Junk food reverse engineering has become my “thing” hasn’t it? I spend a lot of time checking in with my carnivore pals and harassing them about the food they are into, trying, and craving. During one of these chats, the mention of good ol’ Southern fried chicken came up. It had dawned on me, I have not yet created any home-grown, deep southern, finger-lickin’ good, tried and true vegan/vegetarian fried chicken recipes!

I guess it’s time to add Popeyes Chicken to the list of vegan fast food menus I am going to tackle on this journey to vegan-deliciousness. I started with a modified version of my chicken seitan recipe, and the rest just blossomed from there. The finished product was actually super easy to re-create, and ended up being unbelievably moist, seitan covered in a thick, crunchy, spicy batter. I ate them next to a pile of buttery biscuits, hot sauce and gravy, making my afternoon experiment a delicious delight.

There is no reason to head out for fried chicken, when you can make this amazing recipe at home without harming any animals!! You’ll love this vegan copycat Popeye’s chicken recipe, I am sure of it.

