the process. The founder finally settled on a recipe after customers told him not to change it again, and so he listened. Finally, in 1964, the results were released into the hands of the public, and the same recipe has remained unchanged for over five decades."
"Not only does a unique cooking method make Chick-fil-A's chicken sandwich so delicious, but careful assembly of ingredients creates a bomb sandwich. The A in Chick-fil-A is meant to represent Grade A or top-quality chicken. Fittingly, 100% all-natural chicken breast is hand-breaded before being placed into toasted buns and topped with pickle chips. The cucumber slices themselves are soaked for several days before being used to crown these satisfying sandwiches. All those years of effort were truly worth it."
"The chicken sandwich that was found on the original 1946 Chick-fil-A menu is still pressure-cooked in 100% refined peanut oil, a move that makes the recipe tricky to duplicate. The pressure cooker also means that the chicken cooks faster while keeping a moist and tender bite. While Cathy tried a variety of seasonings, he ultimately opted for peanut oil so as not to overshadow the chicken flavor in the sandwich."
Developing Chick-fil-A's signature chicken sandwich required years of testing and refinement, culminating in a stable recipe released in 1964 that has not changed for decades. S. Truett Cathy tested hundreds of variations over four years before finalizing the sandwich after customer feedback. The sandwich uses 100% all-natural Grade A chicken breast, hand-breaded, placed on toasted buns and topped with pickle chips whose cucumber slices are soaked for several days. The original 1946 menu sandwich is pressure-cooked in 100% refined peanut oil to speed cooking while retaining moisture and tenderness. The exact recipe remains secured at Chick-fil-A's Atlanta headquarters.
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