Baked Chicken Nuggets And Waffles Recipes

THE BEST CRISPY BAKED CHICKEN NUGGETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Add panko breadcrumbs to a large baking sheet and spread out in an even layer. Spray breadcrumbs with nonstick olive oil cooking spray. Bake for 2 minutes, then stir breadcrumbs (or just give the pan a shake) and then bake for 2-3 minutes or until breadcrumbs are golden brown. Keep heat in the oven.
• Transfer breadcrumbs to a medium bowl. Whisk in spices: salt, black pepper, onion powder, paprika, garlic powder and cayenne pepper. Set aside.
• In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the eggs and almond milk. Set aside.
• Line the large baking sheet with an oven safe wire metal rack. Spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• Dip each chicken cube into the egg mixture, then use a tong to grab each chicken nugget and toss into the breadcrumb mixture to completely coat with breadcrumbs. Use tongs to transfer to the wire rack, placing about 1 inch apart.
• Generously spray the tops of the chicken nuggets with nonstick spray. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until cooked through and temp reaches 165 degrees F with a meat thermometer. Serves 4. Serve with BBQ sauce, honey mustard, ketchup or whatever sauce you'd like!

CRISPY CHICKEN AND BUTTERMILK WAFFLES WITH SRIRACHA HONEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
• Sprinkle the cut up chicken with 1/4 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp onion powder, toss around
• Crunch up the sun chips and add 1/2 tsp paprika in a large bowl
• In a bowl whisk together the egg and 2 tbsp of buttermilk until combined
• Add a handful of chicken to the wet batter, shake off the excess and then toss it into sun chips, toss this around to coat all the sides
• Place them on the baking sheet, not touching
• Hold off on putting them in the oven until the waffle batter is done
• In a bowl combine the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder, stir
• In a separate bowl combine the butter, buttermilk and eggs, whisking together (if you add cold milk and eggs to warm butter the butter will sort of seize up and you don't want this)
• Make a well in the flour mixture and pour in the liquid, mix just until combine, lumps are okay
• Let it sit 10 minutes, give it another stir and start making your waffles in a waffle maker
• Now put the chicken in the oven and bake for 20 minutes
• Meanwhile mix up some sriracha honey, you only need a little squeeze of sriracha
• Serve a buttermilk waffle with the crispy chicken nuggets on top drizzled with the sriracha honey

MINI HOT CHICKEN AND WAFFLE SLIDERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Place 20 chicken nuggets in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Reserve any remaining nuggets for another use.
• Bake nuggets in the preheated oven for 6 minutes. Flip and bake until crispy, 5 to 7 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, prepare sauce: Heat butter, maple syrup, canola oil, brown sugar, paprika, cayenne, kosher salt, garlic powder, and black pepper in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and well combined, 3 to 5 minutes. If sauce thickens too much, reduce heat to low and whisk in 1 to 2 tablespoons water. Keep warm.
• As the sauce is cooking, toast waffles, then separate each one into 4 mini waffles.
• Assemble sliders: Place a chicken nugget on top of a waffle and top with 1 heaping teaspoon slaw. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon sauce, top with a pickle slice, and place a second waffle on top. Secure slider with a toothpick or skewer, if desired. Repeat to make remaining sliders. Serve with extra sauce.

CHICKEN IN A WAFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spread chicken nuggets out on a baking sheet.
• Bake nuggets in the preheated oven until hot and crispy, 11 to 13 minutes.
• Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions and lightly coat with cooking spray.
• Whisk flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, black pepper, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl. Whisk buttermilk, oil, and eggs together in another bowl. Pour buttermilk mixture into flour mixture and stir until batter is just-combined.
• Place 1 chicken nugget in the center of each waffle section on the waffle iron. Cover each nugget with about 1 tablespoon of batter, close the waffle iron, and cook until golden and crisp, about 4 minutes. Repeat with remaining nuggets and batter.