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Crispy Chicken! Hot, fluffy waffles! This meal is a delicious dream. Who would have thought that chicken and waffles together would be a tasty combination? This can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, or dinner and it is super simple to make for something that packs so much flavor. Try it today!

Chicken and Waffles

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Marinate 4 hours hrs

Total Time 4 hours hrs 55 minutes mins

Servings: 4 servings

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

For the Chicken

• 4 bone-in, skin-on thighs
• 4 bone-in, skin-on drumsticks
• 1 quart heavy cream
• 3 sprigs rosemary
• Sea Salt
• Black pepper
• Garlic powder
• Smoked paprika
• Cayenne
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• Canola Oil for frying

For the Waffles

• 2 cups all -purpose flour
• 2 large eggs, separate eggs and yolk
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 ¾ cups milk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil

Method

 

For the Chicken

1. In a large metal bowl, add the heavy cream, rosemary, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1 tablespoon of sea salt, 1 tablespoon of black pepper, teaspoon of cayenne, and 1 teaspoon of the smoked paprika. This is the marinade for the chicken
2. Add the chicken to the marinade and let marinate for half an hour to 4 hours depending on how much time you want to wait to prep dinner
3. In a separate metal bowl, add the flour, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1 tablespoon of sea salt, 1 tablespoon of black pepper, teaspoon of cayenne, and 1 teaspoon of the smoked paprika. This will be the coating for the chicken
4. After the chicken has marinated, take out from the fridge and get ready to coat
5. Before coating, start heating up the oil
6. Using tongs, or your hands, transfer the chicken into the bowl with the flour and spice and cover both sides evenly
7. Once oil has heated up to 375 degrees, transfer the chicken to fry it
8. You are going to fry each side at a time until it browns, about 7 to 10 minutes each side. If side begins to brown quickly, turn down the heat slightly
9. Once chicken has cooked, transfer to a cooling rack and let cool
10. Begin preparation of the waffles
11. For the Wafffles
12. Heat the waffle iron
13. In a small bowl, whip the egg whites until fluffy and stiff
14. Mix the yolks, milk, and oil in a separate bowl
15. Mix the flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder in a separate large bowl
16. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix
17. Fold in the egg whites to the mixture and stir
18. Using an ice cream scooper, add a scoop of the mixture to the waffle iron until it cooks
19. Serve with the chicken and enjoy!
20. For the Sriracha Maple-Honey Drizzle
21. In a small bowl mix well a ½ cup of sriracha with a 1/3 cup honey and 1/3 cup maple syrup
22. Drizzle over chicken and waffles!

Notes

Skip the 4-hour marinade if you are short on time; prep then takes about 30 minutes.