Easy Cornflake Chicken and Mini Waffles
Get your chicken and waffles on!
Every day is #NationalWaffleDay when you make these easy cornflake chicken and waffles. This simple to make, family-friendly meal onlinebination is a delicious salty/sweet onlinebo. It’s sure to be a hit as a warm and onlineforting brunch or dinner! SO good.
Crunchy baked chicken!
The secret to this faux fried chicken is the crunchy cornflakes used as a brilliant coating. Chicken gets marinated in a seasoned buttermilk mixture and then dredged in crushed cornflakes mixed with melted butter. The result is a yummy baked chicken that is legitimately CRUNCHY!
Hip Tip: To get both sides of my chicken crispy, I bake my crunchy chicken tenders on a cooling rack stacked on top of a baking sheet.
Buy or make your favorite waffles!
There’s no shame in toasting your favorite store-bought waffles, or go ahead and make a batch of your favorite waffle recipe and cook them using a waffle iron. I actually used a boxed waffle mix for convenience (my family enjoys Kodiak Cakes Protein Waffle Baking Mix, which is what I used).
To make mini waffles, I poured about half of the batter in the middle of each section, instead of filling the entire waffle iron space.
Easy Cornflake Chicken and Mini Waffles
yield: 5 SERVINGS
cook time: 30 MINUTES
total time: 30 MINUTES
Crunchy chicken tenders get served up between warm mini waffles, with maple syrup drizzled on top!
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds raw chicken tenders
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 3 cups cornflakes, crushed into 1 cup coarse crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 10-12 mini waffles (your favorite recipe or boxed mix)
- Maple syrup for serving (if desired)
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2
In a bowl, stir buttermilk, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder together. Add chicken to the mixture and marinate for 30 minutes or overnight.
3
In a separate dish, mix crushed corn flakes, Cajun seasoning, poultry seasoning, and melted butter.
4
Dredge each piece of chicken in the cornflake mixture and place on a baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes until chicken is browned and cooked through. (Chicken should reach 160 degrees when cooked.)
5
While chicken is baking, make waffles or toast pre-made waffles.
6
Serve chicken tenders with waffles, butter, and maple syrup if desired.
Additional Notes
Recipe heavily adapted from BHG.online.
Chicken + Waffles = Winning
I love that the coating is both crunchy and a little spicy from the Cajun seasoning – but that can be adjusted to taste. Drizzle a little maple syrup on top for an awesome spicy/sweet onlinebo. You can serve up this idea like a little sandwich with chicken in between the waffles, or with the chicken on top of the waffles. Either way, it’s delicious, so enjoy!
