Chicken sandwich

Chicken Burger

A chicken burger
Details
Course	Main course
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredient(s)	Chicken patty, bread

A chicken sandwich /chicken burger or chicken on a bun is a boneless, skinless, breast of chicken on a hamburger bun topped with condiments and trimmings. Invented by Chick-fil-A in 1964, the chicken sandwich has become a popular American food choice.

The breast of chicken can be prepared by either:

• Battering and frying the breast. This type of treatment, as it can use various parts of the breast rather than a whole piece of chicken breast meat
• Grilling the breast plain
• Basted in barbecue sauce, or marinated in teriyaki

The usual condiment of choice is barbecue sauce, but honey mustard, mayonnaise and chipotle have become popular in recent times. The usual trimmings are lettuce and tomato. Many restaurants may add bacon, or cheese, such as Swiss, American, Cheddar, Provolone, or Pepper Jack. Other toppings include: Guacamole, or avocado, sauteed mushrooms, grilled pineapple, or grilled onions.

The chicken sandwich is a staple of fast food, particularly American fast food, competing with hamburgers and fish sandwiches. The chicken sandwich can become a sub sandwich or a wrap with a different type of bread.

Chick-fil-A claims that it was the first restaurant to serve a chicken sandwich. The chain's sandwich is served plain with only pickles on the bun with the fried chicken breast, because when Truett Cathy first served his "invention" to customers, the only condiments he had on hand were pickles.

See also

• Hamburger
• List of sandwiches
• McChicken
• Sandwich wrap
• Sausage sandwich
• Steak sandwich

References

• Truett Cathy's invention of the chicken sandwich (1946).
• McDonald's chicken sales are up, while beef sales are flat
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