Copycat recipes for some Chick-fil-A menu items are all over. But you can now get them from the source itself.
The Atlanta-based chicken sandwich chain on Monday said it is releasing its first cookbook, “Extra Helpings: Inspiring Stories and Imaginative Recipes from Chick-fil-A Shared Table.”
The digital cookbook is free and is designed to highlight the “Chick-fil-A Shared Table” food donation program, in which the company donates its surplus food to local nonprofits. The cookbook features 26 recipes from nonprofits that repurpose the chain’s donations and make them into breakfasts, entrees, side dishes and desserts, such as casseroles, enchiladas and apple cobbler.
There is a Waffle Potato Fry Frittata that uses Chick-fil-A’s Waffle Fries, for instance.
There are also a few classic recipes from the Chick-fil-A menu itself, such as coleslaw and chicken salad.
The company said it is publishing the cookbook to highlight challenges with food insecurity, something 34 million Americans, including 9 million children, struggle with. Chick-fil-A operators in the U.S. and Canada have donated more than 23 million meals over the past 11 years.
“Our goal for ‘Extra Helpings’ is not only to inspire individuals to reimagine their extra food into new, delicious recipes but also spark conversations about the important issues of food insecurity and food waste,” Brent Fielder, senior director of corporate social responsibility for Chick-fil-A, said in a statement.
Chick-fil-A operates more than 2,800 U.S. locations and, with nearly $19 billion in system sales, it is the third largest restaurant chain in the U.S., according to Restaurant Business sister company Technomic.
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