📝 Description
Southern Chicken & Waffles is the ultimate sweet-and-savory comfort food featuring crispy seasoned fried chicken served over fluffy golden waffles with butter and syrup.
😋 Flavor & Experience
Crunchy juicy fried chicken paired with soft buttery waffles and sweet maple syrup. Crispy, fluffy, salty, sweet, and unbelievably satisfying.
🛒 Ingredients
🍗 Fried Chicken
4 chicken thighs or tenders 🍗
1 cup buttermilk 🥛
1 cup flour
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder 🧄
½ tsp cayenne pepper 🌶️
Salt & black pepper
Oil for frying
🧇 Waffles
2 cups flour
2 eggs 🥚
1½ cups milk 🥛
¼ cup melted butter 🧈
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp baking powder
🌟 Toppings
Maple syrup 🍁
Butter 🧈
Optional hot honey 🔥🍯
👨🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions
1. 🍗 Marinate chicken
Soak chicken in buttermilk for at least 30 minutes.
2. 🧂 Coat chicken
Mix flour with spices, then dredge chicken until fully coated.
3. 🔥 Fry chicken
Fry in hot oil until golden, crispy, and cooked through.
4. 🧇 Make waffle batter
Whisk waffle ingredients until smooth.
5. 🧇 Cook waffles
Pour batter into waffle maker and cook until golden brown.
6. 🍽️ Assemble
Place crispy chicken over waffles and top with butter and syrup.
⏱️ Time
Prep: 20 min | Cook: 25 min | Total: 45 min
🔥 Nutrition (approx per serving)
Kcal: 820 | Protein: 38g | Servings: 4
