The Aldi Chick-Fil-A Nugget Dupe Customers Can't Get Enough Of

Aldi is known for some of the best prices in the grocery business thanks to its various private label brands. Many Aldi products are even better than the name-brand counterparts they imitate, and this extends to fast food dupes, as well. According to customers online, Aldi's Kirkwood Red Bag Chicken nuggets are the Chick-fil-A nugget dupe you need to try.

Chick-fil-A describes its nuggets as tender, juicy, bite-sized chunks of chicken breast that are breaded and fried to golden perfection. Similarly, Aldi advertises its frozen Kirkwood Red Bag Chicken nuggets as lightly breaded chicken breast chunks that are all ready to heat up and enjoy. On Reddit, a fan of the Aldi nuggets describes their flavor as "lightly salt seasoned with a bit of sugar and nonfat milk for browning, a sweet back note, and a bit of richness." Most Aldi customers agree that they're the perfect dupe for Chick-fil-A's nuggets in terms of taste and texture. 

Another Redditor claimed, "Pop them in the air fryer for 12 minutes and they hit harder than the actual Chick-fil-A drive thru! Elite tier freezer find." In fact, many said they enjoyed the Aldi chicken nuggets more than Chick-fil-A. Considering the chain's nuggets are the highest-ranking fast food chicken nuggets in a taste test, that speaks volumes. They'll also save you money, as they're a fraction of the cost of Chick-fil-A's nuggets, per serving.

Some clever Aldi customers go for the full experience, creating a veritable Chick-fil-A combo meal. As this Redditor said, "We found the Checker's seasoned fries, grabbed a bottle of the Burman's chicken sandwich sauce and dip, and had Chick-fil-Aldi for lunch." To that effect, we have an even more in-depth formula for re-creating a Chick-fil-A sandwich that you should check out. Of course, you can also take a page from Chick-fil-A customers and turn nuggets into a spicy, comfort-food mashup by adding them to a bowl of creamy mac and cheese and finishing them with a drizzle of your favorite sauce. 

Other customers enjoy Kirkwood Red Bag Chicken nuggets with Aldi's brand of hot honey. You can always make them into a breakfast favorite by drizzling hot honey drizzle over the nuggets and serving them on a fluffy biscuit. If you're looking for a lighter meal that's even more effortless, one Redditor says, "I get the Caesar salad bags, heat up a handful of these in the air fryer, and I have a delicious, easy meal." 

To emulate yet another fried chicken chain, some fans use the Kirkwood Red Bag Chicken nuggets to make KFC-style bowls, or as the base for chicken parm alongside other Aldi-brand products. You could also smother them in teriyaki or sweet and sour sauce to serve over white rice.