Chicken & Waffles

🥘 Ingredients

Chicken Marinade

• black pepper
• buttermilk
  1.5 cups
• chicken breasts
  5-6
• hot sauce
  2 tbsp
• salt

Breading

• black pepper
• cayenne pepper (optional)
• cornmeal
  1/2 cup
• flour
  1.5 cups
• oil
• paprika
  1 tsp
• salt

Waffles

• Bisquick
• old bay seasoning

🍳 Cookware

• large skillet

Chicken Marinade

1. 1

   Cut up chicken breasts into about 4 pieces each, sprinkle with salt and black pepper . Combine buttermilk and hot sauce in a gallon ziplock bag. Add chicken and keep in fridge for at least ⏱️ 4 hours , or better overnight.

   chicken breasts: 5-6, salt, black pepper, buttermilk: 1.5 cups, hot sauce: 2 tbsp

Breading

1. 1

   Create two stations with shallow tupperware. Pour the bag with the buttermilk mixture and chicken into the first station. In the other, mix flour , cornmeal , paprika , a sprinkle of cayenne pepper , salt , and black pepper . Take the chicken from the buttermilk mixture and coat with the flour mixture — it should be lumpy. Set aside.

   flour: 1.5 cups, cornmeal: 1/2 cup, paprika: 1 tsp, cayenne pepper (optional), salt, black pepper
2. 2

   Heat a coating of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, place chicken in the pan and cook each side for ⏱️ 3 minutes . Do NOT move the chicken once it hits the pan or you'll lose the breading. Once golden brown, you can keep it hot in an oven warmed to 250 degrees.

   oil

Waffles

1. 1

   Meanwhile, make the waffles according to Bisquick instructions. Adding some old bay seasoning to the waffle mix gives a great savory flavor.

   Bisquick, old bay seasoning
2. 2

   Serve with your favorite toppings: syrup, peanut butter, red pepper jelly, butter, mustard, or barbecue sauce.