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Best Chicken and Waffle Recipe
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Best Chicken and Waffle Recipe

This is the very best fried chicken and waffles recipe. It combines easy fried chicken, mini waffles, and maple butter to create chicken and waffle sliders! Mini chicken and waffles is the perfect appetizer for your next get-together.

Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 18 sliders
Calories: 405 kcal
Course: Main Course, Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 3 tablespoons hot sauce
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 1-½ lb chicken breast boneless skinless, cut into 2 inch pieces
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 1 butter at room temperature, salted, stick
  • cooking spray
  • 2 cups all-purpose baking mix
  • 2 cups canola oil plus 4 tablespoons, divided
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

Marinate the Chicken
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  1. Pull out and measure all of your ingredients.
  2. Gather together buttermilk, hot sauce and salt in a large mixing bowl.
  3. Add chicken and whisk.
  4. Until blended.
  5. Cover and refrigerate the chicken mixture, allowing it to soak overnight or for at least two hours.
Maple Butter
  1. Make the maple butter to spread over the completed dish. In a small mixing bowl, combine maple syrup and butter.
  2. Stir.
  3. Until creamy and smooth.
  4. Syrup and butter can be also combined over low heat to reach desired consistency if you wish.
Making the Waffles
  1. Preheat mini waffle maker and coat with cooking spray. Bring out your all purpose baking mix, water and oil.
  2. Combine all-purpose baking mix with 4 tablespoons of oil and water.
  3. Mix until smooth.
  4. Pour ¼ cup of waffle batter into each cavity of the waffle maker.
  5. Cook according to the machine’s recommendation or until golden brown.
  6. Set mini waffles aside to cool.
Frying the Chicken
  1. Over medium heat, begin to heat the remaining oil.
  2. Using a resealable bag, combine the flour and season with salt and pepper.
  3. Remove chicken mixture from the refrigerator and place 8-10 pieces of chicken in the flour mixture one at a time.
  4. Zip the bag shut.
  5. Shake until chicken is coated evenly with flour.
  6. Remove chicken pieces from the bag and repeat for all remaining chicken pieces.
  7. Once oil is hot, carefully lower the pieces of chicken into the oil and cook on each side for 5 minutes.
  8. Remove chicken pieces and set on paper towel to drain excess oil. After all the pieces of chicken have been fried, start assembling your sliders.
Assemble your Sliders
  1. At your workstation, place maple butter, sliders and chicken.
  2. Coat each waffle with Maple Butter. Wedge 1-2 pieces of chicken between two sliders.
  3. Drizzle with maple syrup.
  4. Enjoy every bite!

Notes

  • Tips:
  • So the waffles don’t stick, make certain that you spray the waffle iron. No one wants a half waffle or a messed-up waffle with their slider! And you want the waffle to look like one, right?
  • Give your chicken time to marinate so that it’s good and all the flavors have had time to soak in. A minimum of 2 hours would be okay, but overnight is best and will give you the utmost flavor.
  • Letting your waffles cool is key and will help them firm up a bit. This will also create a texture that pairs perfectly with the chicken for a nice crisp bite.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 405kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 23g (8%) Protein 11g (22%) Fat 30g (46%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 8g (47%) Monounsaturated Fat 18g (90%) Trans Fat 0.1g (5%) Cholesterol 26mg (9%) Sodium 546mg (23%) Potassium 211mg (4%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 40IU (1%) Vitamin C 2mg (2%) Calcium 50mg (5%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 18 sliders

Amount Per Serving

Calories 405

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 405kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 23g 8%
Protein 11g 22%
Fat 30g 46%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 8g 47%
Monounsaturated Fat 18g 90%
Trans Fat 0.1g 5%
Cholesterol 26mg 9%
Sodium 546mg 23%
Potassium 211mg 4%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 40IU 1%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Calcium 50mg 5%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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