Description
Chicken and Waffles Sliders feature juicy, buttermilk and hot sauce-marinated chicken pieces fried to crispy perfection, sandwiched between mini waffles. This sweet and spicy handheld dish is ideal for brunch, game day, or casual gatherings.
Ingredients
3 cups waffle mix (prepared as per package)
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 cups buttermilk
½ cup Cholula® Original Hot Sauce
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons garlic powder
Canola oil, for frying
12 eggs (optional, for topping)
Instructions
- Slice chicken breasts into 2-inch squares, pound to ¼ inch thickness, and place in large freezer bag.
- Mix buttermilk and Cholula hot sauce; pour over chicken and marinate in fridge 2+ hours or overnight.
- Preheat waffle maker; prepare batter per package. Use about ⅛ cup batter for each mini waffle; cook ~3 minutes. Cool on rack. Repeat for 24 mini waffles.
- Remove chicken from fridge; rest at room temperature 30 minutes.
- Reserve buttermilk marinade; mix flour, salt, and garlic powder. Divide half the flour mix into freezer bag.
- Dip 4-5 chicken pieces into buttermilk, shake off excess; coat in flour bag. Double dredge by dipping again in buttermilk and flour.
- Rest coated chicken on wire rack 15 minutes; repeat with remaining chicken.
- Heat canola oil to 375°F in cast iron pan, ¾ inch deep.
- Fry chicken batches 3-4 pieces for 4 minutes per side until golden and 180°F internal temp. Drain on paper towels, season with salt.
- Keep warm in 250°F oven until assembling.
- Stack chicken between mini waffles; drizzle syrup or serve with preferred sauces.
- Optionally top sliders with fried egg.
Notes
Use spicy maple syrup or honey mustard for dipping.
Add pickles or coleslaw inside sliders for crunch.
Substitute chicken thighs for juicier meat.
Experiment with different hot sauces in marinade.
Make waffles from scratch for homemade flavor.
Store leftover chicken and waffles separately in fridge up to 2 days.
Reheat chicken in oven at 350°F; toast waffles before serving.
Assemble sliders just before serving to prevent sogginess.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus 2+ hours marinating)
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Brunch
- Method: Frying and baking
- Cuisine: American Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slider
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
