Name: Chicken and Cheddar Bacon Waffles
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 1 pint buttermilk; 2 cloves garlic (minced); 6-12 dashes Tabasco sauce (or hot sauce of choice); 1 cup flour; 1 Tbsp season salt (I used Lawry's); vegetable oil (enough to fill a small pan 2 inches deep); 3 cups prepared waffle batter (I followed the directions on the waffle mix); 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese; 6 slices bacon (cooked and crumbled); 1 cup pure maple syrup; Optional: hot sauce and green onions

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Any birthday, celebration of some sort, or any excuse to splurge a little it’s this Chicken and Cheddar Bacon Waffles recipe that is in high demand.

This could quite possibly be my family’s favorite dinner recipe that I made of all time!

Every time my family comes to visit from New York, THIS is what they request.

I mean, let’s just take a second to REALLY think about all the fabulousness going on here.

You have homemade waffles…stuffed with cheese and bacon (drool).

Then you have homemade buttermilk fried chicken (double drool).

Pair them together with some pure maple syrup and hot sauce and you have the PERFECT meal!

How to make Chicken and Cheddar Bacon Waffles

The chicken is marinated overnight in buttermilk, garlic, and some Tabasco sauce.

Then dredged in seasoned flour.

I keep the seasoned flour simple enough with just some Lawry’s season salt.

seasoned flour for chicken and cheddar bacon waffles

It’s a rare occasion that I actually deep fry something, so you know this is a go big or go home kind of dish.

About 7 to 8 minutes in some oil at 350 degrees and they are fried to crispy perfection.

Once the chicken is fried, I would recommend keeping them in a 200 degree oven to keep them warm while you make the waffles.

I have made this dish where I attempt to fry the chicken while also making the waffles at the same time. Well, I ended up a flustered mess.

Sometimes taking your time and enjoying the whole cooking process is best for your sanity 😉

Mix the waffle batter according to the directions to make about 3 cups of batter.

Then comes the cheese and bacon 🙂

Make the waffles according to the waffle maker directions.

Mine took about 4 minutes or so. And this should make 6 waffles total.

Once everything is ready, serve with the chicken on the waffles and some maple syrup and hot sauce.

This will give the absolute best trio of sweet, salty, and spicy.

Trust me, these Chicken and Cheddar Bacon Waffles are worth the splurge every once in awhile.

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