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Crispy chicken bites in a waffle.
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Chicken and Waffle Tacos

These chicken and waffle tacos are a fun take on an old favorite. Crispy fried chicken is cradles in a waffle "shell" and topped with syrup.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 187kcal
Author: Karin and Ken

Ingredients

Maple Honey Mustard Syrup

Instructions

  • Get out and measure your ingredients.
    Overhead photo of all the ingredients.
  • Preheat waffle iron.
  • Fill a pot with 3” of vegetable oil and heat to 375 degrees.
  • Prepare waffle batter. In a medium mixing bowl, combine water, pancake mix, vegetable oil, brown sugar, and pepper.
    Water, pancake mix, vegetable oil, brown sugar, and pepper placed in a medium mixing bowl.
  • Whisk until smooth.
    Ingredients whisked until smooth.
  • Add 2 tablespoon of waffle batter to the waffle iron.
    2 Tablespoons of waffle batter removed from the bowl.
  • Cook 1-2 minutes each.
    2 Tablespoons of waffle batter placed inside the waffle iron.
  • Look for a golden color before removing, these will need to still be pliable so careful not to overcook.
    Cooked waffle, it is golden brown in color.
  • Immediately place waffles onto a kitchen towel and cover to allow the steam to further soften them.
    Waffles placed on a towel and covered to allow steam to soften the waffles.
  • Set up a dredging station for the chicken.
  • Combine flour and garlic in one bowl, whisk eggs in another.
    Flour and garlic added to one bowl, whisked eggs in another.
  • Combine panko and garlic pepper in the third bowl.
    Panko and garlic pepper combined in a third bowl.
  • Cut the chicken into 1” bite sized pieces.
    Chicken cut into 1 inch bite sized pieces and placed into the first bowl with the flour.
  • Dredge the chicken in the flour.
    Chicken covered in flour.
  • Then the eggs.
    Chicken placed in the bowl with the eggs.
  • Finally roll in panko crumbs.
    Chicken placed in the panko crumbs bowl.
  • Now you're ready to fry!
    Coated chicken piece ready for the fryer.
  • Repeat until all pieces are coated.
    Coated chicken pieces placed on a baking sheet.
  • Carefully add chicken to the hot oil and fry 3-4 minutes.
    Chicken carefully placed in a pot with hot oil.
  • Or until golden and crispy.
    Fried chicken removed from the oil.
  • While waiting for chicken to be done frying, prepare maple honey mustard sauce.
  • Combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl.
    Maple honey mustard ingredients added to a small bowl.
  • Whisk until blended well.
    Ingredients whisked until smooth.
  • Uncover waffles and mold into taco shells by bending in half. We use a taco mold for this step, you can also flip a muffin tin upside down and place waffle taco shells in between the molds to hold their shape.
    Soft-cooked waffles placed in a taco mold.
  • Add 3-4 pieces of chicken to the waffle tacos.
    Fried chicken placed inside the waffles.
  • Drizzle with maple honey mustard and garnish with fresh chives.
    Maple mustard hovering over the waffle tacos.
  • Serve!
    Prepared waffle tacos garnished with chopped chives.
  • Enjoy every bite!
    Closeup photo of a half eaten chicken and waffle taco.

Notes

If you're wondering what to serve with chicken and waffles you have definitely come to the right place. Have a look at our post What to Serve with Chicken and Waffles with all of our favorites listed. I think you'll be glad you did!
A side dish would take this meal to the next level. For inspiration, go to What to Serve With Chicken Marsala. 

Nutrition

Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 197mg | Potassium: 158mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 1mg